Use the principal_to_id command to search Active Directory for the specified user principal name (UPN) of a user or group security principal. If a security principal is found for the specified UPN, the command returns the numeric identifier for the principal.
Zone type
Not applicable
Syntax
principal_to_id [-apple] upn
Abbreviation
pti
Options
This command takes the following option:
| Option | Description |
|
-apple |
Specifies that you want to use the Apple scheme for generating the UID or GID for the specified user or group principal. If you don’t specify this option, the UID or GID returned is based on the Centrify Auto Zone scheme. |
Arguments
This command takes the following argument:
| Argument | Type | Description |
|
upn |
string |
Required. Specifies the user principal name (UPN) of a user or group security principal. |
Return value
This command returns a unique UID or GID based on either the Apple methodology or the Centrify Auto Zone methodology for generating numeric identifiers. If the user or group principal is not found in Active Directory, the command returns an error message indicating that it didn’t find the principal.
Examples
principal_to_id -apple brenda.butler@acme.com
This example returns the UID for the specified user generated using the Apple scheme:
1983765448
Related commands
The following commands perform actions related to this command:
- guid_to_id accepts a globally unique identifier (GUID) for a user or group and returns a UID or GID generated using the Apple scheme.
- principal_from_sid searches Active Directory for a security identifier and returns the security principal associated with the security identifier.
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