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Version: 2.3.1-preview

Test-MtAdGroupSidHistoryCount

SYNOPSIS​

Counts groups with SID History set in Active Directory.

SYNTAX​

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

DESCRIPTION​

This test identifies group objects that have SID History attributes populated. SID History is typically used during domain migrations to maintain access to resources in the source domain. Groups with SID History may indicate:

  • Migrated group accounts from previous domains
  • Potential security concerns if SID History contains SIDs from untrusted domains
  • Legacy configurations that should be reviewed and cleaned up

EXAMPLES​

EXAMPLE 1​

Test-MtAdGroupSidHistoryCount

Returns $true if group data is accessible, $false otherwise. The test result includes the count of groups with SID History.

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-MtAdGroupSidHistoryCount