Public/Test-ALHGroupPolicyStatus.ps1
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.VERSION 1.1.0 .GUID 1d3dc65f-9665-4e4d-abb2-c3c91875424d .AUTHOR Dieter Koch .COMPANYNAME .COPYRIGHT (c) 2021-2023 Dieter Koch .TAGS .LICENSEURI https://github.com/admins-little-helper/ALH/blob/main/LICENSE .PROJECTURI https://github.com/admins-little-helper/ALH .ICONURI .EXTERNALMODULEDEPENDENCIES .REQUIREDSCRIPTS .EXTERNALSCRIPTDEPENDENCIES .RELEASENOTES 1.0.0 Initial release 1.1.0 Cleaned up code #> <# .DESCRIPTION Contains a function to test if there have been events logged in the last 24 hours which indicate issues in applying computer group policy. #> function Test-ALHGroupPolicyStatus { <# .SYNOPSIS Function to test if there have been events logged in the last 24 hours which indicate issues in applying computer group policy. .DESCRIPTION Function queries event log for certain events indicating issues in applying computer group policy settings. The function by default returns either true or false, but it can also return the events found in the eventlog (use parameter ReturnDetail). .PARAMETER MachinePolicy Repair computer group policy. .PARAMETER ComputerName Allows to specify remote computer name. By default it will run against the local computer. .PARAMETER Credential Specify credentials with necessary permissions to query the system event log on the given computer. .EXAMPLE Test-ALHGroupPolicyStatus Run check for computer group policy. .EXAMPLE Test-ALHGroupPolicyStatus -ComputerName MyOtherSystem Run check for computer group policy on remote computer named "MyOtherSystem". .EXAMPLE Test-ALHGroupPolicyStatus -ComputerName MyOtherSystem -Credential $(Get-Credential) Run check for computer group policy on remote computer named "MyOtherSystem" and specifying credentials. .NOTES Author: Dieter Kochs Email: diko@admins-little-helper.de .LINK https://github.com/admins-little-helper/ALH/blob/main/Help/Test-ALHGroupPolicyStatus.txt #> [CmdletBinding()] param( [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string] $ComputerName = "$env:COMPUTERNAME", [switch] $ReturnDetails, [ValidateNotNull()] [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential] [System.Management.Automation.Credential()] $Credential = [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]::Empty ) try { $Domain = (Get-CimInstance Win32_ComputerSystem).Domain $Context = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.DirectoryContext("Domain", $Domain) $DC = [System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.DomainController]::FindOne($Context) } catch { Write-Error "No domain controller found." } if ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion -ge [System.Version]"6.0") { Write-Verbose -Message "Running PowerShell 6.0 or newer - need to import Windows PowerShell cmdlets." Import-Module Microsoft.PowerShell.Management -UseWindowsPowerShell } if ($null -ne $DC -and (Test-ComputerSecureChannel)) { $EventsFound = Get-ALHGroupPolicyFailureEvent -StartTime (Get-Date).AddHours(-24) -ComputerName $ComputerName -Credential $Credential if (($EventsFound | Measure-Object).Count -gt 0) { if ($ReturnDetails.IsPresent) { $ReturnValue = $EventsFound } else { $ReturnValue = $true } } else { $ReturnValue = $false } } else { Write-Verbose -Message "No DC found or no secure channel established (maybe system is offline)" } Write-Verbose -Message "Done" $ReturnValue } #region EndOfScript <# ################################################################################ ################################################################################ # # ______ _ __ _____ _ _ # | ____| | | / _| / ____| (_) | | # | |__ _ __ __| | ___ | |_ | (___ ___ _ __ _ _ __ | |_ # | __| | '_ \ / _` | / _ \| _| \___ \ / __| '__| | '_ \| __| # | |____| | | | (_| | | (_) | | ____) | (__| | | | |_) | |_ # |______|_| |_|\__,_| \___/|_| |_____/ \___|_| |_| .__/ \__| # | | # |_| ################################################################################ ################################################################################ # created with help of http://patorjk.com/software/taag/ #> #endregion |