Powershell is changing the output of the script [duplicate]

Question

So, I got this script :

    $userName = Read-Host -Prompt 'Input User ID'
echo "[$userName]"

$Properties =
@(
 'DisplayName',
 'SamAccountName',
 'Enabled',
 'Created',
 'EmailAddress',
 'title',
 'manager',
 'AccountLockoutTime',
 'Department',
 'Description',
 'Division',
 'LastLogonDate',
 'LockedOut',
 'PasswordLastSet'
)

Get-ADUser $userName -Properties $Properties | select $Properties
Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership $userName | select name

When I execute only the last command:

Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership $userName | select name

The output is :

name          
----          
Domain Users  
blabla
blabla Users
IT.BG         
blabla users

But when I run the script the output is changed to :

name : Domain Users

name : blabla

name : blabla Users

name : blabla

name : blabla

name : blabla users

Can someone tell me why this is happening and how can I fix it?

Not sure why this was marked as a duplicate. The duplicate is the exact opposite of what the question is about. The answer doesn't even mention Format-Table, which is the required cmdlet to answer this question! — Bacon Bits
– Bacon Bits, Commented Aug 10, 2017 at 12:04
@BaconBits I marked it as a duplicate, because the underlying problem is the same (PowerShell default output formatting), and I believe my answer to the other question explains why it's happening and how it can be mitigated. — Ansgar Wiechers
– Ansgar Wiechers, Commented Aug 10, 2017 at 12:11
@AnsgarWiechers Yeah, and I think that makes it a good reference for explaining PowerShell's default output processing, but not a duplicate question. After all, this question and this question aren't duplciates even though they're both effectively asking, "How do I use the format operator?". It should only be a duplicate if it the answer in the linked question completely answers the question, right? — Bacon Bits
– Bacon Bits, Commented Aug 10, 2017 at 17:23
@AnsgarWiechers No. The answer to this question requires the use of the Format-Table cmdlet. If someone didn't know that the Format-Table cmdlet existed, reading your answer would not resolve their problem, it would only tell them why they were having a problem. That's an explanation, not an answer. It'd be like going to the doctor saying, "My arm hurts," and your doctor spent 20 minutes explaining to you how the body experiences pain. — Bacon Bits
– Bacon Bits, Commented Aug 11, 2017 at 16:09

Bacon Bits · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-10 11:55:06Z

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It looks like the output system is formatting it as a list instead of a table. It's probably because the previous line is formatting output as a list and not a table.

Try forcing it to be a table:

Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership $userName | Format-Table -Property name -Autosize

answered Aug 10, 2017 at 11:55

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Radoslav Over a year ago

It worked. Thank you!

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