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. .NOTES Created By: Jason Wasser Modified: 7/17/2017 08:59:48 AM * added credential support #> function Get-Hostname { [CmdletBinding()] [Alias()] [OutputType([int])] Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true, Position=0)] [string[]]$ComputerName=$env:COMPUTERNAME, [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]$Credential = [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]::Empty ) Begin { } Process { foreach ($Computer in $ComputerName) { try { $Hostname = Get-WmiObject -Class win32_operatingsystem -ComputerName $Computer -Credential $Credential -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -Property @{Label='Hostname';Expression={$_.PSComputerName}} $Hostname } catch { Write-Error "Unable to get the hostname of $Computer." } } } End { } } |