Get a user's path within Active Directory using LDAP

Get a user's path within Active Directory

Note: To add or read properties from an Active Directory group you need to have special username and password like an Active Directory admin.

Within Active Directory User could be in OU=Accounts or in OU=Accounts\HR or in OU=Accounts\HR\Recruiters. You can get the USer's path without having to traverse through the entire "Accounts".

string uID = userID.Remove(0, 6).ToUpper();

string folderPath = "";

folderPath = "LDAP://OU=UserAccounts,DC=aaaaa,DC=com";

DirectoryEntry folderEntry;

folderEntry = new DirectoryEntry(folderPath, "Spluser", "password");

DirectorySearcher searcher = new DirectorySearcher(folderEntry);

searcher.Filter = string.Format("(&(objectClass=user)(sAMAccountName={0}))", uID);

searcher.SearchScope = SearchScope.Subtree;

SearchResult result = searcher.FindOne();

if (result != null)

{

   searchpath = result.Path;

}

searcher.Dispose(); folderEntry.Dispose();

return searchpath;

you can read here  about the SearcherScope property offered by the DirectorySearcher.