Test-ADReplication.ps1
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Script
function Test-ADReplication {
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $False,
Position = 1)]
[string]$serverName,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $False,
Position = 2)]
[int]$waitingTime = 600,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $False,
Position = 3)]
[string]$testOU = 'OU=People,OU=Test,DC=domain,DC=local'
)
## Init section
Write-Output "Start DC server sync test"
if (!$serverName) {
$serverName = hostname
}
Write-Output "DC name: " $serverName
$dCList = ((Get-ADForest).Domains | ForEach-Object { Get-ADDomainController -Filter * -Server $_ }).name
if ( $dCList -notcontains $servername) {
Write-Error "The server $serverName is not a Domain Controller"
Break
}
$testUserName = "DC_" + $servername + "_test"
$randomDC = $dCList | Where-Object { $_ -ne $servername } | Get-Random
## End of init section
# Script body
Write-Output "The test user name is $testUserName"
New-AdUser -Name $testUserName -Server $randomDC -path $testOU
if (Get-AdUser $testUserName -server $randomDC) {
Write-Output "test user $testUserName successfully created"
}
else {
Write-Error "There is an issue with the test account $testUserName creation on $serverName"
Break
}
Get-Date
Write-Output "Waiting for $waitingtime seconds for sync"
Start-Sleep -Seconds $waitingtime
Get-Date
if (Get-AdUser $testUserName -server $servername) {
Write-Output "$serverName test successful. Deleting the test user $testUserName"
Remove-ADUser $testUserName -Confirm:$false
if (Get-AdUser $testUserName -server $servername) {
Write-Output "There is an issue with deleting the test user. Please check manually."
}
else {
Write-Output "The $testUserName have been successfully deleted"
}
}
else {
Write-Error "Cant find the test user $testUserName . There might be AD sync issue"
}
}
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