Get current user properties from Active directory

Question

HI

How can i get the properties(department) from Active directory of Current user   programatically  in sharepoint?

 

Thanks and Regards,

Vinay Kumar

Answer 1

Try this, hope this helps you

   SPSite _site = SPContext.Current.Site;
   ServerContext serverContext = ServerContext.GetContext(_site);
   UserProfileManager myUserProfile = new UserProfileManager(serverContext);
   UserProfile currentUserUserProfile = myUserProfile .GetUserProfile(System.Web.HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name);

   string departmentName = (string)currentUserUserProfile["department"].Value;
   _site.RootWeb.Dispose();
   _site.Dispose();

---

Ashish Kanoongo, MCP, MCSD, MCTS

Answer 2

Hi

 

This gets the information from Sharepoint profile or Active Directory?

 

i am having a property "employeeID" in Active directory properties. But when i tried following code

 

  SPSite _site = SPContext.Current.Site;

                ServerContext serverContext = ServerContext.GetContext(_site);

                Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserProfileManager myUserProfile = new Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserProfileManager(serverContext);

                Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserProfile currentUserUserProfile = myUserProfile.GetUserProfile(System.Web.HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name);

 

 

                strDepartment = (string)currentUserUserProfile["department"].Value;

                string EmployeeID = (string)currentUserUserProfile["employeeID"].Value;

 

The department name is
The error is Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserNotFoundException: User Not Found: Could not load profile data from the database. at Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserProfile.Load(SqlDataReader myReader, Boolean bFirstRead, Boolean bWssId) at Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserProfile.Load(SqlDataReader myReader) at Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserProfile.RetrieveUser(String strAcct, Guid gAcct, Byte[] bSid, Nullable`1 recordId, Boolean doNotResolveToMasterAccount) at Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserProfile..ctor(UserProfileManager objManager, String strAcct, Boolean doNotResolveToMasterAccount, Boolean forceUserIsSelf) at Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserProfile..ctor(UserProfileManager objManager, String strAcct) at Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserProfileManager.GetUserProfile(String strAccountName)

 

 

Please let me know if i miss anything.

 

Answer 3

Ashish deifnitely answered your first question, the second one is related to the fact the current user DOES NOT HAVE A PROFILE.

Chris

---

Chris Givens CEO, Architecting Connected Systems Blog Twitter

Answer 4

current user DOES NOT HAVE A PROFILE --- is this related to sharepoint profile or Active Directory ?

Answer 5

Have you configured Profile Import from Active Directory to SharePoint. The code what Ashish has written, will work but you have to have AD user profiles imported to SharePoint. -Ved

Answer 6

Hi

 

i didn't Imported Profiles from Active Directory to share point. Is there any way i can get directly from Active Directory without importing to share point profiles.

 

Thanks and regards

Vinay kumar

Answer 7

Hi

 

i didn't Imported Profiles from Active Directory to share point. Is there any way i can get directly from Active Directory without importing to share point profiles.

 

Thanks and regards

Vinay kumar