xActiveDirectory

2.26.0.0

The xActiveDirectory module is originally part of the Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) Resource Kit. This version has been modified for use in Azure. This module contains the xADDomain, xADDomainController, xADUser, and xWaitForDomain resources. These DSC Resources allow you to configure and manage Active Directory.

All of the resources in the D

Minimum PowerShell version

4.0

Installation Options

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Package Details

Author(s)

Microsoft Corporation

DSCResources

xADComputer xADDomain xADDomainController xADDomainDefaultPasswordPolicy xADDomainTrust xADForestProperties xADGroup xADKDSKey xADManagedServiceAccount xADObjectPermissionEntry xADOrganizationalUnit xADRecycleBin xADReplicationSite xADReplicationSiteLink xADReplicationSubnet xADServicePrincipalName xADUser xWaitForADDomain

Dependencies

This module has no dependencies.

Release Notes

- Changes to xActiveDirectory
- Added localization module -DscResource.LocalizationHelper* containing
   the helper functions `Get-LocalizedData`, `New-InvalidArgumentException`,
   `New-InvalidOperationException`, `New-ObjectNotFoundException`, and
   `New-InvalidResultException` ([issue 257](https://github.com/PowerShell/xActiveDirectory/issues/257)).
   For more information around these helper functions and localization
   in resources, see [Localization section in the Style Guideline](https://github.com/PowerShell/DscResources/blob/master/StyleGuidelines.mdlocalization).
- Added common module *DscResource.Common* containing the helper function
   `Test-DscParameterState`. The goal is that all resource common functions
   are moved to this module (functions that are or can be used by more
   than one resource) ([issue 257](https://github.com/PowerShell/xActiveDirectory/issues/257)).
- Added xADManagedServiceAccount resource to manage Managed Service
   Accounts (MSAs). [Andrew Wickham (@awickham10)](https://github.com/awickham10)
   and [@kungfu71186](https://github.com/kungfu71186)
- Removing the Misc Folder, as it is no longer required.
- Added xADKDSKey resource to create KDS Root Keys for gMSAs. [@kungfu71186](https://github.com/kungfu71186)
- Combined DscResource.LocalizationHelper and DscResource.Common Modules into xActiveDirectory.Common
- Changes to xADReplicationSiteLink
- Make use of the new localization helper functions.
- Changes to xAdDomainController
- Added new parameter to disable or enable the Global Catalog (GC)
   ([issue 75](https://github.com/PowerShell/xActiveDirectory/issues/75)). [Eric Foskett @Merto410](https://github.com/Merto410)
- Fixed a bug with the parameter `InstallationMediaPath` that it would
   not be added if it was specified in a configuration. Now the parameter
   `InstallationMediaPath` is correctly passed to `Install-ADDSDomainController`.
- Refactored the resource with major code cleanup and localization.
- Updated unit tests to latest unit test template and refactored the
   tests for the function "Set-TargetResource".
- Improved test code coverage.
- Changes to xADComputer
- Restoring a computer account from the recycle bin no longer fails if
   there is more than one object with the same name in the recycle bin.
   Now it uses the object that was changed last using the property
   `whenChanged` ([issue 271](https://github.com/PowerShell/xActiveDirectory/issues/271)).
- Changes to xADGroup
- Restoring a group from the recycle bin no longer fails if there is
   more than one object with the same name in the recycle bin. Now it
   uses the object that was changed last using the property `whenChanged`
   ([issue 271](https://github.com/PowerShell/xActiveDirectory/issues/271)).
- Changes to xADOrganizationalUnit
- Restoring an organizational unit from the recycle bin no longer fails
   if there is more than one object with the same name in the recycle bin.
   Now it uses the object that was changed last using the property `whenChanged`
   ([issue 271](https://github.com/PowerShell/xActiveDirectory/issues/271)).
- Changes to xADUser
- Restoring a user from the recycle bin no longer fails if there is
   more than one object with the same name in the recycle bin. Now it
   uses the object that was changed last using the property `whenChanged`
   ([issue 271](https://github.com/PowerShell/xActiveDirectory/issues/271)).

FileList

Version History

Version	Downloads	Last updated
3.0.0.0	551,773	6/26/2019
2.26.0.0 (current version)	20,166	5/15/2019
2.25.0.0	28,845	4/3/2019
2.24.0.0	11,330	2/20/2019
2.23.0.0	10,421	1/10/2019
2.22.0.0	9,621	10/25/2018
2.21.0.0	9,017	9/5/2018
2.20.0.0	7,138	7/25/2018
2.19.0.0	151,485	6/13/2018
2.18.0.0	42,412	3/22/2018
2.17.0.0	13,196	2/8/2018
2.16.0.0	78,860	1/11/2017
2.15.0.0	1,297	12/14/2016
2.14.0.0	10,988	11/2/2016
2.13.0.0	5,166	8/10/2016
2.12.0.0	3,439	6/29/2016
2.11.0.0	2,722	5/18/2016
2.10.0.0	2,305	3/31/2016
2.9.0.0	2,098	2/2/2016
2.8.0.0	949	12/3/2015
2.7.0.0	533	10/22/2015
2.6.0.0	1,259	9/11/2015
2.5.0.0	452	7/24/2015
2.4.0.0	203	6/17/2015
2.3	18,991	2/19/2015
2.2	88	12/18/2014
2.1	147	8/22/2014
2.0	109	6/6/2014
1.0.1	76	5/13/2014
1.0	61	4/8/2014