Get-LockedOutUser.ps1
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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Get-LockedOutUser.ps1 returns a list of users who were locked out in Active Directory.
.DESCRIPTION
Get-LockedOutUser.ps1 is an advanced script that returns a list of users who were locked out in Active Directory
by querying the event logs on the PDC emulation in the domain.
.PARAMETER UserName
The userid of the specific user you are looking for lockouts for. The default is all locked out users.
.PARAMETER StartTime
The datetime to start searching from. The default is all datetimes that exist in the event logs.
.EXAMPLE
Get-LockedOutUser.ps1
.EXAMPLE
Get-LockedOutUser.ps1 -UserName 'mike'
.EXAMPLE
Get-LockedOutUser.ps1 -StartTime (Get-Date).AddDays(-1)
.EXAMPLE
Get-LockedOutUser.ps1 -UserName 'miker' -StartTime (Get-Date).AddDays(-1)
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[string]
$DomainName = $env:DOMAIN,
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[string]
$UserName = "*",
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[datetime]
$StartTime = (Get-Date).AddDays(-3)
)
Invoke-Command -ComputerName (
[System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.Domain]::GetDomain((
New-Object System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.DirectoryContext('Domain', $DomainName))
).PdcRoleOwner.name
) {
Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{LogName = 'Security'; Id = 4740; StartTime = $Using:StartTime } |
Where-Object { $_.Properties[0].Value -like "$Using:UserName" } |
Select-Object -Property TimeCreated,
@{Label = 'UserName'; Expression = { $_.Properties[0].Value } },
@{Label = 'ClientName'; Expression = { $_.Properties[1].Value } }
} -Credential (Get-Credential) | Select-Object -Property TimeCreated, 'UserName', 'ClientName'
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