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Version: 2.3.0

Test-MtAdGroupGlobalCount

SYNOPSIS​

Counts the number of global groups in Active Directory.

SYNTAX​

Test-MtAdGroupGlobalCount [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION​

This test counts global groups in Active Directory. Global groups can be used across the entire forest and can contain users and other global groups from the same domain. They are typically used to organize users by role, department, or function and can be placed into domain local groups for resource access. Global groups replicate only within their domain and are the most commonly used group scope for user organization.

EXAMPLES​

EXAMPLE 1​

Test-MtAdGroupGlobalCount

Returns $true if group data is accessible, $false otherwise. The test result includes counts of global groups.

PARAMETERS​

-ProgressAction​

Determines how PowerShell responds to progress updates generated by a script, cmdlet, or provider, such as the progress bars generated by Write-Progress.

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
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.

INPUTS​

OUTPUTS​

System.Boolean​

NOTES​

https://maester.dev/docs/commands/Test-MtAdGroupGlobalCount