The concept of default and extended properties available with the PowerShell Active Directory cmdlets are defined in Active Directory: PowerShell AD Module Properties. The PowerShell Get-ADObject cmdlet supports the default and extended properties in the following table. Many can be assigned values with the Set-ADObject cmdlet. In the table, default properties are shown with the property name highlighted in cyan. Extended properties are highlighted in pink.

Property	Syntax	R/RW	lDAPDisplayName
CanonicalName	String	R	canonicalName
CN	String	R	cn
Created	DateTime	R	createTimeStamp
Deleted	Boolean	R	isDeleted
Description	String	RW	description
DisplayName	String	RW	displayName
DistinguishedName	String (DN)	R	distinguishedName
LastKnownParent	String (DN)	R	lastKnownParent
Modified	DateTime	R	modifyTimeStamp
Name	String	R	Name (Relative Distinguished Name)
ObjectCategory	String	R	objectCategory
ObjectClass	String	R	objectClass, most specific value
ObjectGUID	Guid	R	objectGUID converted to string
ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion	Boolean	RW	nTSecurityDescriptor

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See Also

• Active Directory: PowerShell AD Module Properties
• Active Directory: Get-ADUser Default and Extended Properties
• Active Directory: Get-ADComputer Default and Extended Properties
• Active Directory: Get-ADGroup Default and Extended Properties
• Active Directory: Get-ADOrganizationalUnit Default and Extended Properties
• PowerShell Portal
• Wiki: Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Portal
• Wiki: Portal of TechNet Wiki Portals

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Other Resources

• Get-ADObject
• Set-ADObject
• New-ADObject
• Rename-ADObject

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