DSC is a new management platform in Windows PowerShell that enables deploying and managing configuration data for software services and managing the environment in which these services run.
Questions tagged [powershell-dsc]
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Using variables inside a DSC composite resource
I am fairly new to PowerShell DSC to the answer to this may be blindingly obvious but I cannot find a similar problem described anywhere.
I have a PowerShell DSC composite resource which downloads some MSIs and runs them. The directory that the file…
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AWS Directory Services - Access Denied
I am trying to use this module as part of automating AD in AWS.
Script
... Install RSAT-AD-PowerShell & xActiveDirectory ... then
Configuration DevAws
{
Import-DscResource –ModuleName PSDesiredStateConfiguration
Import-DscResource -Module…
Matt Canty
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Documentation on which sub-features are included for a given WindowsFeature
We are in the process of setting up PowerShell DSC for the dev/test/production environments for a new project. With the obvious goal that all environments end up identical.
One example is using the WindowsFeature resource to install the Web-Server…
Julian
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Azure DSC - copying files from Storage Account with SAS - error "Relative path is not supported"
When I try to copy website (even a single file) to VM with DSC, with the following configuration:
File WebSiteContent {
Ensure = "Present"
SourcePath =…
Lech Migdal
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How to make resource level variables
For example, let's say I have a Script resource:
configuration ChocolateyServer {
node localhost {
Script ChocolateyPackages {
SetScript = {
$tools =…
sirdank
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Configuring HKEY_CURRENT_USER with DSC Resource actually updates HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT
The following DSC declaration writes to Registry key HKEY_USERS.DEFAULT\Console instead of HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console. Why?
Registry ConsoleFaceName
{
Key = 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console'
ValueName = "FaceName"
ValueData = "Lucida…
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VSTS Agent Check if VM Already in Release Environment
I'm trying to use Powershell DSC to provision virtual machines in Azure and use Azure DevOps to manage the actually code deployment onto the virtual machines. The DSC script is setup to install IIS, asp.net core hosting, setup the sites in IIS, but…
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Could not find the module 'cChocoInstaller' when I try to compile my DSC configuration
I'm trying to get Chocolatey installed to manage packages on a a windows VM using Powershell DSC.
I've prepared my configuration file
Configuration chocandfirefox {
Import-DscResource -ModuleName cChoco
Import-DscResource -ModuleName…
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Getting Undefined DSC resource 'SqlSetup' even when the module is installed
I am trying to install SqlServer via DSC, but I keep hitting this error
Exception calling "NewScriptBlock" with "1" argument(s): "At line:10 char:5
+ Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'SqlServerDsc'
+ …
Janice Chew
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How to setup automatic startup configuration for a windows service using Powershell DSC
I am building a windows server image using Packer tool and Powershell DSC. In my DSC script I am installing and starting the tomcat service as below,
Script Tomcat_Service_Install
{
TestScript = { $false }
GetScript =…
Rushikesh Gaidhani
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How can I provision IIS on EC2 Windows with a resource?
I have just started working on a project that is hosted on an AWS EC2 Windows Instance with an IIS. I want to move this setup to more reliable place, and one of the first things I wanted to do was to move away from snowflake servers that are setup…
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Registry value Setting is not taking effect after changing it
I am using the following Powershell DSC Configuration to disable the visual effects.
Configuration OSConfig
{
param
(
[parameter()]
[string]
$NodeName = 'localhost'
)
# It is best practice to always directly…
Harshith R
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Visual effects set to "Adjust for best Performance" using Powershell DSC
I am trying to set the Visual effects to "adjust to best performance" to optimize the OS performance.I am using Powershell DSC configuration which referring registry resource and applying this configuration.
Before creating the configuration file, i…
Harshith R
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Unable to add windows login using DSC
After I build the Azure VM and joined to a domain, I need to add a windows user to SQL Server login. I am using DSC for this, the code is
Configuration SQLConfig
{
param(
# Parameter help description
[Parameter(Mandatory…
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How to get an Azure DSC configuration to read an Automation Account variable whose name is a parameter?
I'm trying to automate building Windows VMs in Azure, using a template and DSC. My colleagues are familiar with templates but not with PowerShell, and I want as little interaction with DSC or running cmdlets as possible. If I can't do everything…
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