How To Access User Information List In SharePoint 2013 Using Power Shell Scripts

This blog will help you to access the user info list in SharePoint 2013, using PowerShell.

UserInfo List

When we grant any user permissions they are added automatically to the hidden user information list; a new item will be created in the user information list, which stores some information about the user.

SharePoint user Information list stores information about a user by having some metadata set up for the user.

Some examples are User Picture, Email, DisplayName, LoginName etc.

For a complete list of fields, see further in this blog under User Information List Fields.

When a user add/create or edit an item, documents or pages SharePoint will display the created by or last modified by the details for the users and these all comes from the SharePoint user information list

URL for User Information List

http://siteurl/_catalogs/users/detail.aspx

http://siteurl/_catalogs/users/simple.aspx

http://siteurl/_catalogs/users/allgroups.aspx

http://siteurl/_layouts/15/people.aspx?MembershipGroupId=0

 

URL for Office 365

http://siteurl/_layouts/15/people.aspx?MembershipGroupId=0 

$webUrl = Read-Host "Enter the web url"

$web = Get-SPWeb $webUrl

$list = $web.Lists["User Information List"]

$query = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPQuery

$queryCamlString = '<Query><OrderBy><FieldRef Name="Title" Ascending="True" /></OrderBy></Query>'

$query.Query = $queryCamlString

$userInformationListItems = $list.GetItems($query)

foreach($userInformationListItem in $userInformationListItems)

{

    Write-Host $userInformationListItem.Title

}

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