PowerShell/docs/check-admin.md
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The *check-admin.ps1* Script
===========================
This PowerShell script checks if the user has administrator rights.
Parameters
----------
```powershell
/home/markus/Repos/PowerShell/scripts/check-admin.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./check-admin.ps1
Yes, Markus has admin rights.
```
Notes
-----
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
-------------
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
--------------
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Check for admin rights
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script checks if the user has administrator rights.
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./check-admin.ps1
✅ Yes, Markus has admin rights.
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
try {
if ($IsLinux) {
# todo
} else {
$user = [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
$principal = (New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal $user)
if ($principal.IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltinRole]::Administrator)) {
"✅ Yes, $USERNAME has admin rights."
} elseif ($principal.IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltinRole]::Guest)) {
"⚠️ No, $USERNAME, has guest rights only."
} else {
"⚠️ No, $USERNAME has normal user rights only."
}
}
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) (in script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
exit 1
}
```
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