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Want to secure credentials in Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration?

January 31, 2014 Jan 31, 2014 01/31/14

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As you start using Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC), you might need to specify credentials for resources. In a previous post we showed you how to define a resource that has a credential property.  In this post, I’ll discuss how to properly encrypt credentials when used in a DSC configuration. Prerequisites First, ...

Separating “What” from “Where” in PowerShell DSC

January 9, 2014 Jan 9, 2014 01/9/14

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As you already know we introduced PowerShell Desired State Configuration to the world at our TechEd NA 2013 Session. The session also introduced the notion of structural configuration (what) and environmental configuration (where) (at the 25:50 min mark). Structural configuration defines what is needed and does not change based on the ...

Using Event Logs to Diagnose Errors in Desired State Configuration

January 3, 2014 Jan 3, 2014 01/3/14

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Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC), just like any other Windows software, records errors and events in logs that can be viewed from the Event Viewer. However, the trick lies in effectively parsing these logs, so we know exactly why a particular operation failed. In this blog, we explain where the DSC event logs are, and ...