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Version: 2.3.1-preview

Test-MtAdGroupSecurityCount

SYNOPSIS​

Counts the number of security groups in Active Directory.

SYNTAX​

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

DESCRIPTION​

This test counts security groups in Active Directory, which are used for access control and permissions management. Security groups can be assigned permissions to resources and contain both users and computers. Understanding the number and distribution of security groups is essential for assessing the security posture and access management complexity of your Active Directory environment.

EXAMPLES​

EXAMPLE 1​

Test-MtAdGroupSecurityCount

Returns $true if group data is accessible, $false otherwise. The test result includes counts of security 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-MtAdGroupSecurityCount