Set-AdsOwner

NAME Set-AdsOwner



SYNOPSIS

Changes the owner of the specified AD object to the target identity.





SYNTAX

Set-AdsOwner [-Path] <String[]> [-Identity] <String> [[-Server] <String>] [[-Credential] <PSCredential>]

[-EnableException] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

Changes the owner of the specified AD object to the target identity.





PARAMETERS

-Path <String[]>

Path to the object to update



Required? true

Position? 1

Default value

Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Identity <String>

Identity to make the new owner.



Required? true

Position? 2

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Server <String>

The server / domain to connect to.



Required? false

Position? 3

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Credential <PSCredential>

The credentials to use for AD operations.



Required? false

Position? 4

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-EnableException [<SwitchParameter>]

This parameters disables user-friendly warnings and enables the throwing of exceptions.

This is less user friendly, but allows catching exceptions in calling scripts.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value False

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]

If this switch is enabled, no actions are performed but informational messages will be displayed that explain

what would happen if the command were to run.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]

If this switch is enabled, you will be prompted for confirmation before executing any operations that change

state.



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 (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS



OUTPUTS



-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Set-AdsOwner -Path $dn -Identity 'contoso\\Domain Admins'



Makes the domain admins owner of the path specified in $dn











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