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Version: 2.1.0

Test-MtAdOuOverlappingNameCount

SYNOPSIS​

Counts the number of Organizational Units with overlapping (duplicate) names in Active Directory.

SYNTAX​

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

DESCRIPTION​

This test identifies OUs that share the same name but exist in different locations within the directory. While this is technically allowed in Active Directory, overlapping OU names can cause confusion and administration errors, particularly when applying Group Policies or managing permissions.

EXAMPLES​

EXAMPLE 1​

Test-MtAdOuOverlappingNameCount

Returns $true if OU data is accessible, $false otherwise. The test result includes the count of OUs with duplicate names.

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-MtAdOuOverlappingNameCount