Is it possible to get Group Notes from Active Directory?

Question

Active Directory groups have a 'Notes' property available through the interface (see image below)

Is it possible to retrieve this information in C#?

I can't seem to find the property that holds it. I've tried using the System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry and System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.GroupPrincipal objects but none of them seem to have it.

Answer 1

There is a property called info which holds the information shown within this field. But it will only be added to the AD object if a value is available.

If you like to see all elements that have a text within this field. Simply open the AD Browser (start dsa.msc) and open a new search. Change the selection within the "Find" combobox to Custom Search, click on Advanced and enter the text info=*. Now you'll get back a list of all elements which having this field.

Answer 2

I'm not sure but, have you ever checked DirectoryEntry.Properties property?

Gets the Active Directory Domain Services properties for this DirectoryEntry object.

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• Accessing Global Address List via System.DirectoryServices Namespace
• Function to Print DirectoryEntry properties
• How to access the notes field on a GroupPrincipal object