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NAME Get-ADComputerServiceAccount
SYNOPSIS
Gets the service accounts hosted by a computer.
SYNTAX
Get-ADComputerServiceAccount [-Identity] <ADComputer> [-AuthType {Negotiate | Basic}] [-Credential <PSCredential>]
[-Partition <String>] [-Server <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
The Get-ADComputerServiceAccount cmdlet gets all of the service accounts that are hosted by the specified computer.
The Computer parameter specifies the Active Directory computer that hosts the service accounts. You can identify a
computer by its distinguished name (DN), GUID, security identifier (SID) or Security Accounts Manager (SAM)
account name. You can also set the Computer parameter to a computer object variable, such as
$<localComputerobject>, or pass a computer object through the pipeline to the Computer parameter. For example, you
can use the Get-ADComputer cmdlet to retrieve a computer object and then pass the object through the pipeline to
the Get-ADComputerServiceAccount cmdlet.
PARAMETERS
-AuthType <ADAuthType>
Specifies the authentication method to use. Possible values for this parameter include:
Negotiate or 0
Basic or 1
The default authentication method is Negotiate.
A Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection is required for the Basic authentication method.
The following example shows how to set this parameter to Basic.
-AuthType Basic
Required? false
Position? named
Default value Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.AuthType.Negotiate
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Credential <PSCredential>
Specifies the user account credentials to use to perform this task. The default credentials are the
credentials of the currently logged on user unless the cmdlet is run from an Active Directory PowerShell
provider drive. If the cmdlet is run from such a provider drive, the account associated with the drive is the
default.
To specify this parameter, you can type a user name, such as "User1" or "Domain01\\User01" or you can specify a
PSCredential object. If you specify a user name for this parameter, the cmdlet prompts for a password.
You can also create a PSCredential object by using a script or by using the Get-Credential cmdlet. You can
then set the Credential parameter to the PSCredential object The following example shows how to create
credentials.
$AdminCredentials = Get-Credential "Domain01\\User01"
The following shows how to set the Credential parameter to these credentials.
-Credential $AdminCredentials
If the acting credentials do not have directory-level permission to perform the task, Active Directory
PowerShell returns a terminating error.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Identity <ADComputer>
Specifies an Active Directory computer object by providing one of the following property values. The
identifier in parentheses is the LDAP display name for the attribute.
Distinguished Name
Example: CN=SaraDavisDesktop,CN=Europe,CN=Users,DC=corp,DC=contoso,DC=com
GUID (objectGUID)
Example: 599c3d2e-f72d-4d20-8a88-030d99495f20
Security Identifier (objectSid)
Example: S-1-5-21-3165297888-301567370-576410423-1103
Security Accounts Manager Account Name (sAMAccountName)
Example: SaraDavisDesktop
The cmdlet searches the default naming context or partition to find the object. If the identifier given is a
DN, the partition to search will be computed from that DN. If two or more objects are found, the cmdlet
returns a non-terminating error.
This parameter can also get this object through the pipeline or you can set this parameter to a computer
object instance.
This example shows how to set the parameter to a distinguished name.
-Identity "CN=saraDavisDesktop,CN=Europe,CN=Users,DC=corp,DC=contoso,DC=com"
This example shows how to set this parameter to a computer object instance named "computerInstance".
-Identity $computerInstance
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Partition <String>
Specifies the distinguished name of an Active Directory partition. The distinguished name must be one of the
naming contexts on the current directory server. The cmdlet searches this partition to find the object defined
by the Identity parameter.
The following two examples show how to specify a value for this parameter.
-Partition "CN=Configuration,DC=EUROPE,DC=TEST,DC=CONTOSO,DC=COM"
-Partition "CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=EUROPE,DC=TEST,DC=CONTOSO,DC=COM"
In many cases, a default value will be used for the Partition parameter if no value is specified. The rules
for determining the default value are given below. Note that rules listed first are evaluated first and once
a default value can be determined, no further rules will be evaluated.
In AD DS environments, a default value for Partition will be set in the following cases: - If the Identity
parameter is set to a distinguished name, the default value of Partition is automatically generated from this
distinguished name.
- If running cmdlets from an Active Directory provider drive, the default value of Partition is automatically
generated from the current path in the drive.
- If none of the previous cases apply, the default value of Partition will be set to the default partition or
naming context of the target domain.
In AD LDS environments, a default value for Partition will be set in the following cases:
- If the Identity parameter is set to a distinguished name, the default value of Partition is automatically
generated from this distinguished name.
- If running cmdlets from an Active Directory provider drive, the default value of Partition is automatically
generated from the current path in the drive.
