Get all users from active directory using c#

I needed to get all members  from active directory using c#.
Now the solution I have found is as follows

using (var context = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain, "yourdomain.com"))
{
    using (var searcher = new PrincipalSearcher(new UserPrincipal(context)))
    {
        foreach (var result in searcher.FindAll())
        {
            DirectoryEntry de = result.GetUnderlyingObject() as DirectoryEntry;
            Console.WriteLine("First Name: " + de.Properties["givenName"].Value);
            Console.WriteLine("Last Name : " + de.Properties["sn"].Value);
            Console.WriteLine("SAM account name   : " + de.Properties["samAccountName"].Value);
            Console.WriteLine("User principal name: " + de.Properties["userPrincipalName"].Value);
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}
Console.ReadLine();

the solution I have provided is from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5162897/how-can-i-get-a-list-of-users-from-active-directory


Now the directory entry contains properties defined as string or object and you need to make sure that the data are accessed correctly.

C# Querying Organisational Units in Active directory

I am working on active directory queries. I have decided to share come code I have found, coded and updated.

Reference :
AD: Active Directory
OU: OrganisationalUnit (used to structure your AD)

How to get Organisational units from AD using c# & LDAP.

NOTE The important information here is:
Each structure in active directory have its own name and many times I have come across of misspelling the types. For OU we have to setup filter to search only on:

objectCategory = organizationalUnit


Now the full code is as follows

// connect to "RootDSE" to find default naming context
DirectoryEntry rootDSE = new DirectoryEntry("LDAP://RootDSE");

string defaultContext = rootDSE.Properties["defaultNamingContext"][0].ToString();

// bind to default naming context - if you *know* where you want to bind to - 
// you can just use that information right away
DirectoryEntry domainRoot = new DirectoryEntry("LDAP://" + defaultContext);

// set up directory searcher based on default naming context entry
DirectorySearcher ouSearcher = new DirectorySearcher(domainRoot);

// SearchScope: OneLevel = only immediate subordinates (top-level OUs); 
// subtree = all OU's in the whole domain (can take **LONG** time!)
ouSearcher.SearchScope = SearchScope.OneLevel;
// ouSearcher.SearchScope = SearchScope.Subtree;

// define properties to load - here I just get the "OU" attribute, the name of the OU
ouSearcher.PropertiesToLoad.Add("ou");

// define filter - only select organizational units
ouSearcher.Filter = "(objectCategory=organizationalUnit)";

// do search and iterate over results
foreach (SearchResult deResult in ouSearcher.FindAll())
{
    string ouName = deResult.Properties["ou"][0].ToString();
}

Links to Stack Overflow

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16810382/getting-all-ous-from-a-active-directory

System call failed. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80010100 (RPC_E_SYS_CALL_FAILED))

One day when I have opened Visual Studio I have come across following error


System call failed. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80010100 (RPC_E_SYS_CALL_FAILED))


This can be caused by Studio attempting to contact TFS and fails.

Resolution is simple

Ensure your connection to TFS server is correct. You can run 'ipconfig /renew' from your command to see if you have connection

TFS running javascript tests

As JavaScript development becomes more first class citizen so does its testing.
I have started to write more JavaScript code and want to be sure that I have not broke anything and prove that the code does what expected without hidden traps

I am attempting to do so on configuration:
TFS 2012
VisualStudio 2012
Windows

Assumptions
You know how to write unit test using jasmine test runner
You can create successful build on your tfs

Structure:
Here you will be able to see my code structure for this project.

I have wrote a sample tests

Now I need to make it run on TFS

I had to create a location shared code that contain jasmine resource this resource is added as follows

 In Team Explorer, go to the Builds section and Edit your Build Definition which will run the javascript tests.

- Click on the Process tab

 - Select the row named Automated Tests.

 - Click on … button next to the value.

 Select the Tests to Run and click Edit. Change the Test assembly specification to **\*.js