DirectoryEntry entry return value's Properties key userAccountControl not found and returns null

Question

User93267240 posted

I am trying to get user AD entry information using the entry's property dictionary. I want to get specific user info (ie account locked, etd); however, when I view the keys for entry's property dictionary I do not see a key for userAccountControl and when I run the code the user.Properties["userAccountControl"].Value returns null. What am I doing wrong? see code below:

DirectoryEntry user = new DirectoryEntry("LDAP://" + server + "/" +
        objectDn, userName, password);

int val = (int)user.Properties["userAccountControl"].Value;
     //newUser is DirectoryEntry object

user.Properties["userAccountControl"].Value = val | 0x80000;

Answer 1

User1508394307 posted

Is user null too or it's pointed to the right DirectoryEntry?

Answer 2

User93267240 posted

user comes back with everything. When; however, I look at the propereties Key values there are somewhere around 32 values but none are "userAccountControl".

Answer 3

User1508394307 posted

Did you try to access LDAP under admin account to see if maybe there is an issue with a security?