NAME
    Test-ComputerSecureChannel

SYNOPSIS
    Tests and repairs the secure channel between the local computer and its domain.

SYNTAX
    Test-ComputerSecureChannel [-Repair] [-Server <string>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION
    The Test-ComputerSecureChannel cmdlet verifies that the secure channel between the local computer and its domain is working correctly by checking the status of its trust relationships. If a connection fails, you can use the Repair parameter to try to restore it.

    Test-ComputerSecureChannel returns “True” if the secure channel is working correctly and “False” if it is not. This result lets you use the cmdlet in conditional statements in Functions and scripts. To get more detailed test results, use the Verbose parameter.

    This cmdlet works much like NetDom.exe. Both NetDom and Test-ComputerSecureChannel use the NetLogon service to perform the actions.

PARAMETERS
    -Repair [<SwitchParameter>]
        Removes and then rebuilds the secure channel established by the NetLogon service. Use this parameter to try to restore a connection that has failed the test (returned “False”.)

        To use this parameter, the current user must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer.

        Required?                    false
        Position?                    named
        Default value                None
        Accept pipeline input?     false
        Accept wildcard characters? false

    -Server <string>
        Uses the specified domain controller to run the command. If this parameter is omitted, Test-ComputerSecureChannel selects a default domain controller for the operation.

        Required?                    false
        Position?                    named
        Default value                None
        Accept pipeline input?     false
        Accept wildcard characters? false

    -Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]
        Prompts you for confirmation before executing the command.

        Required?                    false
        Position?                    named
        Default value
        Accept pipeline input?     false
        Accept wildcard characters? false

    -WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]
        Describes what would happen if you executed the command without actually executing the command.

        Required?                    false
        Position?                    named
        Default value
        Accept pipeline input?     false
        Accept wildcard characters? false

    <CommonParameters>
        This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
        ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
        OutBuffer and OutVariable. For more information, type,
        “Get-Help about_CommonParameters“.

INPUTS
    None
        You cannot pipe input to this cmdlet.

OUTPUTS
    System.Boolean
        The cmdlet returns “True” when the connection is working correctly and “False” when it is not.

NOTES

        To run a Test-ComputerSecureChannel command on Windows Vista and later versions of Windows, open Windows PowerShell with the “Run as administrator” option.

        Test-ComputerSecureChannel is implemented by using the I_NetLogonControl2 Function, which controls various aspects of the Netlogon service.

    ————————– EXAMPLE 1 ————————–

    C:\PS>Test-ComputerSecureChannel

    True

    Description
    ———–
    This command tests the secure channel between the local computer and the domain to which it is joined.

    ————————– EXAMPLE 2 ————————–

    C:\PS>Test-ComputerSecureChannel -Server DCName.fabrikam.com

    True

    Description
    ———–
    This command specifies a preferred domain controller for the test.

    ————————– EXAMPLE 3 ————————–

    C:\PS>Test-ComputerSecureChannel -Repair

    True

    Description
    ———–
    This command resets the secure channel between the local computer and its domain.

    ————————– EXAMPLE 4 ————————–

    C:\PS>Test-ComputerSecureChannel -Verbose

    VERBOSE: Performing operation “Test-ComputerSecureChannel” on Target “SERVER01”.
    True
    VERBOSE: “The secure channel between ‘SERVER01’ and ‘net.fabrikam.com’ is alive and working correctly.”

    Description
    ———–
    This command uses the Verbose common parameter to request detailed messages about the operation. For more information about the Verbose parameter, see about_CommonParameters.

    ————————– EXAMPLE 5 ————————–

    C:\PS>Set-Alias tcsc Test-ComputerSecureChannel

    if (!(tcsc))
         {Write-Host “Connection failed. Reconnect and retry.”}
    else { &(.\get-Servers.ps1) }

    Description
    ———–
    This example shows how to use Test-ComputerSecureChannel to test a connection before running a script that requires the connection.

    The first command uses the Set-Alias cmdlet to create an Alias for the cmdlet name. This saves space and prevents typing errors.

    The If statement checks the value that Test-ComputerSecureChannel returns before running a script.

RELATED LINKS
    Online version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=137749
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