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NAME Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy
SYNOPSIS
Gets the default password policy for an Active Directory domain.
SYNTAX
Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy [[-Current] {LocalComputer | LoggedOnUser}] [-AuthType {Negotiate | Basic}]
[-Credential <PSCredential>] [-Server <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy [-Identity] <ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy> [-AuthType {Negotiate | Basic}]
[-Credential <PSCredential>] [-Server <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
The Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy cmdlet gets the default password policy for a domain.
The Identity parameter specifies the Active Directory domain. You can identify a domain by its Distinguished Name
(DN), GUID, Security Identifier (SID), DNS domain name, or NETBIOS name. You can also set the parameter to a
domain object variable, such as $<localDomainObject> or pass a domain object through the pipeline to the Identity
parameter.
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
-Current <ADCurrentDomainType>
Specifies whether to return the domain of the local computer or the current logged on user (CLU). Possible
values for this parameter are:
LocalComputer or 0
LoggedOnUser or 1
The following example shows how to set this parameter to return the domain of the current logged on user.
-Current LoggedOnUser
Required? false
Position? 2
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Identity <ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy>
Specifies an Active Directory domain object by providing one of the following property values. The identifier
in parentheses is the LDAP display name for the attribute. All values are for the domainDNS object that
represents the domain.
Distinguished Name
Example: DC=redmond,DC=corp,DC=contoso,DC=com
GUID (objectGUID)
Example: 599c3d2e-f72d-4d20-8a88-030d99495f20
Security Identifier (objectSid)
Example: S-1-5-21-3165297888-301567370-
DNS domain name
Example: redmond.corp.contoso.com
NetBIOS domain name
Example: redmond
The cmdlet searches the default naming context or partition to find the object. 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 domain object
instance.
This example shows how to set the parameter to a distinguished name.
-Identity "DC=redmond,DC=corp,DC=contoso,DC=com"
This example shows how to set this parameter to a domain object instance named "domainInstance".
-Identity $domainInstance
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue)
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.ADDomain
A domain object is received by the Identity parameter.
OUTPUTS
Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy
Returns the default domain password policy object for the specified domain.
NOTES
This cmdlet does not work with AD LDS.
This cmdlet does not work when targeting a snapshot using the Server parameter.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
C:\\PS>Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy -Current LoggedOnUser
Description
-----------
Get the default domain password policy from current logged on user domain.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
C:\\PS>Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy -Current LocalComputer
Description
-----------
Get the default domain password policy from current local computer.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
C:\\PS>Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy -Identity fabrikam.com
Description
-----------
Get the default domain password policy from a given domain.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 4 --------------------------
C:\\PS>(Get-ADForest -Current LoggedOnUser).Domains | %{ Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy -Identity $_ }
Description
-----------
Get the default domain password policy objects from all the domains in the forest.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 5 --------------------------
C:\\PS>Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy
Description
-----------
Get the default domain password policy from current logged on user domain.
RELATED LINKS
Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=291024
Get-ADDomain
SYNOPSIS
Gets the default password policy for an Active Directory domain.
SYNTAX
Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy [[-Current] {LocalComputer | LoggedOnUser}] [-AuthType {Negotiate | Basic}]
[-Credential <PSCredential>] [-Server <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy [-Identity] <ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy> [-AuthType {Negotiate | Basic}]
[-Credential <PSCredential>] [-Server <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
The Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy cmdlet gets the default password policy for a domain.
The Identity parameter specifies the Active Directory domain. You can identify a domain by its Distinguished Name
(DN), GUID, Security Identifier (SID), DNS domain name, or NETBIOS name. You can also set the parameter to a
domain object variable, such as $<localDomainObject> or pass a domain object through the pipeline to the Identity
parameter.
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
-Current <ADCurrentDomainType>
Specifies whether to return the domain of the local computer or the current logged on user (CLU). Possible
values for this parameter are:
LocalComputer or 0
LoggedOnUser or 1
The following example shows how to set this parameter to return the domain of the current logged on user.
-Current LoggedOnUser
Required? false
Position? 2
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Identity <ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy>
Specifies an Active Directory domain object by providing one of the following property values. The identifier
in parentheses is the LDAP display name for the attribute. All values are for the domainDNS object that
represents the domain.
Distinguished Name
Example: DC=redmond,DC=corp,DC=contoso,DC=com
GUID (objectGUID)
Example: 599c3d2e-f72d-4d20-8a88-030d99495f20
Security Identifier (objectSid)
Example: S-1-5-21-3165297888-301567370-
DNS domain name
Example: redmond.corp.contoso.com
NetBIOS domain name
Example: redmond
The cmdlet searches the default naming context or partition to find the object. 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 domain object
instance.
This example shows how to set the parameter to a distinguished name.
-Identity "DC=redmond,DC=corp,DC=contoso,DC=com"
This example shows how to set this parameter to a domain object instance named "domainInstance".
-Identity $domainInstance
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue)
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.ADDomain
A domain object is received by the Identity parameter.
OUTPUTS
Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy
Returns the default domain password policy object for the specified domain.
NOTES
This cmdlet does not work with AD LDS.
This cmdlet does not work when targeting a snapshot using the Server parameter.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
C:\\PS>Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy -Current LoggedOnUser
Description
-----------
Get the default domain password policy from current logged on user domain.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
C:\\PS>Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy -Current LocalComputer
Description
-----------
Get the default domain password policy from current local computer.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
C:\\PS>Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy -Identity fabrikam.com
Description
-----------
Get the default domain password policy from a given domain.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 4 --------------------------
C:\\PS>(Get-ADForest -Current LoggedOnUser).Domains | %{ Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy -Identity $_ }
Description
-----------
Get the default domain password policy objects from all the domains in the forest.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 5 --------------------------
C:\\PS>Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy
Description
-----------
Get the default domain password policy from current logged on user domain.
RELATED LINKS
Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=291024
Get-ADDomain