Test-DisplayName.ps1
19 Sep 2025Description
Purpose
Checks if a given DisplayName exists in Active Directory.
Detailed Description
This function searches Active Directory for a given DisplayName and returns whether the DisplayName exists.
Usage
Example 1
PS C:\> Test-DisplayName -DisplayName "John Doe" -Verbose
Checks if the DisplayName “John Doe” exists in Active Directory.
Notes
Author: Your Name Date: 2024-06-30
Script
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Checks if a given DisplayName exists in Active Directory.
.DESCRIPTION
This function searches Active Directory for a given DisplayName and returns whether the DisplayName exists.
.PARAMETER DisplayName
The DisplayName to search for in Active Directory.
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\> Test-DisplayName -DisplayName "John Doe" -Verbose
Checks if the DisplayName "John Doe" exists in Active Directory.
.NOTES
Author: Your Name
Date: 2024-06-30
#>
function Test-DisplayName {
[CmdletBinding()]
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[String] $DisplayName
)
BEGIN {
Write-Verbose "Starting the Test-DisplayName function."
Write-Verbose "DisplayName parameter value: $DisplayName"
}
PROCESS {
Write-Verbose "Creating an ADSI searcher for DisplayName: $DisplayName"
$searcher = [ADSISearcher] "(DisplayName=$DisplayName)"
Write-Verbose "Executing the search."
$result = $searcher.FindOne()
if ($null -ne $result) {
Write-Verbose "DisplayName '$DisplayName' found in Active Directory."
$true
}
else {
Write-Verbose "DisplayName '$DisplayName' not found in Active Directory."
$false
}
}
END {
Write-Verbose "Test-DisplayName function completed."
}
}
# Example call to the function with verbose output
# Test-DisplayName -DisplayName "John Doe" -Verbose
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