Examples/xWindowsProcess_StartProcessUnderUserConfig.ps1
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.VERSION 1.0.1 .GUID 1bea33c0-38a6-4332-82b9-e1a1d40b56dc .AUTHOR Microsoft Corporation .COMPANYNAME Microsoft Corporation .COPYRIGHT .TAGS DSCConfiguration .LICENSEURI https://github.com/PowerShell/xPSDesiredStateConfiguration/blob/master/LICENSE .PROJECTURI https://github.com/PowerShell/xPSDesiredStateConfiguration .ICONURI .EXTERNALMODULEDEPENDENCIES .REQUIREDSCRIPTS .EXTERNALSCRIPTDEPENDENCIES .RELEASENOTES First version. .PRIVATEDATA 2016-Datacenter,2016-Datacenter-Server-Core #> #Requires -module @{ModuleName = 'xPSDesiredStateConfiguration';ModuleVersion = '8.2.0.0'} <# .SYNOPSIS Configuration that starts a process under the given credential. .DESCRIPTION Configuration that starts a process under the given credential, that is provided in the given file path with the specified arguments. .PARAMETER FilePath The path to the executable file to start. .PARAMETER Argument The arguments for the process to start. Defaults to no argument. .PARAMETER Credential Credential to start the process under. .NOTES To use the sample(s) with credentials, see blog at: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2014/01/31/want-to-secure-credentials-in-windows-powershell-desired-state-configuration.aspx .EXAMPLE xWindowsProcess_StartProcessUnderUserConfig -FilePath 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\PING.EXE' -Argument '-t localhost' -Credential (Get-Credential) Compiles a configuration that starts a 'ping' process under the given credential, that continuously ping localhost, and monitors that the process 'ping' is always started. #> Configuration xWindowsProcess_StartProcessUnderUserConfig { [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [String] $FilePath, [Parameter()] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [String] $Argument, [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential] [System.Management.Automation.Credential()] $Credential ) Import-DSCResource -ModuleName 'xPSDesiredStateConfiguration' Node localhost { xUser 'CreateUserAccount' { Ensure = 'Present' UserName = Split-Path -Path $Credential.UserName -Leaf Password = $Credential } xWindowsProcess 'StartProcessUnderUser' { Path = $FilePath Arguments = $Argument Credential = $Credential Ensure = 'Present' } } } |