Get-ADDomain

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SYNOPSIS

Gets an Active Directory domain.

SYNTAX

Get-ADDomain [-AuthType <ADAuthType>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-Current <ADCurrentDomainType>] [-Server <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
Get-ADDomain [-Identity] <ADDomain> [-AuthType <ADAuthType>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-Server <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

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DESCRIPTION

The Get-ADDomain cmdlet gets the Active Directory domain specified by the parameters. You can specify the domain by setting the Identity or
Current parameters.


The Identity parameter specifies the Active Directory domain to get. You can identify the domain object to get by its Distinguished Name (DN),
GUID, Security Identifier (SID), DNS domain name, or NetBIOS name. You can also set the parameter to a domain object variable, such as
$<localDomainObject> or pass a domain object through the pipeline to the Identity parameter.


To get the domain of the local computer or current logged on user (CLU) set the Current parameter to LocalComputer or LoggedOnUser. When you
set the Current parameter, you do not need to set the Identity parameter.


When the Current parameter is set to LocalComputer or LogedOnUser, the cmdlet uses the Server and Credential parameters according to the
following rules.


-If both the Server and Credential parameters are not specified:


--The domain is set to the domain of the LocalComputer or LoggedOnUser and a server is located in this domain. The credentials of the current
logged on user are used to get the domain.


-If the Server parameter is specified and the Credential parameter is not specified:


--The domain is set to the domain of the specified server and the cmdlet checks to make sure that the server is in the domain of the
LocalComputer or LoggedOnUser. Then the credentials of the current logged on user are used to get the domain. An error is returned when the
server is not in the domain of the LocalComputer or LoggedOnUser.


-If the Server parameter is not specified and the Credential parameter is specified:


--The domain is set to the domain of the LocalComputer or LoggedOnUser and a server is located in this domain. Then the credentials specified
by the Credential parameter are used to get the domain.


If the Server and Credential parameters are specified:


The domain is set to the domain of the specified server and the cmdlet checks to make sure that the server is in the domain of the
LocalComputer or LoggedOnUser. Then the credentials specified by the Credential parameter are used to get the domain. An error is returned
when the server is not in the domain of the LocalComputer or LoggedOnUser.

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RELATED LINKS

Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=219304
Set-ADDomain
Set-ADDomainMode

REMARKS

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