magritton
12/14/2015 - 5:32 PM

PowerShell script to test a user name and password to ensure that they are valid and that they work.

PowerShell script to test a user name and password to ensure that they are valid and that they work.

PS Test User Password.ps1
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#usage: Test-UserCredential -username UserNameToTest -password (Read-Host)

Function Test-UserCredential { 
    Param($username, $password) 
    Add-Type -AssemblyName System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement 
    $ct = [System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.ContextType]::Machine, $env:computername 
    $opt = [System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.ContextOptions]::SimpleBind 
    $pc = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalContext -ArgumentList $ct 
    $Result = $pc.ValidateCredentials($username, $password).ToString() 
    $Result 
} 

Test-UserCredential -username scu\svcsp2wts -password xxxx