<# .Synopsis Verify Local SAM store .DESCRIPTION This function takes a user name and a password as input and will verify if the combination is correct. The function returns a boolean based on the result. The script defaults to local user accounts, but a remote computername can be specified in the -ComputerName parameter. .NOTES Name: Test-LocalCredential Author: Jaap Brasser Version: 1.0 DateUpdated: 2013-05-20 .PARAMETER UserName The samaccountname of the Local Machine user account .PARAMETER Password The password of the Local Machine user account .PARAMETER ComputerName The computer on which the local credentials will be verified .EXAMPLE Test-LocalCredential -username jaapbrasser -password Secret01 Description: Verifies if the username and password provided are correct on the local machine, returning either true or false based on the result #> function Test-LocalCredential { [CmdletBinding()] Param ( [string]$UserName, [string]$ComputerName = $env:COMPUTERNAME, [string]$Password ) if (!($UserName) -or !($Password)) { Write-Warning 'Test-LocalCredential: Please specify both user name and password' } else { Add-Type -AssemblyName System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement $DS = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.PrincipalContext('machine',$ComputerName) $DS.ValidateCredentials($UserName, $Password) } }