How can you find a user in active directory from C#?

Question

I\'m trying to figure out how to search AD from C# similarly to how \"Find Users, Contacts, and Groups\" works in the Active Directory Users and Computers tool. I have a str

Answer 1

To add onto Miyagi's answer....

Here's a filter/query to apply to DirectorySearcher

DirectorySearcher ds = new DirectorySearcher();

ds.Filter = "samaccountname=" + userName;

SearchResult result = ds.FindOne();