Functions/Test-AdminPrivilege.ps1
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# Copyright 2012 Aaron Jensen # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. # You may obtain a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and # limitations under the License. function Test-AdminPrivilege { <# .SYNOPSIS Checks if the current user is an administrator or has administrative privileges. .DESCRIPTION Many tools, cmdlets, and APIs require administative privileges. Use this function to check. Returns `True` if the current user has administrative privileges, or `False` if he doesn't. Or she. Or it. This function handles UAC and computers where UAC is disabled. .EXAMPLE Test-AdminPrivilege Returns `True` if the current user has administrative privileges, or `False` if the user doesn't. #> [CmdletBinding()] param( ) Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest' Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState $identity = [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent() Write-Verbose "Checking if current user '$($identity.Name)' has administrative privileges." $hasElevatedPermissions = $false foreach ( $group in $identity.Groups ) { if ( $group.IsValidTargetType([Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier]) ) { $groupSid = $group.Translate([Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier]) if ( $groupSid.IsWellKnown("AccountAdministratorSid") -or $groupSid.IsWellKnown("BuiltinAdministratorsSid")) { return $true } } } return $false } Set-Alias -Name 'Test-AdminPrivileges' -Value 'Test-AdminPrivilege' |