Showing results for April 2014 - Page 12 of 12 - Scripting Blog [archived]

Summary: Boe Prox shows how to create a secure PSSession endpoint by using delegated administration and a proxy function.  Hey, Scripting Guy! There are some great things that I can do with a constrained Windows PowerShell endpoint. But I want to allow a user (who may not have the necessary rights) to run a query on a remote system. Is this po...

Summary: Learn how to test a PSSession configuration file.  How do I ensure that my PSSession configuration is valid?  Use the Test-PSSessionConfigurationFile cmdlet to see if the file is valid (True) or not (False). Test-PSSessionConfigurationFile –Path ConstrainedSession.pssc True

Summary: Boe Prox teaches you how to build a constrained endpoint by using a configuration file.  Hey, Scripting Guy!, is there a better way to lock down my remote endpoint by using something other than a startup script? —SH  Hello SH, Honorary Scripting Guy, Boe Prox, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. Thi...

Summary: Learn how to list remote Windows PowerShell endpoint configurations.  How can I list remote Windows PowerShell endpoint configurations?  Connect-WSMan -ComputerName dc1           sl WSMan:           Get-ChildItem dc1\Plugin\microsoft* And here is the output: WSManConfig: Microsoft...

Summary: Learn how to build a constrained endpoint by using a startup script. Hey, Scripting Guy!, how do I lock-down my remote endpoint to only certain commands? —GH Honorary Scripting Guy, Boe Prox, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. This is the second part in a series of five posts about Remoting Endpoints. The se...