$Credential = Get-Credential
[System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry]$dm = new-object System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry(
"LDAP://DC1/DC=MyDom,DC=COM",
$($Credential.UserName),
$($Credential.GetNetworkCredential().password ),
[System.DirectoryServices.AuthenticationTypes]::Secure
)
$dm::Exists("LDAP://OU=TestOU,DC=MyDom,DC=COM")
I'm trying to use the static Exists method, but when I do like the above I receive:
"Unable to cast object of type 'System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry' to type 'System.Type'."
If I change to: $dm.Exists("LDAP://OU=TestOU,DC=MyDom,DC=COM")
I recieve:
"Exception calling "exists" with "1" argument(s): "Unknown name. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80020006 (DISP_E_UNKNOWNNAME))"
Even tried: $dm::Exists("LDAP://DC1/OU=TestOU,DC=MyDom,DC=COM") with same error result.
If I specify the type and call Exists "[System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry]::Exists("LDAP://DC1/OU=TestOU,DC=MyDom,DC=COM"" while logged on with domain account, no problems..
I guess the real question is, how can I call a static method with an object variable when set to a specific type? Or do I need to create a custom type?
Though did not understand your problem compaletey as in what actually you want to achieve but below is actually the way you can call static method
[System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry]::Exists($dm.Path)
Please take a look at this also http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd347632.aspx
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