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You could get it by reading it straight from the registry on the remote machine(s).
Code:
$Machine = "MachineToCheck"
$reg = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey]::OpenRemoteBaseKey("LocalMachine",$Machine)
$regKey= $reg.OpenSubKey("System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\lanmanserver\\parameters")
$regkey.GetValue("srvcomment")
monsterjta
IS-IT--Management
You could use a one-liner.
Remote computer.
Remote computer, passing credentials.
HTH,
Jonathan Almquist
Code:
gwmi -query "select Description from Win32_OperatingSystem" | select-object DescriptionRemote computer.
Code:
gwmi -computer [i]computername[/i] -query "select Description from Win32_OperatingSystem" | select-object DescriptionRemote computer, passing credentials.
Code:
gwmi -computer [i]computername[/i] -credentials [i]domain\username[/i] -query "select Description from Win32_OperatingSystem" | select-object DescriptionHTH,
Jonathan Almquist
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