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Version: 2.1.1-preview

Test-MtAdUserBuiltInAdminCount

SYNOPSIS​

Counts built-in administrator style user accounts.

SYNTAX​

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

DESCRIPTION​

This test identifies built-in administrator style user objects by looking for the built-in administrator RID (-500) and critical system objects. Tracking these accounts helps defenders focus on highly sensitive identities that are commonly targeted during Active Directory compromise.

EXAMPLES​

EXAMPLE 1​

Test-MtAdUserBuiltInAdminCount

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-MtAdUserBuiltInAdminCount