Gets the replication metadata for one or more Active Directory replication partners.
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Microsoft ActiveDirectory reference: Gets the replication metadata for one or more Active Directory replication partners. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Get-ADReplicationAttributeMetadata. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Supported environments
Windows / ActiveDirectory · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
Parameters
-AuthType
Specifies the authentication method to use. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - Negotiate or 0 - Basic or 1 The default authentication method is Negotiate. A Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection is required for the Basic authentication method.
-Credential
Specifies a user account that has permission to perform this action. The default is the current user. Type a user name, such as User01 or Domain01\User01, or enter a PSCredential object, such as one generated by the Get-Credential cmdlet. If you type a user name, you are prompted for a password. This parameter is not supported by any providers installed with Windows PowerShell.
-Filter
Specifies a filter in the provider's format or language. The value of this parameter qualifies the *Path* parameter. The syntax of the filter, including the use of wildcards, depends on the provider. Filters are more efficient than other parameters, because the provider applies them when retrieving the objects, rather than having Windows PowerShell filter the objects after they are retrieved.
-IncludeDeletedObjects
Specifies to retrieve deleted objects and the deactivated forward and backward links. When this parameter is specified, the cmdlet uses the following Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) controls: - Show Deleted Objects (1.2.840.113556.1.4.417) - Show Deactivated Links (1.2.840.113556.1.4.2065) Note: If this parameter is not specified, the cmdlet does not return or operate on deleted objects.
-Object (required)
Specifies an Active Directory object by providing one of the following property values. The identifier in parentheses is the LDAP display name for the attribute. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - A distinguished name - A GUID (objectGUID) The cmdlet searches the default naming context or partition to find the object. If two or more objects are found, the cmdlet returns a non-terminating error. This parameter can also get this object through the pipeline or you can set this parameter to an object instance. Derived types, such as the following are also accepted: - Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADGroup - Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADUser - Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADComputer - Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADServiceAccount - Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADFineGrainedPasswordPolicy - Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADDomain
-Properties
Specifies a list of one or more attribute names as a comma separated list to return the metadata for replication partners. This parameter also accepts * (wildcard) to indicate to return all attributes set on the object.
-Server (required)
Specifies the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) instance to connect to, by providing one of the following values for a corresponding domain name or directory server. The service may be any of the following: Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS), AD DS, or Active Directory snapshot instance. Specify the AD DS instance in one of the following ways: Domain name values: - Fully qualified domain name - NetBIOS name Directory server values: - Fully qualified directory server name - NetBIOS name - Fully qualified directory server name and port The default value for this parameter is determined by one of the following methods in the order that they are listed: - By using the *Server* value from objects passed through the pipeline - By using the server information associated with the AD DS Windows PowerShell provider drive, when the cmdlet runs in that drive - By using the domain of the computer running Windows PowerShell
-ShowAllLinkedValues
Indicates that the cmdlet returns all linked values if the attribute returned is multi-valued.
Prerequisites
Windows with the ActiveDirectory module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
Security considerations
This is a read-oriented cmdlet; protect any sensitive results and check the documented effects of your selected parameters.
Examples
Example 1: Get replication metadata for the attributes of a group
This command gets the replication metadata for the attributes of a group with distinguished name CN=Domain Admins,CN=Users,DC=corp,DC=contoso,DC=com from the CORP-DC01 domain controller. By including the *ShowAllLinkedValues* parameter if a multi-valued attribute is present, all of its linked values are also retrieved. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.