How can I tell in my scripts if PowerShell is running with administrator privileges?
I need to know because I'm trying to run a program that requires the ability to open protected ports.
Detect if PowerShell is running as administrator
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Best Answer
Breaking apart what this does:
[bool]- Cast the end result to abool.[System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()- Retrieves theWindowsIdentityfor the currently running user.(...).groups- Access thegroupsproperty of the identity to find out what user groups the identity is a member of.-match "S-1-5-32-544"checks to see ifgroupscontains the Well Known SID of the Administrators group, the identity will only contain it if "run as administrator" was used.