Returns one or more Sitecore roles using the specified criteria.

Syntax

Get-Role [-Identity] <AccountIdentity>

Get-Role -Filter <String>

Detailed Description

The Get-Role command returns one or more Sitecore roles using the specified criteria.

The Identity parameter specifies the Sitecore role to get. You can specify a role by its local name or fully qualified name. You can also specify role object variable, such as $<role>.

To search for and retrieve more than one role, use the Filter parameter.

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Parameters

-Identity <AccountIdentity>

Specifies the Sitecore role by providing one of the following values.

Local Name
    Example: developer
Fully Qualified Name
    Example: sitecore\developer

-Filter <String>

Specifies a simple pattern to match Sitecore roles.

Examples: The following examples show how to use the filter syntax.

To get all the roles, use the asterisk wildcard: Get-Role -Filter *

To get all the roles in a domain use the following command: Get-Role -Filter "sitecore*"

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

• System.String

  Represents the identity of a role.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

• Sitecore.Security.Accounts.Role

  Returns one or more roles.

Notes

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

PS master:\> Get-Role -Identity sitecore\developer
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Name                                     Domain       IsEveryone
----                                     ------       ----------
sitecore\developer                       sitecore     False

EXAMPLE 2

PS master:\> "sitecore\developer","sitecore\author" | Get-Role
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Name                                     Domain       IsEveryone
----                                     ------       ----------
sitecore\author                          sitecore     False
sitecore\developer                       sitecore     False

EXAMPLE 3

PS master:\> Get-Role -Filter sitecore\d*
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Name                                     Domain       IsEveryone
----                                     ------       ----------
sitecore\Designer                        sitecore     False
sitecore\Developer                       sitecore     False

EXAMPLE 4

Expand the MemberOf property to see a list of roles that the specified role is a member.

PS master:\> Get-Role -Identity sitecore\developer | Select-Object -ExpandProperty MemberOf
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Name                                     Domain       IsEveryone
----                                     ------       ----------
sitecore\Sitecore Client Configuring     sitecore     False
sitecore\Sitecore Client Developing      sitecore     False
sitecore\Designer                        sitecore     False
sitecore\Author                          sitecore     False
sitecore\Sitecore Client Maintaining     sitecore     False

Related Topics

• ​https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/

• ​Get-RoleMember​