Here is what I am doing
try{
Get-Mailbox -Identity ed@contoso.com -erroraction stop
Write-host “User exists”
}catch{
Write-host “User does not exist”
Continue
}
It works fine in PS 2,3,4 until I get to PS 5 where the erroraction will not work. The user does not exist, but it displays the error and moves on. I have tried $ErrorActionPreference=”stop” just before my try but it made no difference. Perhaps its time to move away from the try/catch? Anyway here is the work around I did and perhaps this is what i will have to do in place of try/catch.
$chkmbx=$null #Empty the checker variable before use else you may get some false results
$chkmbx=Get-Mailbox -Identity ed@contoso.com -erroraction silentlycontinue
if ($chkmbx){Write-host “User exists”
}
if (!($chkmbx)){
Write-host “User does not exist”
Continue
}
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