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Version: 2.1.0

Test-MtAdRecycleBinStatus

SYNOPSIS

Retrieves the Active Directory Recycle Bin status.

SYNTAX

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

DESCRIPTION

This test checks whether the Active Directory Recycle Bin is enabled in the forest. The Recycle Bin provides enhanced protection against accidental deletion by allowing recovery of deleted objects without restoring from backup.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Test-MtAdRecycleBinStatus

Returns $true if Recycle Bin data is accessible. The test result includes whether the Recycle Bin is enabled.

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-MtAdRecycleBinStatus