Functions/Get-Group.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 Get-Group { <# .SYNOPSIS Gets *local* groups. .DESCRIPTION `Get-Group` gets all *local* groups or a specific group by its name. The objects returned, `DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.GroupPrincipal`, use external resources, which means they don't clean up propertly when garbage collected, resulting in memory leaks. You should call `Dispose()` on the objects you receieve from this function when you're done using them so these external resources can be cleaned up correctly. `Get-Group` is new in Carbon 2.0. .OUTPUTS System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.GroupPrincipal. .LINK Get-User .EXAMPLE Get-Group Demonstrates how to get all local groups. .EXAMPLE Get-Group -Name RebelAlliance Demonstrates how to get a specific group. #> [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.GroupPrincipal])] param( [string] # The name of the group to return. $Name ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState $ctx = New-Object 'DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalContext' ([DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.ContextType]::Machine) if( $Name ) { $group = [DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.GroupPrincipal]::FindByIdentity( $ctx, $Name ) if( -not $group ) { try { Write-Error ('Local group ''{0}'' not found.' -f $Name) -ErrorAction:$ErrorActionPreference return } finally { $ctx.Dispose() } } return $group } else { $query = New-Object 'DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.GroupPrincipal' $ctx $searcher = New-Object 'DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalSearcher' $query try { $searcher.FindAll() } finally { $searcher.Dispose() $query.Dispose() } } } |