Search-GPOsForStringOrig.ps1
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# Name: Search-GPOsForString.ps1
# Author: Tony Murray
# Version: 1.0
# Date: 13/07/2016
# Comment: Simple search for GPOs within a domain
# that match a given string
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# Get the string we want to search for
$string = Read-Host -Prompt "What string do you want to search for?"
# Set the domain to search for GPOs
$DomainName = $env:USERDNSDOMAIN
# Find all GPOs in the current domain
write-host "Finding all the GPOs in $DomainName"
Import-Module grouppolicy
$allGposInDomain = Get-GPO -All -Domain $DomainName
# Look through each GPO's XML for the string
Write-Host "Starting search...."
foreach ($gpo in $allGposInDomain) {
$report = Get-GPOReport -Guid $gpo.Id -ReportType Xml
if ($report -match $string) {
write-host "********** Match found in: $($gpo.DisplayName) **********"
} # end if
else {
Write-Host "No match in: $($gpo.DisplayName)"
} # end else
} # end foreach
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