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Get Local Administrators

Summary​

This task lists the local administrators on windows machine and stores the result in a custom field Local Admins List.

Sample Run​

Sample Run 1

Sample Run 2

Dependencies​

Task Creation​

Script Details​

Step 1​

Navigate to Automation ➞ Tasks
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Step 2​

Create a new Script Editor style task by choosing the Script Editor option from the Add dropdown menu
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The New Script page will appear on clicking the Script Editor button:
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Step 3​

Fill in the following details in the Description section:

  • Name: Get Local Administrators
  • Description: This script lists the local administrators on windows machine and stores the result in a custom field "Local Admins List".
  • Category: Custom

Summary

Script Editor​

Click the Add Row button in the Script Editor section to start creating the script
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A blank function will appear:
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Row 1 Function: PowerShell script​

  • Use Generative AI Assist for script creation: False
  • Expected time of script execution in seconds: 900
  • Operating System: Windows
  • Continue on Failure: True
  • PowerShell Script Editor:
try {
    $AllUsers = net localgroup administrators 2>&1

    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
        throw "Result: Failed to execute 'net localgroup administrators'. Output:  $AllUsers"
    }

    $users = $AllUsers |
        Where-Object {
            $_ -and
            $_ -notmatch 'command completed|---|Alias name|Members|comment'
        } |
        ForEach-Object { $_.Trim() }

    if (-not $users -or $users.Count -eq 0) {
        write-output "Result: No local administrator accounts were found."
        exit 0
    }

    $users -join '|'
}
catch {
    Write-Error "Result: Error fetching local administrators: $($_.Exception.Message)"
    throw
}

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Row 2 Function: Script Log​

  • Script Log Message: %Output%
  • Continue on Failure: False
  • Operating System: Windows

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Step 3 Logic: If/Then​

Click on Add Logic > select If/Then

Row 3a Condition: Output Contains​

  • Condition: Output
  • Operator: Does not Contain
  • Input Values: Result

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Row 3b Function: Set Custom Field​

  • Select Local Admins List from dropdown
  • Add %output% in the Value

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Save Task​

Click the Save button at the top-right corner of the screen to save the script.
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Completed Task​

Completed Task

Output​

  • Script Log

Schedule Task​

Task Details​

  • Name: Get Local Administrators
  • Description: This script lists the local administrators on windows machine and stores the result in a custom field "Local Admins List".
  • Category: Custom

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Schedule​

  • Schedule Type: Schedule
  • Timezone: Local Machine Time
  • Start: <Current Date>
  • Trigger: Time At <Current Time>
  • Recurrence: Every day

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Targeted Resource​

Device Group: Machines Opted for Local Admin Detection

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Completed Scheduled Task​

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