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Test-DMGroupPolicy

SYNOPSIS​

Tests whether the current domain has the desired group policy setup.

SYNTAX​

__AllParameterSets​

Test-DMGroupPolicy [[-Server] <ComputerParameter>] [[-Credential] <pscredential>] [-EnableException]
 [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION​

Tests whether the current domain has the desired group policy setup. Based on timestamps and IDs it will detect for existing OUs, whether the currently deployed version:

  • Is based on the latest GPO version
  • has been changed since being last deployed (In which case it is configured to restore itself to its intended state) Ignores GPOs not linked to managed OUs.

EXAMPLES​

EXAMPLE 1​

Test-DMGroupPolicy -Server contoso.com

Validates that the contoso domain's group policies are in the desired state

PARAMETERS​

-Credential​

The credentials to use for this operation.

Type: System.Management.Automation.PSCredential
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 1
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-EnableException​

This parameters disables user-friendly warnings and enables the throwing of exceptions. This is less user friendly, but allows catching exceptions in calling scripts.

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
DefaultValue: False
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: Named
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-Server​

The server / domain to work with.

Type: PSFramework.Parameter.ComputerParameter
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 0
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

CommonParameters​

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.