Functions/Add-SdtHostsEntry.ps1
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function Add-SdtHostsEntry { <# .SYNOPSIS Sets a hosts entry in a hosts file of HostFileComputer. .DESCRIPTION Sets the IP address for a given hostname inside HostFileComputer. .EXAMPLE Set-HostsEntry -IPAddress 10.10.10.2 -HostName 'Host' .EXAMPLE Set-HostsEntry -IPAddress 10.10.10.2 -HostName 'Host' -HostFileComputer 'SQL-A.contso.com' #> [CmdletBinding()] param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [Net.IPAddress] # The IP address for the hosts entry. $IPAddress, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string] # The hostname for the hosts entry. $HostName, [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$true, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true)] [Alias('ServerName','ComputerName')] [String[]]$HostFileComputer = $env:COMPUTERNAME ) $EntryString = @" $IPAddress $HostName "@; $hostsFilePath = 'C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts'; if($HostFileComputer -ne $env:COMPUTERNAME) { $hostsFilePath = "\\$HostFileComputer\" + $hostsFilePath.Replace(':','$') } Add-Content -Path $hostsFilePath -Value $EntryString; Write-Verbose "Host Entry made successfully"; } |