14.3 Set-DRAEventLog

Synopsis

Updates the properties of the computer event log specified by the Identifier parameter.

Syntax

Set-DRAEventLog -Domain <String> -Properties <Hashtable> -Identifier <String> [-DRARestServer <String>] [-DRARestPort <Int32>] [-IgnoreCertificateErrors <SwitchParameter>] [-Force <SwitchParameter>] [-Timeout <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Set-DRAEventLog cmdlet modifies the requested event log of a computer. The requesting event log must have the Modify All Event Log Properties power.

Parameters

Attribute / Description

Parameters / Values

Required

Position

Default Value

Accept Pipeline input?

Accept wildcard characters?

Properties <Hashtable>

A hashtable of property values. The key is the name of a defined attribute in the REST interface. For example: -Properties @{Attribute1DRADisplayName="my value"; Attribute2DRADisplayName=value}

Multiple values are specified as a comma-separated list.For example: -Properties @{Attribute1DRADisplayName=value1, value2}

If the property name contains non-alphanumeric characters it needs to be quoted.For example: -Properties @{"Attribute1-DRA-DisplayName"=value}

If the property value contains a quote it needs to be escaped with a backtick (`).For example: -Properties @{Attribute1DRADisplayName="`"sample`" value"}

true

named

 

true (ByPropertyName)

false

Identifier <String>

The name or distinguished name of an existing Active Directory object. When the name is specified, an additional call to the DRA Server is needed to obtain the distinguished name for the object.

true

named

 

true (ByPropertyName)

false

Domain <String>

The domain of the object in FQDN format. For example: mydomain.corp

true

named

 

true (ByPropertyName)

false

DRARestServer [<String>]

The name of the computer running the DRA REST Service. The requested DRA operation will be sent to the REST Service running on the specified computer. If this parameter is not specified, then the cmdlet will attempt to discover a DRA REST Service to use.

false

named

true (ByPropertyName)

false

DRARestPort [<Int32>]

The port number of the DRA REST Service. This parameter is only used when the DRARestServer parameter is also specified. If the DRARestServer parameter is specified but the DRARestPort is not, 8755 will be used as the default REST port.

false

named

8755

true (ByPropertyName)

false

IgnoreCertificateErrors [<SwitchParameter>]

Allows the request to bypass any SSL certificate errors, such as the InvalidOperation error that occurs when the REST Service is bound to a self-signed certificate.

false

named

false

false

Force [<SwitchParameter>]

Suppresses any request for user input and supplies a 'yes' response. For example: -Force with a delete request will perform the delete without presenting the confirmation request to the user.

false

named

false

false

Timeout [<Int32>]

The number of seconds to wait before the request to the DRA REST server times out. To specify an infinite timeout, you can set this parameter to -1.

false

named

100 seconds

true (ByPropertyName)

false

<CommonParameters>

Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see About CommonParameters.

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:For more information, type "Get-Help Set-DRAEventLog -detailed". For technical information, type "Get-Help Set-DRAEventLog -full".

Example 14-4 1

PS C:\>Set-DRAEventLog  -Domain MyDomain.corp -Identifier "CN=MyEventLog,CN=Computer123,CN=Computers,DC=MyDomain,DC=corp" -Properties @{DisplayName="My Event Log"}

This command example returns a list of share objects that belong to the computer named COMPUTER123 in MyDomain.corp.

Example 14-5 2

PS C:\>Get-DRAShare -Domain MyDomain.corp -Identity "CN=COMPUTER123,CN=Computers,DC=MyDomain,DC=corp" -Name "MyShare"

In this example, the Set-DRAEventLog cmdlet updates the DisplayName property on the event log “MyEventLog” on the computer Computer123. The identifier contains the distinguished name for the event log.