Test-DMGroupPolicy

SYNOPSIS

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

SYNTAX

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

-Server

The server / domain to work with.

Type: ComputerParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Credential

The credentials to use for this operation.

Type: PSCredential
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-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: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

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

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