Export-User

Export (serialize) a Sitecore user to the filesystem on the server.

Syntax

Export-User [-Identity] <AccountIdentity> [-Root <String>]

Export-User [-Identity] <AccountIdentity> -Path <String>

Export-User -Filter <String> [-Root <String>]

Export-User [-User] <User> [-Root <String>]

Export-User [-User] <User> -Path <String>

Export-User -Current [-Root <String>]

Export-User -Current -Path <String>

Detailed Description

The Export-User command serializes a Sitecore user to the filesystem on the server.

The Identity parameter specifies the Sitecore user to get. You can specify a user by its local name or fully qualified name. You can also specify user object variable, such as $<user>.

To search for and retrieve more than one user, use the Filter parameter.

You can also pipe a user from the Get-user command.

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Parameters

-Identity <AccountIdentity>

Specifies the Sitecore user by providing one of the following values.

Local Name
    Example: admin
Fully Qualified Name
    Example: sitecore\admi

Aliases
Required?	true
Position?	1
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	true (ByValue)
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Filter <String>

Specifies a simple pattern to match Sitecore users.

Examples: The following examples show how to use the filter syntax.

To get all the users, use the asterisk wildcard: Export-User -Filter *

To get all the users in a domain use the following command: Export-User -Filter "sitecore*"

Aliases
Required?	true
Position?	named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-User <User>

User object retrieved from the Sitecore API or using the Get-User command.

Aliases
Required?	true
Position?	1
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	true (ByValue)
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Current <SwitchParameter>

Specifies that the current user should be serialized.

Aliases
Required?	true
Position?	named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Path <String>

Path to the file the user should be saved to.

Aliases
Required?	true
Position?	named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

-Root <String>

Overrides Sitecore Serialization root directory

Aliases
Required?	false
Position?	named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?	false
Accept Wildcard Characters?	false

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

• Sitecore.Security.Accounts.User

Notes

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

Examples

EXAMPLE

PS master:\> Export-User -Identify sitecore\admin

Related Topics

• Export-Role

• Import-User

• Export-Item

• Import-Role

• Import-Item

• Get-User

• https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/