Show result of this cmdlet: Unlock-ADAccount

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So basic a question but I cannot find an elegant, easy answer that I know exists. I want to know the result of this command so that I can modify what the script does afterwards:

Unlock-ADAccount -Identity user1234

Did you look at: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8097354/how-do-i-capture-the-output-into-a-variable-from-an-external-process-in-powershe — randominstanceOfLivingThing, Jun 21 '15 at 16:43
@SureshKoya By default `Unlock-ADAccount` doesn't return anything, so there's nothing to capture. — Ansgar Wiechers, Jun 21 '15 at 16:51
I have read this, but there has to be something native to powershell. — , Jun 21 '15 at 16:58
Hmm, you are correct Ansgar. Kind of boggles the mind but there you go. — , Jun 21 '15 at 17:02

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 21 '15 at 16:47

You can evaluate the automatic variable $? to see if the command was successful or not:

Unlock-ADAccount -Identity 'user1234'
if ($?) {
  'Account unlocked.'
} else {
  'Unlocking failed.'
}

Or you can run the command with the parameter -PassThru, so it returns the user object, allowing you to check the lockout status:

Unlock-ADAccount -Identity 'user1234' -PassThru |
  Get-ADUser -Property 'LockedOut' |
  select -Expand 'LockedOut'

You need the additional Get-ADUser, because the default property set does not include the property LockedOut.

Show result of this cmdlet: Unlock-ADAccount

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