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KidBomba
KidBomba

Reputation: 611

Import-Module : The specified module 'activedirectory' was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module directory

I am having trouble doing an import-module ActiveDirectory on a Server 2008 SP2 (64 bit).

...I get:

Import-Module : The specified module 'activedirectory' was not loaded because no valid     module file was found in any module directory.
At line:1 char:14
+ import-module <<<<  activedirectory
    + CategoryInfo          : ResourceUnavailable: (activedirectory:String) [Import-    Module], FileNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Modules_ModuleNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand

If its any help, here's some info in PSModule Path, modules and the version:

PS C:\Windows\system32> $env:PSModulePath
C:\Users\ischmd\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\

PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-Module -ListAvailable

ModuleType Name                      ExportedCommands
---------- ----                      ----------------
Manifest   BitsTransfer              {}
Manifest   PSDiagnostics             {}

PS C:\Windows\system32> $PSVersionTable.psversion

Major  Minor  Build  Revision
-----  -----  -----  --------
2      0      -1     -1


PS C:\Windows\system32> $host.version

Major  Minor  Build  Revision
-----  -----  -----  --------
2      0      -1     -1

Any help is greatly appreciated. The main purpose of this is to GET-AdUser command to automate some process but at this point, were stumped. My only conclusion is that this is not possible with Windows 2008 SP2...

Upvotes: 54

Views: 246551

Answers (8)

Deepak
Deepak

Reputation: 11

This may be an old post, but if anyone is still facing this issue after trying all the above mentioned steps, ensure whether the default path of PowerShell module is specified under the PSModulePath environment variable.

The default path should be %SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\

Upvotes: 1

Aniket Gharat
Aniket Gharat

Reputation: 21

If you don't have the Active Directory module installed on your machine, you need to download the correct Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) package for your OS.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/troubleshoot/windows-server/system-management-components/remote-server-administration-tools#rsat-for-windows-10-platform-and-tools-support-matrix

If you are running windows 10 you can download Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 update from here https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=45520

Once installed run 'import-module ActiveDirectory' using elevated PowerShell.

Upvotes: 2

Humberto Ribeiro de Souza
Humberto Ribeiro de Souza

Reputation: 27

On Windows 10 - This happened for me after the latest update in 2020.

What solved this issue for me was running the following in PowerShell

C:\>Install-Module -Name MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt

Upvotes: 1

Lachie White
Lachie White

Reputation: 1251

Even better use implicit remoting to use a module from another Machine!

$s = New-PSSession Server-Name
Invoke-Command -Session $s -ScriptBlock {Import-Module ActiveDirectory}
Import-PSSession -Session $s -Module ActiveDirectory -Prefix REM

This will allow you to use the module off a remote PC for as long as the PSSession is connected.

More Information: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff720181.aspx

Upvotes: 1

Mitch
Mitch

Reputation: 22251

The ActiveDirectory module for powershell can be installed by adding the RSAT-AD-Powershell feature.

In an elevated powershell window:

Add-WindowsFeature RSAT-AD-PowerShell

or 

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName ActiveDirectory-Powershell -Online -All

Upvotes: 16

Jonathan Allen
Jonathan Allen

Reputation: 70287

For non-servers this requires Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows __

Upvotes: 33

David Anderson
David Anderson

Reputation: 313

You can install the Active Directory snap-in with Powershell on Windows Server 2012 using the following command:

Install-windowsfeature -name AD-Domain-Services –IncludeManagementTools

This helped me when I had problems with the Features screen due to AppFabric and Windows Update errors.

Upvotes: 11

uSlackr
uSlackr

Reputation: 783

AD Powershell module should be listed under installed Features. See image:

AD Powershell module should be listed under installed Features. .

Upvotes: 44

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