Get AD Group info using PowerShell

 

Here's a PowerShell command that will help get a few of the properties you need from an Active Directory group, filtered by the name with a wildcard. it outputs a table of groups that match the filter clause.

Import-Module ActiveDirectory
Get-ADGroup -Filter "name -like 'GroupNameGoesHere-*'" -Properties * | Select-Object cn,  @{Label = "Manager";Expression = {%{(Get-AdUser $_.managedBy -Properties DisplayName).DisplayName}}}, description

Sources:

• Active Directory: Get-ADGroup Default and Extended Properties - TechNet Articles - United States (English) - TechNet Wiki (microsoft.com)
• [SOLVED] Getting extension attribute of a group depends on extension attribute of aduser - PowerShell (spiceworks.com)

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