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SPServices won't help you to interact with Active Directory, but if you have the right licensing you can query the User Profile Service.
https://spservices.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=UserProfileService&referringTitle=%24%28%29.SPServices
Unfortunately, there's no operation in that Web Service to look up a user by PreferredName.
M.
SPServices won't help you to interact with Active Directory, but if you have the right licensing you can query the User Profile Service.
https://spservices.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=UserProfileService&referringTitle=%24%28%29.SPServices
Unfortunately, there's no operation in that Web Service to look up a user by PreferredName.
M.
