Get-ADDBAccount -All -DBPath 'C:\temp\ntds.dit' -BootKey $Key not working- what should I do?

[boe1]

Hello,

I installed the update to powershell 5.1.

I downloaded the latest zip file to a c:\temp folder I then extracted the contents to C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\DSInternals

I'm running Windows 2012 R2 I ran the command Get-ADDBAccount -All -DBPath 'C:\temp\ntds.dit' -BootKey $Key

I got the following Get-ADDBAccount : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'BootKey'. The argument is null. Provide a valid value for the argument, and then try running the command again. At line:1 char:58

• Get-ADDBAccount -All -DBPath 'C:\temp\ntds.dit' -BootKey $Key

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Get-ADDBAccount], ParameterBindingValidationException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,DSInternals.PowerShell.Commands.GetADDBAccountCommand

[boe1]

My bad, I forgot to run $key = Get-BootKey -SystemHivePath 'C:\temp\SYSTEM' first

[boe1]

PS - thanks for this great program!

[MichaelGrafnetter]

Glad that you have resolved it, @boe1 .