We’ll also show multiple methods to know in which groups a user belongs to by exploring the following: Show
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Get all Groups a user is a member ofConsider you have a domain user, and you would like to check which local and global groups a user is a member of. but
In this case, you can easily use “net user” cmdlet to Get all Groups a user is a member of as the following: Which groups a user is a member of using Command PromptSteps
In my scenario, I would like to know if the “spfarm” user is a member of the Domain Admins group or not.
Besides this method is an easy and fast, it’s very helpful to check:
Get Group Membership PowerShellThe previous method is very helpful and doesn’t require permission on the AD server to get all groups a user is a member of. but as we earlier mentioned, if the group name is long (> 21 chars) it will truncate the group name. So in this case, you can use the build-in “Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership” to get Get all Groups a user is a member of using PowerShell. Steps
Note: if you can’t import AD module, try to install RAST feature as the following:
Check Group Scope Using PowerShellGroups are characterized by a scope to define where the group can be granted permissions. There are three group scopes are defined by Active Directory:
To check if a group scope using PowerShell, you should select “Groupscope” as shown below:
Get Global Security Group for a user is a member of
Get Local Security Group for a user is a member of
Get All Groups for the current user is a member ofInstead of typing specific user, you can also get all groups for the current user is a member of by using $env:USERNAME
Get All Groups for the current user is a member of without importing AD moduleIf the above cmdlets is not working for any reason, so in this case, you should try the following:
Alternatively, you can also use the below power-shell cmdlet that not requires to import AD module. 0This cmdlet gives you the same result as shown below 1Conclusion In conclusion we have learned how to get all groups a user is a member of, we have also learned how to get local and global Group Membership for a user is a member of using PowerShell. How do I list local users in PowerShell?Use Get-LocalUser PowerShell cmdlet to List All User Accounts. The Get-LocalUser PowerShell cmdlet lists all the local users on a device. Remember that Active Directory domain controllers don't have local user accounts.
How do I get local admin group members in PowerShell?To find local administrators with PowerShell you can use the Get-LocalGroupMember command. The above example is running the command on the local computer. To run on a remote computer you can use the invoke-command. For this command to work you will need to have PowerShell Remoting enabled.
How do I list all local groups in Windows?To view local groups on your computer:. Open an elevated/administrator command prompt.. Type net localgroup and press Enter.. Observe the list of local groups on your computer.. How to list local users in cmd?This method works both in the Command Prompt and PowerShell. Open the command-line app that you prefer, type net user, and press Enter. Net user lists the users that have accounts configured on a Windows PC, including hidden ones or disabled user accounts.
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