Vanara.PInvoke.ActiveDS 5.0.5

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.NET 5.0 This package targets .NET 5.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. .NET Core 3.1 This package targets .NET Core 3.1. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. .NET Standard 2.0 This package targets .NET Standard 2.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. .NET Framework 4.8 This package targets .NET Framework 4.8. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package Vanara.PInvoke.ActiveDS --version 5.0.5
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package Vanara.PInvoke.ActiveDS -Version 5.0.5
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="Vanara.PInvoke.ActiveDS" Version="5.0.5" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="Vanara.PInvoke.ActiveDS" Version="5.0.5" />
                    


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<PackageReference Include="Vanara.PInvoke.ActiveDS" />
                    


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For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add Vanara.PInvoke.ActiveDS --version 5.0.5
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: Vanara.PInvoke.ActiveDS, 5.0.5"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package Vanara.PInvoke.ActiveDS@5.0.5
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=Vanara.PInvoke.ActiveDS&version=5.0.5
                    


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#tool nuget:?package=Vanara.PInvoke.ActiveDS&version=5.0.5
                    


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Vanara

Vanara.PInvoke.ActiveDS NuGet Package

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PInvoke API (methods, structures and constants) imported from Windows Active Directory Service Interfaces.

What is Vanara?

Vanara is a community project that contains various .NET assemblies which have P/Invoke functions, interfaces, enums and structures from Windows libraries. Each assembly is associated with one or a few tightly related libraries.

Issues?

First check if it's already fixed by trying the MyGet build. If you're still running into problems, file an issue.

Included in Vanara.PInvoke.ActiveDS

Functions Enumerations Structures Interfaces
ADsBuildEnumerator<br>ADsBuildVarArrayInt<br>ADsBuildVarArrayStr<br>ADsEncodeBinaryData<br>ADsEnumerateNext<br>ADsFreeEnumerator<br>ADsGetLastError<br>ADsGetObject<br>ADsOpenObject<br>ADsSetLastError<br>AllocADsMem<br>AllocADsStr<br>BinarySDToSecurityDescriptor<br>FreeADsMem<br>FreeADsStr<br>ReallocADsMem<br>ReallocADsStr<br>SecurityDescriptorToBinarySD<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> ADS_ACEFLAG<br>ADS_ACETYPE<br>ADS_ATTR<br>ADS_AUTHENTICATION<br>ADS_CHASE_REFERRALS<br>ADS_DEREF<br>ADS_DISPLAY<br>ADS_ESCAPE_MODE<br>ADS_EXT<br>ADS_FLAGTYPE<br>ADS_FORMAT<br>ADS_GROUP_TYPE<br>ADS_JOB_STATUS<br>ADS_NAME_INITTYPE<br>ADS_NAME_TYPE<br>ADS_OPTION<br>ADS_PASSWORD_ENCODING<br>ADS_PATHTYPE<br>ADS_PREFERENCES<br>ADS_PRINT_QUEUE_STATUS<br>ADS_PROPERTY_OPERATION<br>ADS_RIGHTS<br>ADS_SCOPE<br>ADS_SD_CONTROL<br>ADS_SD_FORMAT<br>ADS_SD_REVISION<br>ADS_SEARCHPREF<br>ADS_SECURITY_INFO<br>ADS_SERVICE_ERR<br>ADS_SERVICE_START<br>ADS_SERVICE_STATUS<br>ADS_SERVICE_TYPE<br>ADS_SETTYPE<br>ADS_STATUS<br>ADS_SYSTEMFLAG<br>ADS_USER_FLAG<br>ADSI_DIALECT<br>ADSTYPE<br>PASSWORD_ATTR<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> ADS_SEARCH_HANDLE<br>ADS_ATTR_DEF<br>ADS_ATTR_INFO<br>ADS_BACKLINK<br>ADS_CASEIGNORE_LIST<br>ADS_CLASS_DEF<br>ADS_DN_WITH_BINARY<br>ADS_DN_WITH_STRING<br>ADS_EMAIL<br>ADS_EMAIL_UNMGD<br>ADS_FAXNUMBER<br>ADS_HOLD<br>ADS_HOLD_UNMGD<br>ADS_NETADDRESS<br>ADS_NT_SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR<br>ADS_OBJECT_INFO<br>ADS_OCTET_LIST<br>ADS_OCTET_STRING<br>ADS_PATH<br>ADS_POSTALADDRESS<br>ADS_PROV_SPECIFIC<br>ADS_REPLICAPOINTER<br>ADS_SEARCH_COLUMN<br>ADS_SEARCHPREF_INFO<br>ADS_SORTKEY<br>ADS_TIMESTAMP<br>ADS_TYPEDNAME<br>ADSVALUE<br>ADS_VLV<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> IADs<br>IADsAccessControlEntry<br>IADsAccessControlList<br>IADsAcl<br>IADsADSystemInfo<br>IADsBackLink<br>IADsCaseIgnoreList<br>IADsClass<br>IADsCollection<br>IADsComputer<br>IADsComputerOperations<br>IADsContainer<br>IADsDeleteOps<br>IADsDNWithBinary<br>IADsDNWithString<br>IADsDomain<br>IADsEmail<br>IADsExtension<br>IADsFaxNumber<br>IADsFileService<br>IADsFileServiceOperations<br>IADsFileShare<br>IADsGroup<br>IADsHold<br>IADsLargeInteger<br>IADsLocality<br>IADsMembers<br>IADsNamespaces<br>IADsNameTranslate<br>IADsNetAddress<br>IADsO<br>IADsObjectOptions<br>IADsOctetList<br>IADsOpenDSObject<br>IADsOU<br>IADsPath<br>IADsPathname<br>IADsPostalAddress<br>IADsPrintJob<br>IADsPrintJobOperations<br>IADsPrintQueue<br>IADsPrintQueueOperations<br>IADsProperty<br>IADsPropertyEntry<br>IADsPropertyList<br>IADsPropertyValue<br>IADsPropertyValue2<br>IADsReplicaPointer<br>IADsResource<br>IADsSecurityDescriptor<br>IADsSecurityUtility<br>IADsService<br>IADsServiceOperations<br>IADsSession<br>IADsSyntax<br>IADsTimestamp<br>IADsTypedName<br>IADsUser<br>IADsWinNTSystemInfo<br>IDirectoryObject<br>IDirectorySearch<br>
Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net5.0 is compatible.  net5.0-windows was computed.  net6.0 is compatible.  net6.0-android was computed.  net6.0-ios was computed.  net6.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net6.0-macos was computed.  net6.0-tvos was computed.  net6.0-windows was computed.  net7.0 is compatible.  net7.0-android was computed.  net7.0-ios was computed.  net7.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net7.0-macos was computed.  net7.0-tvos was computed.  net7.0-windows was computed.  net8.0 was computed.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net8.0-windows7.0 is compatible.  net9.0 was computed.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net9.0-windows7.0 is compatible.  net10.0 was computed.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed.  net10.0-windows7.0 is compatible. 
.NET Core netcoreapp2.0 was computed.  netcoreapp2.1 was computed.  netcoreapp2.2 was computed.  netcoreapp3.0 was computed.  netcoreapp3.1 is compatible. 
.NET Standard netstandard2.0 is compatible.  netstandard2.1 is compatible. 
.NET Framework net461 was computed.  net462 was computed.  net463 was computed.  net47 was computed.  net471 was computed.  net472 was computed.  net48 is compatible.  net481 was computed. 
MonoAndroid monoandroid was computed. 
MonoMac monomac was computed. 
MonoTouch monotouch was computed. 
Tizen tizen40 was computed.  tizen60 was computed. 
Xamarin.iOS xamarinios was computed. 
Xamarin.Mac xamarinmac was computed. 
Xamarin.TVOS xamarintvos was computed. 
Xamarin.WatchOS xamarinwatchos was computed. 
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NuGet packages (2)

