Using PowerShell - Get members of the group with over 5000 users

Using PowerShell - Get members of the group with over 5000 users

1. Prepare

- Groups : Group4990(had 4990 members), Group5200 (had 5200 members)

- Get members of Group5200 === Fails "Get-ADGroupMember : The size limit for this request was exceeded" (Default limit is 5000)

2. Step by step : Get members of the Group5200

- DC1 : Get members of the Group5200

+ Server Manager - Tools - Active Directory Users and Computers - Groups OU - Check Group4990, Group5200

+ Start - Windows Administrative Tools - Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell :

+ Get-ADGroupMember -Identity Group4990 | Select Name # Get member of Group4990

+ (Get-ADGroupMember -Identity Group4990 | Select Name).Count # Count member of Group4990 - 4990 members

+ Get-ADGroupMember -Identity Group5200 | Select Name

# Get member of Group4990 - Fails "Get-ADGroupMember : The size limit for this request was exceeded" (Default limit is 5000)

+ Get-ADGroup -Identity Group5200 -Properties Members # Show information about Members of Group5200

+ (Get-ADGroup -Identity Group5200 -Properties Members).members # Get members of the Group5200

+ ((Get-ADGroup -Identity Group5200 -Properties Members).members).Count # Count member of Group5200 - 5200 members