Get-ForestGlobalCatalog

SYNOPSIS

Return all global catalogs for the current (or specified) forest.

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

SYNTAX

Get-ForestGlobalCatalog [[-Forest] <String>] [-Credential <PSCredential>]

DESCRIPTION

Returns all global catalogs for the current forest or the forest specified by -Forest X by using Get-Forest to retrieve the specified forest object and the .FindAllGlobalCatalogs() to enumerate the global catalogs.

EXAMPLES

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

Get-ForestGlobalCatalog

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

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

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

PARAMETERS

-Forest

Specifies the forest name to query for global catalogs.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
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: Named
Default value: [Management.Automation.PSCredential]::Empty
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.GlobalCatalog

NOTES