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Test-ADDSReadOnlyDomainControllerAccountCreation

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Module:
ADDSDeployment

Runs the prerequisites for adding a RODC account.

Syntax

Test-ADDSReadOnlyDomainControllerAccountCreation
    -DomainControllerAccountName <String>
    -DomainName <String>
    -SiteName <String>
    [-AllowPasswordReplicationAccountName <String[]>]
    [-Credential <PSCredential>]
    [-DelegatedAdministratorAccountName <String>]
    [-DenyPasswordReplicationAccountName <String[]>]
    [-NoGlobalCatalog]
    [-InstallDns]
    [-ReplicationSourceDC <String>]
    [-Force]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Test-ADDSReadOnlyDomainControllerAccountCreation cmdlet runs the prerequisite checks which would be performed if you were to add a read-only domain controller (RODC) account in Active Directory using the Add-ADDSReadOnlyDomainControllerAccount cmdlet. It differs from using the WhatIf parameter with the Add-ADDSReadOnlyDomainControllerAccount cmdlet in that instead of summarizing the changes that would occur during the account creation process, this cmdlet actually tests whether those changes are possible given the current environment.

Examples

Example 1: Test adding an RODC account to confirm it is possible

$HashArguments = @{
    DomainControllerAccountName = RODC1
    DomainName                  = "corp.contoso.com"
    SiteName                    = "NorthAmerica"
}
Test-ADDSReadOnlyDomainControllerAccountCreation @HashArguments

This command runs the prerequisites for adding an RODC account to the corp.contoso.com domain that would use the North America site as the source site for the replication source domain controller.

Parameters

-AllowPasswordReplicationAccountName

Specifies the names of user accounts, group accounts, and computer accounts whose passwords can be replicated to this RODC. Use None if you want to keep the value empty. By default, only the Allowed RODC Password Replication Group is allowed, and it is originally created empty.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:NULL
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Credential

Specifies the user name and password that corresponds to the account used to install the domain controller. Use the Get-Credential cmdlet to prompt the user to supply a password.

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

-DelegatedAdministratorAccountName

Specifies the name of the user or group that installs and administer the RODC.

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

-DenyPasswordReplicationAccountName

Specifies the names of user accounts, group accounts, and computer accounts whose passwords are not to be replicated to this RODC. Use None if you do not want to deny the replication of credentials of any users or computers. By default, Administrators, Server Operators, Backup Operators, Account Operators, and the Denied RODC Password Replication Group are denied. By default, the Denied RODC Password Replication Group includes Cert Publishers, Domain Admins, Enterprise Admins, Enterprise Domain Controllers, Enterprise Read-Only Domain Controllers, Group Policy Creator Owners, the krbtgt account, and Schema Admins.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:NULL
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DomainControllerAccountName

Specifies the name of the RODC account that this cmdlet creates.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:<mandatory>
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DomainName

Specifies the domain name for the user name for the operation. This parameter is required. You should specify the forest where you plan to install the domain controller or create an RODC account.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:<mandatory>
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Force

Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-InstallDns

Indicates that the cmdlet installs the DNS Server service. The default is automatically computed based on the environment.

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

-NoGlobalCatalog

Indicates that the RODC is not a global catalog server.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ReplicationSourceDC

Specifies the name of the fully writable domain controller to use in the creation of the RODC account in Active Directory.

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

-SiteName

Specifies the name of an existing site where you can place the new domain controller. The default value depends on the type of installation. For a new forest, the default is Default-First-Site-Name. For all other installations, the default is the site that is associated with the subnet that includes the IP address of this server. If no such site exists, the default is the site of the replication source domain controller.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:<mandatory>
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False