Step 1: Accessing Reflection Assembly namespace to call method Load with Windows Account Management as the input object
PS C:\Windows\system32> [reflection.assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement")
GAC Version Location
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True v4.0.30319 C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement\v4.0_4.0...
Step 2: Access the UserPrinciple property to return Current user
PS C:\Windows\system32> [System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.UserPrincipal]::Current
GivenName :
MiddleName :
Surname :
EmailAddress :
VoiceTelephoneNumber :
EmployeeId :
AdvancedSearchFilter : System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.AdvancedFilters
Enabled : True
AccountLockoutTime :
LastLogon : 10/27/2019 9:16:26 PM
PermittedWorkstations : {}
PermittedLogonTimes : {255, 255, 255, 255...}
AccountExpirationDate :
SmartcardLogonRequired : False
DelegationPermitted : True
BadLogonCount : 0
HomeDirectory :
HomeDrive :
ScriptPath :
LastPasswordSet : 3/15/2019 4:37:35 AM
LastBadPasswordAttempt :
PasswordNotRequired : True
PasswordNeverExpires : True
UserCannotChangePassword : False
AllowReversiblePasswordEncryption : False
Certificates : {}
Context : System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalContext
ContextType : Machine
Description :
DisplayName :
SamAccountName : baloo
UserPrincipalName :
Sid : S-1-5-21-3577067864-56025819-3891708608-1002
Guid :
DistinguishedName :
StructuralObjectClass :
Name : baloo
Step 3: View the available methods of current user context
PS C:\Windows\system32> [System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.UserPrincipal]::Current | Get-Member
TypeName: System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.UserPrincipal
Name MemberType Definition
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ChangePassword Method void ChangePassword(string oldPassword, string newPassword)
Delete Method void Delete()
Dispose Method void Dispose(), void IDisposable.Dispose()
Equals Method bool Equals(System.Object o)
ExpirePasswordNow Method void ExpirePasswordNow()
GetAuthorizationGroups Method System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalSearchResult[System...
GetGroups Method System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalSearchResult[System...
GetHashCode Method int GetHashCode()
GetType Method type GetType()
GetUnderlyingObject Method System.Object GetUnderlyingObject()
GetUnderlyingObjectType Method type GetUnderlyingObjectType()
IsAccountLockedOut Method bool IsAccountLockedOut()
IsMemberOf Method bool IsMemberOf(System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.GroupPrincip...
RefreshExpiredPassword Method void RefreshExpiredPassword()
Save Method void Save(), void Save(System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.Princ...
SetPassword Method void SetPassword(string newPassword)
ToString Method string ToString()
UnlockAccount Method void UnlockAccount()
AccountExpirationDate Property System.Nullable[datetime] AccountExpirationDate {get;set;}
AccountLockoutTime Property System.Nullable[datetime] AccountLockoutTime {get;}
AdvancedSearchFilter Property System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.AdvancedFilters AdvancedSear...
AllowReversiblePasswordEncryption Property bool AllowReversiblePasswordEncryption {get;set;}
BadLogonCount Property int BadLogonCount {get;}
Certificates Property System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2Collectio...
Context Property System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalContext Context {get;}
ContextType Property System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.ContextType ContextType {get;}
DelegationPermitted Property bool DelegationPermitted {get;set;}
Description Property string Description {get;set;}
DisplayName Property string DisplayName {get;set;}
DistinguishedName Property string DistinguishedName {get;}
EmailAddress Property string EmailAddress {get;set;}
EmployeeId Property string EmployeeId {get;set;}
Enabled Property System.Nullable[bool] Enabled {get;set;}
GivenName Property string GivenName {get;set;}
Guid Property System.Nullable[guid] Guid {get;}
HomeDirectory Property string HomeDirectory {get;set;}
HomeDrive Property string HomeDrive {get;set;}
LastBadPasswordAttempt Property System.Nullable[datetime] LastBadPasswordAttempt {get;}
LastLogon Property System.Nullable[datetime] LastLogon {get;}
LastPasswordSet Property System.Nullable[datetime] LastPasswordSet {get;}
MiddleName Property string MiddleName {get;set;}
Name Property string Name {get;set;}
PasswordNeverExpires Property bool PasswordNeverExpires {get;set;}
PasswordNotRequired Property bool PasswordNotRequired {get;set;}
PermittedLogonTimes Property byte[] PermittedLogonTimes {get;set;}
PermittedWorkstations Property System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalValueCollection[str...
SamAccountName Property string SamAccountName {get;set;}
ScriptPath Property string ScriptPath {get;set;}
Sid Property System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier Sid {get;}
SmartcardLogonRequired Property bool SmartcardLogonRequired {get;set;}
StructuralObjectClass Property string StructuralObjectClass {get;}
Surname Property string Surname {get;set;}
UserCannotChangePassword Property bool UserCannotChangePassword {get;set;}
UserPrincipalName Property string UserPrincipalName {get;set;}
VoiceTelephoneNumber Property string VoiceTelephoneNumber {get;set;}
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