ConvertFrom-SID
SYNOPSIS
Converts a security identifier (SID) to a group/user name.
Author: Will Schroeder (@harmj0y)
License: BSD 3-Clause
Required Dependencies: Convert-ADName
SYNTAX
ConvertFrom-SID [-ObjectSid] <String[]> [[-Domain] <String>] [[-Server] <String>]
[[-Credential] <PSCredential>]
DESCRIPTION
Converts a security identifier string (SID) to a group/user name using Convert-ADName.
EXAMPLES
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
TESTLAB\harmj0y
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
"S-1-5-21-890171859-3433809279-3366196753-1107", "S-1-5-21-890171859-3433809279-3366196753-1108", "S-1-5-32-562" | ConvertFrom-SID
TESTLAB\WINDOWS2$ TESTLAB\harmj0y BUILTIN\Distributed COM Users
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
$Cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential('TESTLAB\dfm', $SecPassword) ConvertFrom-SID S-1-5-21-890171859-3433809279-3366196753-1108 -Credential $Cred
TESTLAB\harmj0y
PARAMETERS
-ObjectSid
Specifies one or more SIDs to convert.
Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: SID
Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Domain
Specifies the domain to use for the translation, defaults to the current domain.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Server
Specifies an Active Directory server (domain controller) to bind to for the translation.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: DomainController
Required: False
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Credential
Specifies an alternate credential to use for the translation.
Type: PSCredential
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 4
Default value: [Management.Automation.PSCredential]::Empty
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
String
Accepts one or more SID strings on the pipeline.
OUTPUTS
- String
The converted DOMAIN\username.