New-DSSession

Synopsis

Establishes a connection with your Devolutions Server instance.

Syntax

Credentials

New-DSSession [[-Credential] <pscredential>] [-BaseUri] <string> [-DomainId <string>]
 [-Timeout <int>] [-AsApplication] [-UseOAuth] [-AsLegacyResponse] [<CommonParameters>]

WindowsAuthentication

New-DSSession [-BaseUri] <string> -WindowsAuthentication [-DomainId <string>] [-Timeout <int>]
 [-AsApplication] [-UseOAuth] [-AsLegacyResponse] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Establishes a connection with your Devolutions Server by retrieving server informations and setting global variables that are required for accessing the API.

Examples

Example 1

PS C:\> $SecurePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString 'YourPassword' -AsPlainText -Force;
        $SessionData = @{
            BaseURI = "Your/DVLS/Instance/URL"
            Credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($YourUsername, $SecurePassword)
        };

New-DSSession @SessionData

Authenticate with the splatting of the hash table containing the required parameters.

Example 2

PS C:\> $SecurePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString $YourPassword -AsPlainText -Force
        $Credentials = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($YourUsername, $SecurePassword)
	    $BaseURI = "Your/DVLS/Instance/URL"

New-DSSession -Credential $Credentials -BaseURI $URI

Authenticate by using the parameters.

Example 3

PS C:\> $SecurePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString $YourPassword -AsPlainText -Force
	    $Credentials = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($YourUsername, $SecurePassword)
	    $BaseURI = "Your/DVLS/Instance/URL"

New-DSSession -Credential $Credentials -BaseURI $URI

Authenticate using an application user.

Example 4

PS C:\> New-DSSession -BaseURI "Your/DVLS/Instance/URL" -WindowsAuthentication

A Windows user authenticates himself with his logged account.

Example 5

PS C:\> New-DSSession -BaseURI "Your/DVLS/Instance/URL" -UseOAuth

Authenticate using OAuth in a web browser.

Parameters

-AsApplication

Required when using an application user to authenticate

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: Named
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-AsLegacyResponse

In versions prior to 2024.2, many DS cmdlets returned a ServerResponse object. Enabling this backward compatibility switch allows scripts developed for earlier versions to function correctly.

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: Named
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-BaseUri

URL to your Devolutions Server instance

Type: System.String
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 1
  IsRequired: true
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-Credential

PSCredential with your Devolutions Server username and password

Type: System.Management.Automation.PSCredential
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: Credentials
  Position: 0
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-DomainId

Type: System.String
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: Named
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-Timeout

Polling delay in seconds. Default value is 15 seconds. The value must be between 3 and 600 seconds.

Type: System.Int32
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: Named
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-UseOAuth

Use OAuth in a web browser.

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: Named
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-WindowsAuthentication

Use Windows Authentication. Must be on Windows.

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: WindowsAuthentication
  Position: Named
  IsRequired: true
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Notes

For more information, type "Get-Help New-DSSession -detailed". For technical information, type "Get-Help New-DSSession -full".

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