Snippet Name: Retrieve_Remote_Admins_List

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Created Date: 2025-06-16 13:12:49
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Title: Retrieve Remote Admins List
Author: user
In PowerShell, how can i remotely get the list of logisn that are int eh Administrators group on a server

Author: ChatGPT
You can use PowerShell to remotely retrieve the list of users in the "Administrators" group on a remote server. Here's how you can do it:

### Method 1: Using `Get-WmiObject` (Compatible with older versions of PowerShell)
```powershell
$server = "RemoteServerName"
$group = "Administrators"
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_GroupUser -ComputerName $server | 
Where-Object {$_.GroupComponent -like "*$group*"} | 
ForEach-Object {
    ([WMI]$_.PartComponent).Caption
}
```

### Method 2: Using `Get-LocalGroupMember` (Requires PowerShell 5.1 or later)
```powershell
$server = "RemoteServerName"
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $server -ScriptBlock {
    Get-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name
}
```

### Method 3: Using `net localgroup` (Legacy method)
```powershell
$server = "RemoteServerName"
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $server -ScriptBlock {
    net localgroup Administrators
}
```

### Explanation:
- **`$server`**: Replace `"RemoteServerName"` with the name or IP address of your remote server.
- **`Get-WmiObject`**: Queries WMI to retrieve group membership information.
- **`Invoke-Command`**: Executes the command on the remote server.
- **`Get-LocalGroupMember`**: Retrieves members of the local group, but is only available in PowerShell 5.1 or later.
- **`net localgroup`**: A legacy command that works on most Windows systems but provides less flexibility.

Choose the method that best fits your environment.