Get-ADReplicationAttributeMetadata
Synopsis
Description
single-value attribute: msDS-ReplAttributeMetaData
multi-value attribute: msDS-ReplValueMetaData
The cmdlet parses the byte array(s) and returns the data in a readable format.
Parameters
-AuthType
Specifies the authentication method to use. Possible values for this parameter include:
Required? false
Position? named
Default value Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.AuthType.Negotiate
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Credential <PSCredential>
Specifies a user account that has permission to perform this action. The default is the current user.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Filter <String>
Specifies a filter in the provider's format or language. The value of this parameter qualifies the Path parameter. The syntax of the filter, including the use of wildcards, depends on the provider. Filters are more efficient than other parameters, because the provider applies them when retrieving the objects, rather than having Windows PowerShell filter the objects after they are retrieved.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-IncludeDeletedObjects <SwitchParameter>
Specifies to retrieve deleted objects and the deactivated forward and backward links. When this parameter is specified, the cmdlet uses the following LDAP controls:
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Object <ADObject>
Specifies an Active Directory object by providing one of the following property values. The identifier in parentheses is the LDAP display name for the attribute.
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Properties <String[]>
Specifies a list of one or more attribute names as a comma separated list to return the metadata for replication partners. This parameter also accepts * to indicate that all attributes set on the object should be returned.
Required? false
Position? 3
Default value * (all properties)
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Server <String>
Specifies the Active Directory Domain Services instance to connect to, by providing one of the following values for a corresponding domain name or directory server. The service may be any of the following: Active Directory Lightweight Domain Services, Active Directory Domain Services or Active Directory Snapshot instance.
Required? true
Position? 2
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-ShowAllLinkedValues <SwitchParameter>
Specifying this switch returns all linked values if the attribute returned is multi-valued.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False; by default, only the linked value with the highest USN is returned
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? falseSyntax
Get-ADReplicationAttributeMetadata [-AuthType <ADAuthType>] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-Filter <String>] [-IncludeDeletedObjects] [-Object] <ADObject> [[-Properties] <String[]>] [-Server] <String> [-ShowAllLinkedValues] [<CommonParameters>]
The default behavior for this cmdlet is to prompt for object identity. Other tools that have been provided to manage this feature in previous releases of Windows Server include the Repadmin.exe command-line tool.
C:\PS>Get-ADReplicationAttributeMetadata “CN=Domain Admins,CN=Users,DC=Delhi,DC=TOSSolution,DC=com” Delhi-DC01 -ShowAllLinkedValues
Get the replication metadata for the attributes of a group with Distinguished Name “CN=Domain Admins,CN=Users,DC=Delhi,DC=TOSSolution,DC=com” from the Delhi-DC01 domain controller. By including the -ShowAllLinkedValues switch parameter if a multi-valued attribute is present, all its linked values are also retrieved.
C:\PS>Get-ADReplicationAttributeMetadata “8H7KJHD9-C92C-4804-94B0-D407E51F1B64” Delhi-DC01 -IncludeDeletedObjects
Get the replication metadata for the attributes of an object with GUID “8H7KJHD9-C92C-4804-94B0-D407E51F1B64”, including the deleted objects and the deactivated forward and backward links.
C:\PS>Get-ADObject -Filter ‘objectclass -eq “group”‘ | Get-ADReplicationAttributeMetadata -Server corp-DC01 | Where-Object {$_.lastoriginatingchangetime -like “11/10/2019“} | Format-Table object
Get all groups that have any of their attributes modified on 11/10/2019.
Get-Command Get-ADReplicationAttributeMetadata
