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Asked: 2026-05-12T14:42:06+00:00

So, here’s the situation. We’d like to be able to query active directory for

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So, here’s the situation. We’d like to be able to query active directory for a user’s roles/group memberships, etc. Now, I can already do that using standard Java API (javax.naming), but I need a username, domain server name/address, and a password to do it. Users also have limited rights, so I can’t use any external calls to fancy administrative tools.

In Java, is there a way that I can get that information with just the username and domain server name/address? I’m also open to 3rd party packages to do this. Alternatively, you could provide me with (or point me to) information on what to configure in AD to allow this.

Hopefully that makes sense. I’m not an AD guru, so the more info the better.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Okay, so expounding on what others have told me and the vast research I had to do with the clues given here, it appears that I’d just use my “special user” as the login info in my code, transparent to the user, and then perform the query using their credentials. So: in the code, bind using the “special user”, then perform the query with the current user as a query parameter (sAMAccountName=username).

    Thanks all, for your input.

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