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Get-DfsReplicationGroup

Retrieves a replication group.

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Microsoft DFSR reference: Retrieves a replication group. 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.

Get-DfsReplicationGroup [[-GroupName] <String[]>] [-IncludeSysvol] [[-DomainName] <String>]
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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Get-DfsReplicationGroup. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / DFSR · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-DomainName: Specifies the NetBIOS name or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for the Active Directory Domain Service (AD DS) domain that contains a replication group. If you do not specify this parameter, the cmdlet uses the current domain of the user.
-GroupName: Specifies an array of names of replication groups. If you do not specify this parameter, the cmdlet queries for all participating replications groups. You can use a comma separated list and the wildcard character (*).
-IncludeSysvol: Indicates that the cmdlet retrieves the special Domain System Volume replication group that domain controllers create. This replication group contains the SYSVOL Share replicated folder. DFS Replication does not allow direct modification of SYSVOL due to internal blocks, and this parameter is provided for convenience only so that administrators can inventory if a domain contains DFSR SYSVOL.

Prerequisites

Windows with the DFSR 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: Retrieve replication groups

Get-DfsReplicationGroup -GroupName RG02

This command retrieves the RG02 replication group for inventory or use in other pipelines. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/DFSR/Get-DfsReplicationGroup.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/dfsr/get-dfsreplicationgroup?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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