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A PowerShell function that uses ADSI to query for local account information. Read the function help for more details.
#requires -version 3.0
<#
This function has no provision for alternate credentials unless you run
it with Invoke-Command in a PSSession.
#>
Function Get-LocalUser {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Get local account information using ADSI.
.DESCRIPTION
This command uses ADSI to connect to a server and enumerate local user accounts. By default it will retrieve all local user accounts or you can specify one by name.
The command uses legacy protocols to connect and enumerate accounts. You may find it more efficient to wrap this function in an Invoke-Command expression. See examples.
NOTE: If you run this against a domain controller you will get your domain accounts.
.PARAMETER Computername
The name of a computer to query. The parameter has aliases of 'CN' and 'Host'.
.PARAMETER Name
The name of a local user account, like Administrator. The parameter has an alias of 'User'.
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\> Get-LocalUser chi-core01
Computername : CHI-CORE01
User : Administrator
Description : Built-in account for administering the computer/domain
Enabled : True
LastLogin : 3/5/2015 7:48:56 AM
PasswordAgeDays : 456
PasswordLastSet : 11/11/2014 6:02:05 PM
Computername : CHI-CORE01
User : Guest
Description : Built-in account for guest access to the computer/domain
Enabled : False
LastLogin :
PasswordAgeDays : 659
PasswordLastSet : 4/22/2014 9:01:02 AM
Computername : CHI-CORE01
User : LocalAdmin
Description : Chicago Local administrator account
Enabled : True
LastLogin : 2/24/2015 4:17:35 PM
PasswordAgeDays : 342
PasswordLastSet : 3/5/2015 7:46:32 AM
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\> "chi-hvr1","chi-hvr2" | get-localuser -name administrator | Select Computername,User,LastLogin,Pass*
Computername : CHI-HVR1
User : Administrator
LastLogin : 12/21/2015 12:55:31 PM
PasswordAgeDays : 58
PasswordLastSet : 12/14/2015 4:32:12 PM
Computername : CHI-HVR2
User : Administrator
LastLogin : 4/25/2014 1:50:28 PM
PasswordAgeDays : 889
PasswordLastSet : 9/4/2013 11:13:25 AM
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\> $s = new-pssession chi-core01,chi-fp02,chi-web02
Create several PSSessions to remote computers.
PS C:\> $sb = ${function:Get-localuser}
Get the function's scriptblock
PS C:\> Invoke-Command -scriptblock $sb -session $s -argumentlist "Administrator" | Select Computername,User,Pass*,Last*
Computername : CHI-CORE01
User : Administrator
PasswordAgeDays : 456
PasswordLastSet : 11/11/2014 6:02:05 PM
LastLogin : 3/5/2015 6:48:56 AM
Computername : CHI-FP02
User : Administrator
PasswordAgeDays : 0
PasswordLastSet : 2/10/2016 9:13:13 AM
LastLogin : 4/30/2013 8:08:49 AM
Computername : CHI-WEB02
User : Administrator
PasswordAgeDays : 379
PasswordLastSet : 1/27/2015 3:41:15 PM
LastLogin : 1/27/2015 5:48:12 PM
Invoke the scriptblock and pass an account name as an argument.
PS C:\> invoke-command -scriptblock $sb -Session $s -HideComputerName | Select * -ExcludeProperty RunspaceID | Out-GridView -title "Local Accounts"
Get all local accounts by invoking the scriptblock remotely and display the results with Out-GridView.
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\> get-localuser -Name jeff -Computername chi-dc04
Computername : CHI-DC04
User : jeff
Description : IT Admin V
Enabled : True
LastLogin : 2/9/2016 5:06:22 PM
PasswordAgeDays : 884
PasswordLastSet : 9/9/2013 10:46:11 AM
The command can be used to query domain accounts by selecting a domain controller.
.NOTES
NAME : Get-LocalUser
VERSION : 1.0
LAST UPDATED: 2/10/2016
AUTHOR : Jeff Hicks
Learn more about PowerShell:
http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/essential-powershell-resources/
****************************************************************
* DO NOT USE IN A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT UNTIL YOU HAVE TESTED *
* THOROUGHLY IN A LAB ENVIRONMENT. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. IF *
* YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS SCRIPT DOES OR HOW IT WORKS, *
* DO NOT USE IT OUTSIDE OF A SECURE, TEST SETTING. *
****************************************************************
.INPUTS
[string] for computer names
.OUTPUTS
[object]
#>
[cmdletbinding()]
Param(
[Parameter(Position = 0)]
[Alias("user")]
[string]$Name,
[Parameter(ValueFromPipeline,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)]
[ValidateNotNullorEmpty()]
[Alias("CN","host")]
[string[]]$Computername = $env:computername
)
Begin {
Write-Verbose "Starting: $($MyInvocation.Mycommand)"
#define a constant
$ADS_UF_ACCOUNTDISABLE = 0x0002
} #begin
Process {
Foreach ($item in $Computername) {
Write-Verbose "Connecting to $($item.toUpper())"
if ($Name) {
Write-Verbose "Querying for local account $Name"
[ADSI]$LocalUser = "WinNT://$item/$name,user"
}
else {
Write-Verbose "Querying for all local user accounts"
[ADSI]$Computer = "WinNT://$item"
}
#if connection failed there won't be a Name property defined
if ($Localuser.name -OR $Computer.name) {
if ($Name) {
Write-Verbose "Found account for $($localuser.name)"
$users = $Localuser
}
else {
Write-Verbose "Filtering for user objects"
$users = $computer.psbase.children | where {$_.SchemaClassName -match "user"}
Write-Verbose "Found $($users.count) users"
}
Write-Verbose "Getting account details from $($item.ToUpper())"
$users | Select-Object @{name="Computername";Expression={$item.ToUpper()}},
@{name="User";Expression={$_.psbase.properties.name.value}},
@{Name="Description";Expression={$_.psbase.properties.description.value}},
@{name="Enabled";Expression={
if ($_.psbase.properties.item("userflags").value -band $ADS_UF_ACCOUNTDISABLE) {
$False
}
else {
$True
}
}},
@{name="LastLogin";Expression={[datetime]$_.psbase.properties.lastLogin.value}},
@{Name="PasswordAgeDays";Expression= {[int]($_.psbase.properties.passwordage.value/86400)}},
@{Name="PasswordLastSet";Expression={(Get-Date).AddSeconds(-$_.psbase.properties.passwordage.value)}}
}
else {
if ($Name) {
Write-Warning "Failed to find user $Name on $item."
}
else {
Write-Warning "Failed to connect to $item."
}
}
} #foreach computer
} #Process
End {
Write-Verbose "Ending: $($MyInvocation.Mycommand)"
} #end
} #end function
#create an alias
Set-Alias -Name glu -Value Get-LocalUser
<#
Copyright (c) 2016 JDH Information Technology Solutions, Inc.
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of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
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OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
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#>
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