The term Get-ADUser is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet

Question

I have used the following query to list the users in a windows 2008 server  but failed and got the below error    server  client-pc-1   pwd  convertto-securestring  password   -asplaintext - force  cred new-object  -typename System Management Automation PSCredential -argumentlist  Administrator   pwd  invoke-command -computername  server -credential   cred -scriptblock  Get-ADUser -Filter  enabled -ne  true     The exception is given below   Can anyone help me to solve this   The term  Get-ADUser  is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet  function  script file  or operable program  Check the spelling of the name  or if a path was included  verify that the path is correct  and try again        CategoryInfo            ObjectNotFound   Get-ADUser String      CommandNotFoundException       FullyQualifiedErrorId   CommandNotFoundException

User · Answer

Check here for how to add the activedirectory module if not there by default. This can be done on any machine and then it will allow you to access your active directory "domain control" server.

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To prevent problems with stale links (I have found MSDN blogs to disappear for no reason in the past), in essence for Windows 7 you need to download and install Remote Server Administration Tools (KB958830). After installing do the following steps:

Open Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Turn On/Off Windows Features
Find "Remote Server Administration Tools" and expand it
Find "Role Administration Tools" and expand it
Find "AD DS And AD LDS Tools" and expand it
Check the box next to "Active Directory Module For Windows PowerShell".
Click OK and allow Windows to install the feature

Windows server editions should already be OK but if not you need to download and install the Active Directory Management Gateway Service. If any of these links should stop working, you should still be able search for the KB article or download names and find them.

User · Answer

If the ActiveDirectory module is present add  import-module activedirectory   before your code   To check if exist try   get-module -listavailable   ActiveDirectory module is default present in windows server 2008 R2  install it in this way   Import-Module ServerManager Add-WindowsFeature RSAT-AD-PowerShell   For have it to work you need at least one DC in the domain as windows 2008 R2 and have Active Directory Web Services  ADWS  installed on it   For Windows Server 2008 read here how to install it

User · Answer

get-windowsfeature   where name -like RSAT-AD-PowerShell   Install-WindowsFeature

User · Answer

If you don t see the Active Directory  it s because you did not install AD LS Users and Computer Feature   Go to Manage - Add Roles  amp  Features   Within Add Roles and Features Wizard  on Features tab  select Remote Server Administration Tools  select - Role Admininistration Tools - Select AD DS and DF LDS Tools   After that  you can see the PS Active Directory package

User · Answer

For the particular case of Windows 10 October 2018 Update or later activedirectory module is not available unless the optional feature RSAT  Active Directory Domain Services and Lightweight Directory Services Tools is installed  instructions here   uncollapse install instructions   Reopen Windows Powershell and import-module activedirectory will work as expected

User · Answer

Open Turn On Off Windows Features   Make sure you have Active Directory Domain Services selected  If not  install it

[powershell] The term 'Get-ADUser' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet

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