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Get-ADComputerPrimaryUser

SYNOPSIS

Retrieves the primary user of an Active Directory computer.

SYNTAX

Get-ADComputerPrimaryUser [-Identity] <String[]> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

The `Get-ADComputerPrimaryUser` function retrieves the primary user associated with a specified Active Directory computer. It queries both Active Directory and an external HEAT database to determine the primary user based on ownership information.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Get-ADComputerPrimaryUser -Identity "COMPUTER01"

Retrieves the primary user associated with the computer "COMPUTER01."

EXAMPLE 2

Get-ADComputerPrimaryUser -Identity @("COMPUTER01", "COMPUTER02")

Retrieves the primary users associated with the computers "COMPUTER01" and "COMPUTER02."

PARAMETERS

-Identity

The identity of the Active Directory computer(s) to query (e.g., ComputerName or DistinguishedName).

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

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

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

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

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

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