Retrieving vCloud users

You can use the Get-CIUser cmdlet to retrieve vCloud users. The Get-CIUser cmdlet has an alias Get-PIUser.

The syntax of the Get-CIUser cmdlet is as follows and the first parameter set is the default:

Get-CIUser [[-Name] <String[]>] [-Org <Org[]>] [-Role <CIRole[]>]
    [-Server <CIServer[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

The second parameter set is to retrieve vCloud users by ID:

Get-CIUser -Id <String[]> [-Server <CIServer[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

The -Id parameter is required.

In the following example, we will retrieve the user student501@vcahol.com and format the output in a list view:

PowerCLI C:\> Get-CIUser -Name student501@vcahol.com | Format-List


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