GcePSSession

Author(s)

• Roger Wood

Tags

GCP GCE IAP PSRemoting GoogleCloud Google Cloud SSH Tunnel Remote

Functions

New-GcePSSession Remove-GcePSSession

Dependencies

This module has no dependencies.

Release Notes

Version 1.0.5 - Bug fixes

Changes:
- Fixed SSH config file permissions for OpenSSH on Windows
- Added automatic permission correction for .ssh directory and config file
- Sets proper owner and ACL to prevent "Bad permissions" errors
- Disables inheritance to meet OpenSSH strict permission requirements

Version 1.0.4 - Bug fixes and improvements

Changes:
- Fixed gcloud path quoting for paths with spaces in directory names
- Improved command-line argument quoting for both -File and -Command execution
- Enhanced module loading to track successfully loaded functions
- Added verification that functions exist before exporting
- Updated module description to note PowerShell 6.0+ requirement

Version 1.0.3 - Bug fixes

Changes:
- Fixed handling of gcloud paths with spaces in directory names
- Improved path quoting for PowerShell script execution

Version 1.0.2 - Refactoring and improvements

Changes:
- Moved Install-GceWindowsSsh to standalone script (no longer part of module)
- Script can now be downloaded and run directly on Windows VMs
- Updated documentation and build scripts

Version 1.0.1 - Bug fixes and improvements

Changes:
- Removed Invoke-GceCommandAs function (use New-GcePSSession with Invoke-Command instead)
- Updated copyright and author information
- Fixed module manifest metadata
- Updated repository URLs

Version 1.0.0 - Initial release

Features:
- Create PowerShell remoting sessions to GCE Windows VMs via IAP tunnels
- Install and configure SSH server on Windows VMs
- Automatic tunnel management and cleanup
- Support for SSH key and credential authentication