http://powershell.com/cs/search/SearchResults.aspx?q=sectionid%3A230&tag=Powershell%2CIf&orTags=0&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'sectionid:230' matching tags 'Powershell' and 'If'en-USCommunityServer 2008.5 (Build: 30929.2835)http://powershell.com/cs/forums/thread/15307.aspxTue, 13 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMTf421715f-7aba-45f0-8a8d-44de5318a3a7:15307freakling<div> <div>I&#39;ll start off explaining the scenario.</div> <div>i&#39;m using a get-permissions &gt; XML in another script.</div> <div>I&#39;m then using a if to read which permissions to set.</div> <div></div> <div>$delegation = &lt;array of all accounts nestled in xml&gt;</div> <div></div> <div>of the 7 trustees i have nestled the first two are gpocustom, and the last two are wellknowngroup</div> <div></div> <div>The following code snippet should work, but it does not.</div> <div></div> <div></div> <div>&nbsp; foreach($account in $delegation){</div> <div>&nbsp; &nbsp; $GPtrustee = $account.Trustee</div> <div>&nbsp; &nbsp; $GPType = $account.TrusteeType</div> <div>&nbsp; &nbsp; $GPPermission = $account.Permission</div> <div>&nbsp; &nbsp; if(($GPPermission -ne &quot;GpoCustom&quot;) -or ($GPType -ne &quot;WellKnownGroup&quot;)){</div> <div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;Allow&quot;</div> <div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;##########&quot;</div> <div>&nbsp; &nbsp; }</div> <div>&nbsp; &nbsp; else{</div> <div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;Disallow&quot;</div> <div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;##########&quot;</div> <div>&nbsp; &nbsp; }</div> <div>&nbsp; }</div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div>This code snippet returns</div> <div></div> <div></div> <div>Allow</div> <div>##########</div> <div>Allow</div> <div>##########</div> <div>Allow</div> <div>##########</div> <div>Allow</div> <div>##########</div> <div>Allow</div> <div>##########</div> <div>Allow</div> <div>##########</div> <div>Allow</div> <div>##########&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>However, if i change the order to allow it works</div> <div></div> <div>&nbsp; &quot;if(($GPPermission -eq &quot;GpoCustom&quot;) -or ($GPType -eq &quot;WellKnownGroup&quot;))&quot;</div> <div></div> <div></div> <div>Allow</div> <div>##########</div> <div>Allow</div> <div>##########</div> <div>Disallow</div> <div>##########</div> <div>Disallow</div> <div>##########</div> <div>Disallow</div> <div>##########</div> <div>Allow</div> <div>##########</div> <div>Allow</div> <div>##########</div> <div></div> <div></div> <div>Or if i change the &quot;-or&quot; to a &quot;-and&quot; it works.</div> <div></div> <div>&nbsp; &quot;if(($GPPermission -ne &quot;GpoCustom&quot;) -and ($GPType -ne &quot;WellKnownGroup&quot;))&quot;</div> <div>&nbsp;&nbsp;</div> <div>Disallow</div> <div>##########</div> <div>Disallow</div> <div>##########</div> <div>Allow</div> <div>##########</div> <div>Allow</div> <div>##########</div> <div>Allow</div> <div>##########</div> <div>Disallow</div> <div>##########</div> <div>Disallow</div> <div>##########</div> <div></div> <div></div> <div>It would seem as if the double negative operators are screwing up the -or operator.</div> <div>Is this design or is it a PS bug?</div> </div> <div></div> <div>Thanks in advance</div> <div>Freakling</div>