Find nested memberships of AD Group in C # .NET 4.6

[Richard Scannell]

Suppose we have an AD Group structure that reflects an organisation :

Contoso Global

-Contoso Asia

+ Contoso China
etc.....
-Contoso Europe
- Contoso UK
+Contoso Birmingham
etc.
-Contoso London
Ian Jones - the boss in London
+Contoso UK HR
etc.
- Contoso UK Finance
Fred Blogs
Helen Brown


Each AD Group is made up of both people ( EG Managers ) and other 'child' AD groups

In the example above, 'Contoso London' would include

• Contoso UK Finance
• Contoso UK HR
• Ian Jones

I can find out all the groups that 'Helen Brown' belongs to both directly and via nested groups.



How do I take a group as the start point, using .NET Framework 4.6. to find out the groups it belongs to, and the groups and members who belong to it?



I suspect this will be two distinct queries to find out
a) What groups and people belong to 'Contoso London' ( desired answer : Contoso UK HR, Contoso UK Finance, Ian Jones, Fred Blogs,Helen Brown) ?

b) What groups is 'Contoso London' a member of (desired answer : Contoso global, Contoso Europe, Contoso UK) ?



Any ideas gratefully received.


Thanks , Richard


Richard

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