I have a function that retrieves the fullname of a user based on user name and domain. This function runs in ASP.NET thread under an impersonated user. When I use Directory searcher on a remote AD branch, I believe I m getting the SID number instead of the property (cannot verify it occurs on a different box).
public string GetUserFullName(string userName, string domainName)
{
DirectoryEntry rootEntry = new DirectoryEntry("GC://dc=company,dc=net");
string filter = string.Format("(&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(!(userAccountControl:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=2))(userPrincipalName={0}@{1}.company.net))", userName, domainName);
DirectorySearcher searcher = new DirectorySearcher(rootEntry, filter, new string[] { "displayName" });
rootEntry.AuthenticationType = AuthenticationTypes.Secure;
searcher.PageSize = 1000;
searcher.ServerTimeLimit = new TimeSpan(0, 10, 0);
searcher.ReferralChasing = ReferralChasingOption.All;
searcher.Asynchronous = false;
SearchResult result = searcher.FindOne();
if (result != null)
{
return (string) result.Properties["displayName"][0];
}
else
{
throw new Exception("Active Directory could not resolve your user name");
}
}