clear show in address book PS script

mattgeorge · 2021-04-21T14:53:54.000Z

My compant migrated from exchange to microsoft 365. I am unable to copy users unless I delete all the show in address book attributes. i found a PS script to run but I am getting errors. probably just from my lack of PowerShell knowledge.

get-aduser -Filter * -SearchBase "ou=users,ou=First-OU,dc=DOMAIN,dc=local" -properties showInAddressBook | Set-ADUser -Clear showInAddressBook

in the script I changed ou= to our OU with users in it. There are sub OUs under this though for specific locations. I also changed DOMAIN to our domain name.

this is the error I get in powershell ISE

get-aduser : Directory object not found
At C:\Users\admin-mg\Desktop\remove show in address book.ps1:1 char:1

get-aduser -Filter * -SearchBase "ou=SPH-Users,ou=Canton-Users,dc=Sta …
CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: ( [Get-ADUser], ADIdentityNotFoundException
FullyQualifiedErrorId : ActiveDirectoryCmdlet:Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADIdentityNotFoundException,Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.Commands.GetADUser

gary-m-g · 2021-04-21T15:02:54.000Z

Open AD and make certain advanced view is enabled.
Navigate to the OU in question. Select Properties, then for the DistinguishedName, select View.
Copy this; put it in the quotes for your -SearchBase.

Try again

Neally · 2021-04-21T15:06:02.000Z

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Neally · 2021-04-21T15:09:33.000Z

Matthew_George:

get-aduser : Directory object not found

powershell is pretty good with error messages, that tells you exactly that, powershell does not know what object that is, and that’s most likely due to a wrong Searchbase.

As Gary said, get a valid OU Distinguishedname and try again

in sample it would be

Get-aduser -filter * -searchbase "OU=TESTOU,DC=ad,DC=dersys,DC=com"

Neally · 2021-04-21T15:12:06.000Z

Matthew_George:

showInAddressBook

is that an exchange attribute? im not familiar with it?
Did you mean ’ msExchHideFromAddressLists’?

You want to set that to $true to hide it.

Looking into it a bit more, it looks like it’s an object property, not a user proeprty? Try like so (once you have the Searchbase figured out)

EDIT: NVM it is an Exchange extended user attribute
That’s what you (read me) get for not having a test Exchange lol

get-aduser -filter * -SearchBase $YourOU |
Set-ADObject –clear ShowinAddressBook

gary-m-g · 2021-04-23T15:21:18.000Z

Hey Alex, you got my answer
LOL!
;-}