# Test-Account

Determines if the Sitecore role or user account exists.

## Syntax

Test-Account \[-Identity] \<AccountIdentity> \[-AccountType \<String>]

## Detailed Description

The Test-Account command determines if a Sitecore role or user account exists.

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## Parameters

### -Identity \<AccountIdentity>

Role or User name including domain. If no domain is specified - 'sitecore' will be used as the default value

| Aliases                     |                |
| --------------------------- | -------------- |
| Required?                   | true           |
| Position?                   | 1              |
| Default Value               |                |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | true (ByValue) |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false          |

### -AccountType \<String>

Specifies which account to check existence.

* All
* Role
* User

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | false |
| Position?                   | named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

## Inputs

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

* System.String

## Outputs

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

* True or False

## Notes

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

## Examples

### EXAMPLE

```powershell
PS master:\> Test-Account -Identity Michael

True
```

## Related Topics

* <https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/>