Csharp/C Sharp by API/System.DirectoryServices/DirectoryEntry

DirectoryEntry.Children

<source lang="csharp">

using System; using System.DirectoryServices; public class MainClass {

 public static int Main(string[] args)
 {
   DirectoryEntry MyDirectoryObject = new DirectoryEntry();
   
   MyDirectoryObject.Path = "LDAP://HMSRevenge/rootDSE";
   MyDirectoryObject.Username = @"AAA\BBB";
   MyDirectoryObject.Password = @"MyPassword";
   MyDirectoryObject.UsePropertyCache = false;
   DirectoryEntries MyChildObjects = MyDirectoryObject.Children;
       
   PropertyCollection MyAttributes = MyDirectoryObject.Properties;
   foreach(string MyAttributeName in MyAttributes.PropertyNames)
   {
     PropertyValueCollection MyAttributeValues = MyAttributes[MyAttributeName];
     foreach(string MyValue in MyAttributeValues)
     {
       Console.WriteLine(MyAttributeName + " = " + MyValue);
     }
   }
   return 0;
 }

}

 </source>

DirectoryEntry.Close()

<source lang="csharp"> using System; using System.DirectoryServices; class MainClass {

  public static void Main()
  {
     DirectoryEntry de2 = new DirectoryEntry("LDAP://192.168.1.100/ou=auditing, dc=accounting, dc=ispnet1, dc=net");
     string newpath = de2.Path;
     Console.WriteLine("new path: {0}", newpath);
     de2.Close();
  }

}

 </source>

DirectoryEntry.CommitChanges()

<source lang="csharp"> using System; using System.DirectoryServices; class MainClass {

  public static void Main()
  {
     DirectoryEntry de = new DirectoryEntry(
       "LDAP://192.168.1.100/ou=accounting, dc=ispnet1, dc=net",
        "cn=Administrator, dc=ispnet1, dc=net", "password",
        AuthenticationTypes.ServerBind);
     DirectoryEntries children = de.Children;
     try
     {
        DirectoryEntry t = children.Find("ou=auditing");
        children.Remove(t);
        de.rumitChanges();
        Console.WriteLine("removed");
     } catch (Exception)
     {
        Console.WriteLine("the object was not found");
     }
  }

}

 </source>

DirectoryEntry.DeleteTree()

<source lang="csharp">

using System; using System.DirectoryServices; public class DeleteObject {

  public static void Main()
  {
     DirectoryEntry de = new DirectoryEntry(
       "LDAP://192.168.1.100/ou=accounting, dc=ispnet1, dc=net",
       "cn=Administrator, dc=ispnet1, dc=net", "password",
       AuthenticationTypes.ServerBind);
     DirectoryEntries children = de.Children;
     try
     {
        DirectoryEntry badObject = children.Find("ou=auditing");
        badObject.DeleteTree();
        de.rumitChanges();
        Console.WriteLine("the object has been deleted");
     } catch (Exception e)
     {
        Console.WriteLine("the object was not found or deleted:");
        Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
     }
  }

}

 </source>

DirectoryEntry.Password

<source lang="csharp"> using System; using System.DirectoryServices; public class DirectoryBinding {

 public static int Main(string[] args)
 {
   DirectoryEntry MyDirectoryObject = new DirectoryEntry();
   
   MyDirectoryObject.Path = "LDAP://HMSRevenge/rootDSE";
   MyDirectoryObject.Username = @"Test\yourname";
   MyDirectoryObject.Password = @"MyPassword";
   return 0;
 }

}

 </source>

DirectoryEntry.Path

<source lang="csharp"> using System; using System.DirectoryServices; public class DirectoryBinding {

 public static int Main(string[] args)
 {
   DirectoryEntry MyDirectoryObject = new DirectoryEntry();
   
   MyDirectoryObject.Path = "LDAP://HMSRevenge/rootDSE";
   MyDirectoryObject.Username = @"Test\yourname";
   MyDirectoryObject.Password = @"MyPassword";
   return 0;
 }

}

 </source>

DirectoryEntry.Properties

<source lang="csharp"> using System; using System.DirectoryServices; class MainClass {

  public static void Main()
  {
     DirectoryEntry de = new DirectoryEntry(
        "LDAP://192.168.1.100/cn=kblum, ou=sales, dc=ispnet1, dc=net");
     Console.WriteLine("object: {0}", de.Path);
     PropertyCollection pc = de.Properties;
     foreach(string propName in pc.PropertyNames)
     {
        foreach(object value in de.Properties[propName])
           Console.WriteLine("  property = {0}   value = {1}",
              propName, value);
     }
  }

}

 </source>

DirectoryEntry.Rename(String newName)

<source lang="csharp">

using System; using System.DirectoryServices; class MainClass {

  public static void Main()
  {
     DirectoryEntry de = new DirectoryEntry(
       "LDAP://192.168.1.100/ou=auditing, ou=accounting, dc=ispnet1, dc=net",
       "cn=Administrator, dc=ispnet1, dc=net", "password",
       AuthenticationTypes.ServerBind);
     DirectoryEntries des = de.Children;
     DirectoryEntry badObject = des.Find("cn=test");
     badObject.Rename("cn=newName");
     de.rumitChanges();
     de.Close();
  }

}

 </source>

DirectoryEntry.Username

<source lang="csharp"> using System; using System.DirectoryServices; public class DirectoryBinding {

 public static int Main(string[] args)
 {
   DirectoryEntry MyDirectoryObject = new DirectoryEntry();
   
   MyDirectoryObject.Path = "LDAP://HMSRevenge/rootDSE";
   MyDirectoryObject.Username = @"Test\yourname";
   MyDirectoryObject.Password = @"MyPassword";
   return 0;
 }

}

 </source>

new DirectoryEntry()

<source lang="csharp"> using System; using System.DirectoryServices;

public class MainClass {

 public static int Main(string[] args)
 {
   DirectoryEntry MyDirectoryObject = new DirectoryEntry();
   
   MyDirectoryObject.Path = "LDAP://HMSRevenge/rootDSE";
   MyDirectoryObject.Username = @"userName\AAAA";
   MyDirectoryObject.Password = @"MyPassword";
   DirectoryEntries MyChildObjects = MyDirectoryObject.Children;
   return 0;  
 }

}

 </source>

new DirectoryEntry(String connection)

<source lang="csharp"> using System; using System.DirectoryServices; class MainClass {

  public static void Main()
  {
     DirectoryEntry de = new DirectoryEntry("LDAP://192.168.1.100/dc=ispnet1, dc=net");
     string ldappath = de.Path;
     Console.WriteLine("The LDAP path is: {0}", ldappath);
     de.Close();
  }

}

 </source>