The value of the nTSecurityDescriptor property may be null when you try to retrieve the nTSecurityDescriptor property from the DirectorySearcher class (327436)

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Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Start Visual Studio .NET.
2. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Project.
3. Under Project Types, click Visual C# Projects. Under Templates, click Console Application , and then name the project Q327436.
4. In Solution Explorer, right-click References, and then click Add Reference.
5. On the .NET tab in the Add Reference dialog box, double-click System.DirectoryServices.dll under Component Name.
6. Make sure that System.DirectoryServices.dll appears under Selected Components, and then click OK.
7. Replace the existing code in Class1.cs with the following code:

   // #define ADMINISTRATOR_ACCOUNT
   
   using System;
   using System.Collections;
   using System.DirectoryServices;
   
   public class Q327436 
   {
    #if ADMINISTRATOR_ACCOUNT
       //TODO: Use your own Domain name, PASSWORD for domain administrator
       public const String strRemoteDomainPath = "LDAP://www.company.com/CN=Users,DC=company,DC=com";
       public const String strUsername     = "administrator";
       public const String strPassword     = "PASSWORD";
   #else
       //TODO: Use your own Domain name, USERNAME, PASSWORD  
       public const String strRemoteDomainPath = "LDAP://www.company.com/CN=Users,DC=company,DC=com";
       public const String strUsername     = "UserName"; // Be sure that it is not an administrator account.
       public const String strPassword     = "PASSWORD";  
   #endif
       public static void Main(String[] args) 
   	{
       
   		DirectoryEntry objDERoot= new 
   		DirectoryEntry(strRemoteDomainPath, strUsername, strPassword, AuthenticationTypes.Secure);
   
   		//TODO: Replace FULL NAME with the name you want to search.
   		DirectoryEntry objDE = objDERoot.Children.Find( "CN= FULL NAME" );
           
   		DirectorySearcher objDS = new DirectorySearcher( objDE );
   		objDS.PropertiesToLoad.Add( "nTSecurityDescriptor" );
   		objDS.SearchScope = SearchScope.Base;
   		
   		SearchResult objSRE = objDS.FindOne();
   		ResultPropertyCollection resProps = objSRE.Properties;
   		if( resProps["nTSecurityDescriptor"] == null ) 
   			Console.WriteLine("nTSecurityDescriptor = Null");                
   		else
   			Console.WriteLine("nTSecurityDescriptor = " + resProps["nTSecurityDescriptor"][0].ToString() );                
       
   	  	Console.WriteLine("\n----- Properties ---- ");                
   		foreach (string name in  resProps.PropertyNames )    
   			Console.WriteLine("prop. name = " + name);
   		Console.Read();                
   	}
   }
   

8. Search for the TODO text string in the sample code, and then modify the sample code for your environment.
9. Press F5 to build and then run the project.
   
   You may receive the following message at the Visual Studio .NET Command Prompt:

   nTSecurityDescriptor = Null
   
   ----- Properties ----
   prop. name = adspath