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Version: 2.3.0

Test-MtAdPrinterTotalCount

SYNOPSIS​

Counts the total number of printers published in Active Directory.

SYNTAX​

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

DESCRIPTION​

This test retrieves the count of printers that have been published to Active Directory. Published printers are shared printers that are advertised in the directory, making them discoverable by users and computers in the domain. This provides visibility into the printing infrastructure and helps identify potential security considerations related to printer publishing.

EXAMPLES​

EXAMPLE 1​

Test-MtAdPrinterTotalCount

Returns $true if printer data is accessible, $false otherwise. The test result includes the total count of published printers.

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-MtAdPrinterTotalCount