Resource Type: dsc_xadcomputer

Defined in:

lib/puppet/type/dsc_xadcomputer.rb

Providers:

powershell

Overview

The DSC xADComputer resource type. Automatically generated from ‘xActiveDirectory/DSCResources/MSFT_xADComputer/MSFT_xADComputer.schema.mof’

To learn more about PowerShell Desired State Configuration, please visit technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn249912.aspx.

For more information about built-in DSC Resources, please visit technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn249921.aspx.

For more information about xDsc Resources, please visit github.com/PowerShell/DscResources.

Properties

• ensure

  The basic property that the resource should be in.

  Supported values:

  • exists?
  • present
  • absent

Parameters

• dsc_computername

  ComputerName - Specifies the name of the computer

• dsc_description

  Description - Specifies a description of the computer object

• dsc_displayname

  DisplayName - Specifies the display name of the computer

• dsc_distinguishedname

  DistinguishedName - Returns the X.500 path of the computer object

• dsc_dnshostname

  DnsHostName - Specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the computer

• dsc_domainadministratorcredential

  DomainAdministratorCredential - Specifies the user account credentials to use to perform the task

• dsc_domaincontroller

  DomainController - Specifies the Active Directory Domain Services instance to connect to perform the task

• dsc_enabled

  Enabled - Specifies if the computer account is enabled

  Supported values:

  • true
  • false
• dsc_ensure

  Ensure - Valid values are Present, Absent.

• dsc_location

  Location - Specifies the location of the computer, such as an office number

• dsc_manager

  Manager - Specifies the user or group Distinguished Name that manages the computer object

• dsc_path

  Path - Specifies the X.500 path of the Organizational Unit (OU) or container where the computer is located

• dsc_psdscrunascredential

  PsDscRunAsCredential

• dsc_requestfile

  RequestFile - Specifies the full path to the Offline Domain Join Request file to create.

• dsc_restorefromrecyclebin

  RestoreFromRecycleBin - Indicates whether or not the computer object should first tried to be restored from the recycle bin before creating a new computer object.

  Supported values:

  • true
  • false
• dsc_serviceprincipalnames

  ServicePrincipalNames - Specifies the service principal names for the computer account

• dsc_sid

  SID - Returns the security identifier of the computer object

• dsc_userprincipalname

  UserPrincipalName - Specifies the UPN assigned to the computer account

• name (namevar)
• provider

  The specific backend to use for this ‘dsc_xadcomputer` resource. You will seldom need to specify this — Puppet will usually discover the appropriate provider for your platform.