name : search-users.rst **To search for a user in a directory** The following ``search-users`` example searches for the specified user in the specified directory. :: aws ds-data search-users \ --directory-id d-1234567890 \ --search-attributes 'SamAccountName' \ --Search-string 'john.doe' Output:: { "Users": [ { "Enabled": true, "SAMAccountName": "john.doe", "SID": "S-1-2-34-5678901234-5678901234-5678910123-4567" } ], "DirectoryId": "d-1234567890", "Realm": "corp.example.com" } For more information, see `Viewing and updating an AWS Managed Microsoft AD user <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ms_ad_view_update_user.html>`__ in the *AWS Directory Service Administration Guide*.