Functions/Remove-GroupMember.ps1
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. function Remove-GroupMember { <# .SYNOPSIS Removes users or groups from a *local* group. .DESCRIPTION You would think it's pretty easy and straight-forward to remove users/groups from a local group, but you would be wrong. The quick solution is to use `net localgroup`, but that won't accept user/group names longer than 24 characters. This means you have to use the .NET Directory Services APIs. How do you reliably remove both users *and* groups? What if those users are in a domain? What if they're in another domain? What about built-in users? Fortunately, your brain hasn't exploded. So, this function removes users or groups from a *local* group. If the user or group is not a member, nothing happens. `Remove-GroupMember` is new in Carbon 2.0. .EXAMPLE Remove-GroupMember -Name Administrators -Member EMPIRE\DarthVader,EMPIRE\EmperorPalpatine,REBELS\LSkywalker Removes Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine and Luke Skywalker from the local administrators group. .EXAMPLE Remove-GroupMember -Name TieFighters -Member NetworkService Removes the local NetworkService account from the local TieFighters group. #> [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$true)] param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string] # The group name. $Name, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string[]] # The users/groups to remove from a group. [Alias('Members')] $Member ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState [DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.GroupPrincipal]$group = Get-Group -Name $Name if( -not $group ) { return } try { foreach( $_member in $Member ) { $identity = Resolve-Identity -Name $_member if( -not $identity ) { continue } if( -not (Test-GroupMember -GroupName $group.Name -Member $_member) ) { continue } Write-Verbose -Message ('[{0}] Members {1} ->' -f $Name,$identity.FullName) if( -not $PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess(('removing ''{0}'' from local group ''{1}''' -f $identity.FullName, $group.Name), $null, $null) ) { continue } try { $identity.RemoveFromLocalGroup( $group.Name ) } catch { Write-Error ('Failed to remove ''{0}'' from local group ''{1}'': {2}.' -f $identity,$group.Name,$_) } } } finally { $group.Dispose() } } |