Get-HostName.ps1
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.Synopsis Get the hostname of a local or remote computer. .DESCRIPTION Get the hostname of a local or remote computer. This can be used to get the real hostname of computer that may have an alias. .EXAMPLE Get-HostName -ComputerName ALIASSERVER Get the real hostname of the the aliasserver. #> function Get-Hostname { [CmdletBinding()] [Alias()] [OutputType([int])] Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true, Position=0)] [string[]]$ComputerName=$env:COMPUTERNAME ) Begin { } Process { foreach ($Computer in $ComputerName) { try { $Hostname = Get-WmiObject -Class win32_operatingsystem -ComputerName $Computer -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -Property @{Label='Hostname';Expression={$_.PSComputerName}} $Hostname } catch { Write-Error "Unable to get the hostname of $Computer." } } } End { } } |