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Version: 2.3.0

Test-MtAdTombstoneLifetime

SYNOPSIS​

Retrieves the tombstone lifetime in days.

SYNTAX​

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

DESCRIPTION​

This test retrieves the tombstone lifetime setting from Active Directory. The tombstone lifetime determines how long deleted objects are retained before being permanently removed. This is critical for accidental deletion recovery and replication stability.

EXAMPLES​

EXAMPLE 1​

Test-MtAdTombstoneLifetime

Returns $true if tombstone lifetime data is accessible. The test result includes the current tombstone lifetime value.

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-MtAdTombstoneLifetime