Active Directory PowerShell Error Messages
The ActiveDirectory module for on-premises AD DS users, groups and computers.All Active Directory PowerShell pages
- Get-ADUser : Cannot find an object with identity: 'jdoe' under: 'DC=contoso,DC=com'Get-ADUser -Identity accepts only a sAMAccountName, DN, GUID or SID, so a UPN or email fails. Search those with -Filter, or add -Server for another domain.
- Import-Module : The specified module 'ActiveDirectory' was not loaded because no valid module file was foundThe ActiveDirectory module ships with RSAT, not the PowerShell Gallery. Install the RSAT capability on Windows 10/11 or RSAT-AD-PowerShell on Windows Server.
- The term 'Get-ADUser' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable programGet-ADUser and the other AD cmdlets come from the ActiveDirectory module in RSAT. Without RSAT the command is not found; install RSAT, then open a new window.
- Unable to find a default server with Active Directory Web Services running.The ActiveDirectory module could not reach a domain controller running ADWS on TCP 9389: machine not in the domain, DNS, firewall or ADWS stopped. Try -Server.