OmniGroupServer 26.1
OmniGroupServer Reference

# GetUser

Lists all the groups, alternative usernames, and user fields for the user specified by the `UserName` parameter.

The action lists the information for the repositories specified by the `Repositories` parameter. If you do not set the `Repositories` parameter, the action lists the information for all repositories specified by GroupServerDefaultRepositories in the OmniGroupServer configuration file. The results for each repository are concatenated.

    /action=GetUser[&Repository= ]
                    &Username=
                   [&AltUsernames=true/false]

## Parameters

The following action parameters are required.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
UserName | The name of the user whose information is returned.

This action accepts the following optional parameters.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
AltUsernames | A Boolean that specifies whether to get alternative user names.
Redirected | Allows the query to be performed against the repository.
Repository | The repositories from which you want to get user information.

This action accepts the following standard ACI action parameters.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
ActionID | A string to use to identify an ACI action.
FileName | The file to write output to.
ForceTemplateRefresh | Forces the server to load the template from disk.
Output | Writes output to a file.
ResponseFormat | The format of the action output.
Template | The template to use for the action output.
TemplateParamCSVs | A list of variables to use for the specified template.

## Example

    /action=GetGroups&UserName=DOMAIN1%5cJSmith

This instructs the group server to return information for the user `DOMAIN1\JSmith`.

## Response

Below is an example of an XML response to the action:

    action=GetGroups&UserName=DOMAIN1%5cJSmith&Repository=NT,eRoom

    <responsedata>
       <Groups>DOMAIN1\GROUPA</Groups>
       <Groups>DOMAIN1\GROUPB</Groups>
       <Groups>DOMAIN1\GROUPC</Groups>

       <Groups>DOMAIN2\GROUPA</Groups>
       <Groups>DOMAIN2\GROUPB</Groups>
       <Groups>DOMAIN2\GROUPC</Groups>
       <GroupCount>6</GroupCount>

       <UserName>DOMAIN1\JSMITH</UserName>
       <UserName alias_for="DOMAIN1\JSMITH">JohnS</UserName>
       <UserName alias_for="DOMAIN1\JSMITH">JS</UserName>

       <DisplayName>John Smith</DisplayName>
       <GivenName>John</GivenName>
       <Surname>Smith</Surname>
       <mail>john.smith@domain1.com</mail>

       <Error>Repository 'eRoom' not recognized</Error>
    </responsedata>

If you set both `GroupServerShowAlternativeNames=TRUE` and `GroupServerNumberAlternativeNames=TRUE`, the response instead contains:

    <UserName>DOMAIN1\JSMITH</UserName>
    <UserName0>DOMAIN1\JSMITH</UserName0>
    <UserName1>JohnS</UserName1>
    <UserName2>JS</UserName2>

TIP: It is expected that the primary username appears twice. The `alias_for` attribute is not included.

Setting `GroupServerNumberAlternativeNames=TRUE` is not recommended.

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Product: Knowledge Discovery OmniGroupServer 26.1

Topic Title: GetUser