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Get-DomainController

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Get-*

View a list of domain controllers that exist in your organization.

Quick start script

# Get-DomainController — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-ExchangeOnline -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -AppId $appId -Organization $org

# 2. Run and inspect
Get-DomainController -GlobalCatalog <SwitchParameter> | Format-List

# 3. Export for evidence / drift tracking
Get-DomainController | Export-Clixml .\DomainController-$(Get-Date -Format yyyyMMdd).xml

Syntax — 2 parameter sets

GlobalCatalog

Get-DomainController [-GlobalCatalog]
 [-Forest <Fqdn>]
 [-Credential <NetworkCredential>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

DomainController

Get-DomainController [-DomainName <Fqdn>]
 [-Credential <NetworkCredential>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (4)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-GlobalCatalog	SwitchParameter	yes	The GlobalCatalog switch specifies whether the command should return a list of global catalog servers. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.
-Credential	NetworkCredential		The Credential parameter specifies the username and password that's used to run this command. Typically, you use this parameter in scripts or when you need to provide different credentials that have the required permissions.
-DomainName	Fqdn		The DomainName parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain for which you want to return a list of domain controllers.
-Forest	Fqdn		The Forest parameter specifies the FQDN of the root domain of the forest for which you want to return a list of domain controllers.

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