Get-ADComputerSearch.ps1
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function Get-ADComputerSearch {
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
[string]$Filter = '*',
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
[string]$OperatingSystem,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
[string]$SearchBase, # Optional SearchBase
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
[switch]$IncludeDisabled, # Include disabled computers
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
[switch]$IncludeAdditionalProperties, # Retrieve all AD properties
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
[ValidateSet("Name", "OperatingSystem", "LastLogonDate", "PasswordLastSet")]
[string]$SortBy = "Name" # Sorting option
)
PROCESS {
try {
# Define properties to retrieve
$properties = @(
"Name", "Description", "SamAccountName", "OperatingSystem", "OperatingSystemVersion", "PasswordLastSet",
"LastLogonDate", "ManagedBy", "DNSHostName", "IPv4Address",
"IPv6Address", "ServicePrincipalName", "Enabled"
)
if ($IncludeAdditionalProperties) {
$properties += "*"
}
# Construct proper AD query filter
$filterCondition = "(Name -like '$Filter')"
if (-not $IncludeDisabled) {
$filterCondition += " -and (Enabled -eq '$true')"
}
# Add Operating System filtering if specified
if ($OperatingSystem) {
$filterCondition += " -and (OperatingSystem -like '*$OperatingSystem*')"
}
Write-Verbose "Using AD filter: $filterCondition"
# Perform AD query with or without SearchBase
if ($SearchBase) {
$computers = Get-ADComputer -Filter $filterCondition -SearchBase $SearchBase -Properties $properties
}
else {
$computers = Get-ADComputer -Filter $filterCondition -Properties $properties
}
if (!$computers) {
Throw "No computers found matching the criteria."
}
# Process results
$output = foreach ($computerInfo in $computers) {
[PSCustomObject]@{
Name = $computerInfo.Name
Description = $computerInfo.Description
DNSHostName = $computerInfo.DNSHostName
SamAccountName = $computerInfo.SamAccountName
IPv4Address = $computerInfo.IPv4Address
IPv6Address = $computerInfo.IPv6Address
OperatingSystem = $computerInfo.OperatingSystem
OperatingSystemVersion = $computerInfo.OperatingSystemVersion
PasswordLastSet = $computerInfo.PasswordLastSet
LastLogonDate = $computerInfo.LastLogonDate
ManagedBy = $computerInfo.ManagedBy
ServicePrincipalName = $computerInfo.ServicePrincipalName -join ", " # Join SPNs into a single string
Enabled = $computerInfo.Enabled
}
}
# Sort results
if ($SortBy) {
$output = $output | Sort-Object -Property $SortBy
}
# Output final results
return $output
}
catch {
Write-Error "Error retrieving computer information: $_"
}
}
}
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