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Vanara.Library

The full set of packages associated with the Vanara PInvoke Libraries.
Vanara.DirectoryServices

Wrapper classes around Win32 ADs methods and interfaces to provide simplified and object-oriented access to Active Directory and other directory service calls.

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Version Downloads Last Updated
5.0.5 245 5/16/2026
5.0.4 488 4/15/2026
5.0.3 270 4/9/2026
5.0.1 310 3/11/2026
5.0.0 368 1/12/2026
4.2.1 2,093 9/9/2025
4.2.0 343 8/25/2025
4.1.6 307 6/20/2025
4.1.5 266 6/20/2025
4.1.4 266 6/7/2025
4.1.3 763 4/24/2025
4.1.2 444 4/16/2025
4.1.1 530 3/7/2025
4.1.0 407 3/7/2025
4.0.6 356 2/24/2025
4.0.5 338 2/8/2025
4.0.4 750 9/13/2024

Currently implements:

Functions
ADsBuildEnumerator ADsBuildVarArrayInt ADsBuildVarArrayStr ADsEncodeBinaryData ADsEnumerateNext ADsFreeEnumerator ADsGetLastError ADsGetObject ADsOpenObject ADsSetLastError AllocADsMem AllocADsStr BinarySDToSecurityDescriptor FreeADsMem FreeADsStr ReallocADsMem ReallocADsStr SecurityDescriptorToBinarySD

Structures
ADSVALUE ADS_ATTR_DEF ADS_ATTR_INFO ADS_BACKLINK ADS_CASEIGNORE_LIST ADS_CLASS_DEF ADS_DN_WITH_BINARY ADS_DN_WITH_STRING ADS_EMAIL ADS_EMAIL_UNMGD ADS_FAXNUMBER ADS_HOLD ADS_HOLD_UNMGD ADS_NETADDRESS ADS_NT_SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR ADS_OBJECT_INFO ADS_OCTET_LIST ADS_OCTET_STRING ADS_PATH ADS_POSTALADDRESS ADS_PROV_SPECIFIC ADS_REPLICAPOINTER ADS_SEARCHPREF_INFO ADS_SEARCH_COLUMN ADS_SEARCH_HANDLE ADS_SORTKEY ADS_TIMESTAMP ADS_TYPEDNAME ADS_VLV

Interfaces
IADs IADsAccessControlEntry IADsAccessControlList IADsAcl IADsADSystemInfo IADsBackLink IADsCaseIgnoreList IADsClass IADsCollection IADsComputer IADsComputerOperations IADsContainer IADsDeleteOps IADsDNWithBinary IADsDNWithString IADsDomain IADsEmail IADsExtension IADsFaxNumber IADsFileService IADsFileServiceOperations IADsFileShare IADsGroup IADsHold IADsLargeInteger IADsLocality IADsMembers IADsNamespaces IADsNameTranslate IADsNetAddress IADsO IADsObjectOptions IADsOctetList IADsOpenDSObject IADsOU IADsPath IADsPathname IADsPostalAddress IADsPrintJob IADsPrintJobOperations IADsPrintQueue IADsPrintQueueOperations IADsProperty IADsPropertyEntry IADsPropertyList IADsPropertyValue IADsPropertyValue2 IADsReplicaPointer IADsResource IADsSecurityDescriptor IADsSecurityUtility IADsService IADsServiceOperations IADsSession IADsSyntax IADsTimestamp IADsTypedName IADsUser IADsWinNTSystemInfo IDirectoryObject IDirectorySearch