Adding manager attribute fails

Question

_{Thursday, July 6, 2017 5:00 PM}

I have a script that matches a contact based on an email in a csv, I can find the contact using a get-adobject -ldapfilter but when I try to add the contact as a manager the add fails stating it cannot find the contact.  The contact it states it cannot find is clearly present in the directory.

This line will find the contact:

    $rmanager = Get-ADObject -SearchBase 'OU=workplace,OU=Contacts,DC=office,DC=com' -ldapfilter "(&(objectclass=contact)(name=$fname*)(name=*$lname))" 

An example of the contact in question being found...

    PS C:\temp> Get-ADObject -SearchBase 'OU=workplace,OU=Contacts,DC=office,DC=com' -ldapfilter "(&(objectclass=contact)(name=$fname*)(name=*$lname))"
    
    DistinguishedName Name ObjectClass ObjectGUID 
     
    CN=Nick Hill,OU=workplace,OU=Contacts,DC=office,DC=com Nick Hill contact b649bd7e-aac9-4d4b-8203-b6a79f35b91

However, this line with the set-aduser will fail stating it cannot find the contact that clearly exists...

    get-aduser -f {mail -eq $username} |set-aduser -Manager "$rmanager"

    set-aduser : Identity info provided in the extended attribute: 'Manager' could not be resolved. Reason: 'Cannot find an object with identity: 'CN=Nick Hill,OU=Workplace,OU=Contacts,DC=office,DC=com' under: 'DC=Office,DC=com'.'.

All replies (1)

_{Thursday, July 6, 2017 10:27 PM}

You cannot use a contact as a manager.  You must use a full AD Account object or its DistinguishedName.

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