- If the target AD LDS instance has a default naming context, the default value of Partition will be set to
the default naming context. To specify a default naming context for an AD LDS environment, set the
msDS-defaultNamingContext property of the Active Directory directory service agent (DSA) object (nTDSDSA) for
the AD LDS instance.
- If none of the previous cases apply, the Partition parameter will not take any default value.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Server <String>
Specifies the Active Directory Domain Services instance to connect to, by providing one of the following
values for a corresponding domain name or directory server. The service may be any of the following: Active
Directory Lightweight Domain Services, Active Directory Domain Services or Active Directory Snapshot instance.
Domain name values:
Fully qualified domain name
Examples: corp.contoso.com
NetBIOS name
Example: CORP
Directory server values:
Fully qualified directory server name
Example: corp-DC12.corp.contoso.com
NetBIOS name
Example: corp-DC12
Fully qualified directory server name and port
Example: corp-DC12.corp.contoso.com:3268
The default value for the Server parameter is determined by one of the following methods in the order that
they are listed:
-By using Server value from objects passed through the pipeline.
-By using the server information associated with the Active Directory PowerShell provider drive, when running
under that drive.
-By using the domain of the computer running Windows PowerShell.
The following example shows how to specify a full qualified domain name as the parameter value.
-Server "corp.contoso.com"
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADComputer
A computer object is received by the Computer parameter.
OUTPUTS
Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADServiceAccount
Returns one or more objects that represent the service accounts hosted by the specified computer.
NOTES
This cmdlet does not work with AD LDS.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
C:\\PS>Get-ADComputerServiceAccount -Identity ComputerAcct1
Enabled : True
Name : SvcAcct1
UserPrincipalName :
SamAccountName : SvcAcct1$
ObjectClass : msDS-ManagedServiceAccount
SID : S-1-5-21-159507390-2980359153-3438059098-1104
ObjectGUID : 8d759d66-ef68-4360-aff6-ec3bb3425ac1
HostComputers : {CN=ComputerAcct1,CN=Computers,DC=contoso,DC=com}
DistinguishedName : CN=SvcAcct1,CN=Managed Service Accounts,DC=contoso,DC=com
Description
-----------
Get the service accounts hosted on a computer account 'ComputerAcct1'
RELATED LINKS
Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=291022
Add-ADComputerServiceAccount
Get-ADComputer
Remove-ADComputerServiceAccount
SYNOPSIS
Gets the service accounts hosted by a computer.
SYNTAX
Get-ADComputerServiceAccount [-Identity] <ADComputer> [-AuthType {Negotiate | Basic}] [-Credential <PSCredential>]
[-Partition <String>] [-Server <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
The Get-ADComputerServiceAccount cmdlet gets all of the service accounts that are hosted by the specified computer.
The Computer parameter specifies the Active Directory computer that hosts the service accounts. You can identify a
computer by its distinguished name (DN), GUID, security identifier (SID) or Security Accounts Manager (SAM)
account name. You can also set the Computer parameter to a computer object variable, such as
$<localComputerobject>, or pass a computer object through the pipeline to the Computer parameter. For example, you
can use the Get-ADComputer cmdlet to retrieve a computer object and then pass the object through the pipeline to
the Get-ADComputerServiceAccount cmdlet.
PARAMETERS
-AuthType <ADAuthType>
Specifies the authentication method to use. Possible values for this parameter include:
Negotiate or 0
Basic or 1
The default authentication method is Negotiate.
A Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection is required for the Basic authentication method.
The following example shows how to set this parameter to Basic.
-AuthType Basic
Required? false
Position? named
Default value Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.AuthType.Negotiate
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Credential <PSCredential>
Specifies the user account credentials to use to perform this task. The default credentials are the
credentials of the currently logged on user unless the cmdlet is run from an Active Directory PowerShell
provider drive. If the cmdlet is run from such a provider drive, the account associated with the drive is the
default.
To specify this parameter, you can type a user name, such as "User1" or "Domain01\\User01" or you can specify a
PSCredential object. If you specify a user name for this parameter, the cmdlet prompts for a password.
You can also create a PSCredential object by using a script or by using the Get-Credential cmdlet. You can
then set the Credential parameter to the PSCredential object The following example shows how to create
credentials.
$AdminCredentials = Get-Credential "Domain01\\User01"
The following shows how to set the Credential parameter to these credentials.
-Credential $AdminCredentials
If the acting credentials do not have directory-level permission to perform the task, Active Directory
PowerShell returns a terminating error.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Identity <ADComputer>
Specifies an Active Directory computer object by providing one of the following property values. The
identifier in parentheses is the LDAP display name for the attribute.
