Get-DomainFileServer

SYNOPSIS

Returns a list of servers likely functioning as file servers.

Author: Will Schroeder (@harmj0y)
License: BSD 3-Clause
Required Dependencies: Get-DomainSearcher

SYNTAX

Get-DomainFileServer [[-Domain] <String[]>] [[-LDAPFilter] <String>] [[-SearchBase] <String>]
 [[-Server] <String>] [[-SearchScope] <String>] [[-ResultPageSize] <Int32>] [[-ServerTimeLimit] <Int32>]
 [-Tombstone] [[-Credential] <PSCredential>]

DESCRIPTION

Returns a list of likely fileservers by searching for all users in Active Directory with non-null homedirectory, scriptpath, or profilepath fields, and extracting/uniquifying the server names.

EXAMPLES

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------

Get-DomainFileServer

Returns active file servers for the current domain.

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------

Get-DomainFileServer -Domain testing.local

Returns active file servers for the 'testing.local' domain.

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------

$SecPassword = ConvertTo-SecureString 'Password123!' -AsPlainText -Force

$Cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential('TESTLAB\dfm.a', $SecPassword) Get-DomainFileServer -Credential $Cred

PARAMETERS

-Domain

Specifies the domain to use for the query, defaults to the current domain.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: DomainName, Name

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-LDAPFilter

Specifies an LDAP query string that is used to filter Active Directory objects.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: Filter

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-SearchBase

The LDAP source to search through, e.g. "LDAP://OU=secret,DC=testlab,DC=local" Useful for OU queries.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: ADSPath

Required: False
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Server

Specifies an Active Directory server (domain controller) to bind to.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: DomainController

Required: False
Position: 4
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-SearchScope

Specifies the scope to search under, Base/OneLevel/Subtree (default of Subtree).

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: 5
Default value: Subtree
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ResultPageSize

Specifies the PageSize to set for the LDAP searcher object.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: 6
Default value: 200
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ServerTimeLimit

Specifies the maximum amount of time the server spends searching. Default of 120 seconds.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: 7
Default value: 0
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Tombstone

Switch. Specifies that the searcher should also return deleted/tombstoned objects.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Credential

A [Management.Automation.PSCredential] object of alternate credentials for connection to the target domain.

Type: PSCredential
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: 8
Default value: [Management.Automation.PSCredential]::Empty
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

OUTPUTS

One or more strings representing file server names.