Distinguished Name
Example: CN=SaraDavisDesktop,CN=Europe,CN=Users,DC=corp,DC=contoso,DC=com
GUID (objectGUID)
Example: 599c3d2e-f72d-4d20-8a88-030d99495f20
Security Identifier (objectSid)
Example: S-1-5-21-3165297888-301567370-576410423-1103
Security Accounts Manager Account Name (sAMAccountName)
Example: SaraDavisDesktop
The cmdlet searches the default naming context or partition to find the object. If the identifier given is a
DN, the partition to search will be computed from that DN. If two or more objects are found, the cmdlet
returns a non-terminating error.
This parameter can also get this object through the pipeline or you can set this parameter to a computer
object instance.
This example shows how to set the parameter to a distinguished name.
-Identity "CN=saraDavisDesktop,CN=Europe,CN=Users,DC=corp,DC=contoso,DC=com"
This example shows how to set this parameter to a computer object instance named "computerInstance".
-Identity $computerInstance
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Partition <String>
Specifies the distinguished name of an Active Directory partition. The distinguished name must be one of the
naming contexts on the current directory server. The cmdlet searches this partition to find the object defined
by the Identity parameter.
The following two examples show how to specify a value for this parameter.
-Partition "CN=Configuration,DC=EUROPE,DC=TEST,DC=CONTOSO,DC=COM"
-Partition "CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=EUROPE,DC=TEST,DC=CONTOSO,DC=COM"
In many cases, a default value will be used for the Partition parameter if no value is specified. The rules
for determining the default value are given below. Note that rules listed first are evaluated first and once
a default value can be determined, no further rules will be evaluated.
In AD DS environments, a default value for Partition will be set in the following cases: - If the Identity
parameter is set to a distinguished name, the default value of Partition is automatically generated from this
distinguished name.
- If running cmdlets from an Active Directory provider drive, the default value of Partition is automatically
generated from the current path in the drive.
- If none of the previous cases apply, the default value of Partition will be set to the default partition or
naming context of the target domain.
In AD LDS environments, a default value for Partition will be set in the following cases:
- If the Identity parameter is set to a distinguished name, the default value of Partition is automatically
generated from this distinguished name.
- If running cmdlets from an Active Directory provider drive, the default value of Partition is automatically
generated from the current path in the drive.
- If the target AD LDS instance has a default naming context, the default value of Partition will be set to
the default naming context. To specify a default naming context for an AD LDS environment, set the
msDS-defaultNamingContext property of the Active Directory directory service agent (DSA) object (nTDSDSA) for
the AD LDS instance.
- If none of the previous cases apply, the Partition parameter will not take any default value.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Server <String>
Specifies the Active Directory Domain Services instance to connect to, by providing one of the following
values for a corresponding domain name or directory server. The service may be any of the following: Active
Directory Lightweight Domain Services, Active Directory Domain Services or Active Directory Snapshot instance.
Domain name values:
Fully qualified domain name
Examples: corp.contoso.com
NetBIOS name
Example: CORP
Directory server values:
Fully qualified directory server name
Example: corp-DC12.corp.contoso.com
NetBIOS name
Example: corp-DC12
Fully qualified directory server name and port
Example: corp-DC12.corp.contoso.com:3268
The default value for the Server parameter is determined by one of the following methods in the order that
they are listed:
-By using Server value from objects passed through the pipeline.
-By using the server information associated with the Active Directory PowerShell provider drive, when running
under that drive.
-By using the domain of the computer running Windows PowerShell.
The following example shows how to specify a full qualified domain name as the parameter value.
-Server "corp.contoso.com"
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADComputer
A computer object is received by the Computer parameter.
OUTPUTS
Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADServiceAccount
Returns one or more objects that represent the service accounts hosted by the specified computer.
NOTES
This cmdlet does not work with AD LDS.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
C:\\PS>Get-ADComputerServiceAccount -Identity ComputerAcct1
Enabled : True
Name : SvcAcct1
UserPrincipalName :
SamAccountName : SvcAcct1$
ObjectClass : msDS-ManagedServiceAccount
SID : S-1-5-21-159507390-2980359153-3438059098-1104
ObjectGUID : 8d759d66-ef68-4360-aff6-ec3bb3425ac1
HostComputers : {CN=ComputerAcct1,CN=Computers,DC=contoso,DC=com}
DistinguishedName : CN=SvcAcct1,CN=Managed Service Accounts,DC=contoso,DC=com
Description
-----------
Get the service accounts hosted on a computer account 'ComputerAcct1'
RELATED LINKS
Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=291022
Add-ADComputerServiceAccount
Get-ADComputer
Remove-ADComputerServiceAccount