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#ProfilePal Module - Help Content

###New-Profile

SYNOPSIS

Create a new PowerShell profile script

SYNTAX

New-Profile [[-ProfileName] <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

The PowerShell profile script can be created in any 1 of the 4 default contexts, and if not specified, defaults to the most common CurrentUserCurrentHost. If this function is called from within PowerShell ISE, the CurrentHost profiles will be created with the requisite PowerShellISE_profile prefix. In order to create new AllUsers profile scripts, this function must be called with elevated (admin) privileges.

PARAMETERS

-ProfileName <String[]>
    Accepts 'CurrentUserCurrentHost', 'CurrentUserAllHosts', 'AllUsersCurrentHost' or 'AllUsersAllHosts'

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
PS .\>New-Profile

Creates a new starter profile script for the context Current User / Current [PowerShell] Host

    Starter profile CurrentUserCurrentHost has been created. To review and/or modify (in the PowerShell ISE), try the 
Edit-Profile function.
    For example, run: Edit-Profile -profileName CurrentUserCurrentHost

        Directory: C:\Users\[username]\Documents\WindowsPowerShell

    Mode                LastWriteTime     Length Name
    ----                -------------     ------ ----
    -a---         4/27/2015  10:54 AM       2381 Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1


-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS .\>New-Profile -profileName CurrentUserAllHosts

Creates a new starter profile script for the context Current User / Current [PowerShell] Host

    Starter profile CurrentUserAllHosts has been created. To review and/or modify (in the PowerShell ISE), try the 
Edit-Profile function.
    For example, run: Edit-Profile -profileName CurrentUserAllHosts

        Directory: C:\Users\[username]\Documents\WindowsPowerShell

    Mode                LastWriteTime     Length Name
    ----                -------------     ------ ----
    -a---         4/27/2015  10:57 AM       2378 profile.ps1

###Open-AdminConsole

SYNOPSIS

Launch a new console window from the command line, with optional -NoProfile support

SYNTAX

Open-AdminConsole [-noprofile] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Simplifies opening a PowerShell console host, with Administrative permissions, by enabling the same result from the keyboard, instead of having to grab the mouse to Right-Click and select 'Run as Administrator'. The following aliases are also provided:

  • Open-AdminHost
  • Start-AdminConsole
  • Start-AdminHost
  • New-AdminConsole
  • New-AdminHost
  • Request-AdminConsole
  • Request-AdminHost
  • sudo

PARAMETERS

-noprofile [<SwitchParameter>]

###Edit-Profile

SYNOPSIS

Open a PowerShell Profile script in the ISE editor

SYNTAX

Edit-Profile [[-profileName] <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION Edit-Profile will attempt to open any existing PowerShell Profile scripts, and if none are found, will offer to invoke the New-Profile cmdlet to build one. Both New-Profile and Edit-Profile can open any of the 4 contexts of PowerShell Profile scripts.

PARAMETERS

-profileName <String[]>
    Accepts 'CurrentUserCurrentHost', 'CurrentUserAllHosts', 'AllUsersCurrentHost' or 'AllUsersAllHosts'

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
PS .\>Edit-Profile

Opens the default $profile script file, if it exists


-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS .\>Edit-Profile CurrentUserAllHosts

Opens the specified CurrentUserAllHosts $profile script file, which applies to both Console and ISE hosts, for the current 
user

###Get-Profile

SYNOPSIS

Returns corresponding PowerShell profile name, path, and status (whether it's script file exists or not)

SYNTAX

Get-Profile [[-Name] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Can be passed a parameter for a profile by Name or Path, and returns a summary object

PARAMETERS

-Name <String>
    Accepts 'AllProfiles', 'CurrentUserCurrentHost', 'CurrentUserAllHosts', 'AllUsersCurrentHost' or 'AllUsersAllHosts'

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
PS .\>Get-Profile

Name                           Path                                                         Exists
-----------                    -----------                                                  --------------
CurrentUserCurrentHost         C:\Users\BDady\Documents\WindowsPowerSh...                   True


-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS .\>Get-Profile -Name AllUsersCurrentHost | Format-Table -AutoSize

Name                Path                                                                        Exists
-----------         -----------                                                                 --------------
AllUsersCurrentHost C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 False

###Get-UserName

SYNOPSIS

Get-UserName returns user's account info in the format of DOMAIN\AccountName

SYNTAX

Get-UserName [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

[System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent().Name;

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------

PS C:\>Get-UserName;

Returns DomainName\UserName




-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------

PS C:\>whoami

Linux friendly alias invokes Get-UserName

###Get-WindowTitle

SYNOPSIS

Stores the default PowerShell host window title

SYNTAX

Get-WindowTitle [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Read current window title into a variable. Supports Set-WindowTitle and Reset-WindowTitle functions.

###prompt

SYNOPSIS

From about_Prompts:

The Windows PowerShell prompt is determined by the built-in Prompt function. You can customize the prompt by creating your own Prompt function and saving it in your Windows PowerShell profile.

SYNTAX

prompt [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION From about_Prompts:

The Prompt function determines the appearance of the Windows PowerShell prompt. Windows PowerShell comes with a built-in Prompt function, but you can override it by defining your own Prompt function.

The Prompt function has the following syntax:

function Prompt { function-body}

###Reset-Profile

SYNOPSIS

Reload the profile (`$PROFILE), by using dot-source invokation

SYNTAX

Reset-Profile [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Essentially an alias for PS .\>. $Profile

###Reset-WindowTitle

SYNOPSIS

Restores default PowerShell host window title, as captured by Get-WindowTitle

SYNTAX

Reset-WindowTitle [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Provided to make it easy to reset the default window frame title, but presumes that Get-WindowTitle was previously run.

###Set-WindowTitle

SYNOPSIS

Customizes Host window title, to show version start date/time, and starting path.

SYNTAX

Set-WindowTitle [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

For use in customizing PowerShell Hostlook and feel, in conjunction with a customized prompt function. With the path in the title, we can leave it out of the prompt; customized in another function within this module

###Start-RemoteDesktop

SYNOPSIS

Launch a Windows Remote Desktop admin session to a specified computername, with either FullScreen, or sized window

SYNTAX

Start-RemoteDesktop [-ComputerName] <ValidateNotNullOrEmptyAttribute> -Control [-FullScreen] [-ScreenSize <String[]>] []

DESCRIPTION

Start-RemoteDesktop calls the mstsc.exe process installed on the local instance of Windows. By default, Start-RemoteDesktop specifies the optional arguments of /admin, and /fullscreen. Start-RemoteDesktop also provides a -ScreenSize parameter, which supports optional window resolution specifications of 1440 x 1050, 1280 x 1024, and 1024 x 768.

I first made this because I was tired of my last mstsc session hanging on to my last resolution (which would change between when I was docked at my desk, or working from the smaller laptop screen); so this could always 'force' /fullscreen.

PARAMETERS

-ComputerName <ValidateNotNullOrEmptyAttribute>
    Specifies the DNS name or IP address of the computer / server to connect to.
    
-Control [<SwitchParameter>]
    Optionall specifies if the remote session should function in Admin, RestrictedAdmin, or Control mode [default in this 
    function].
    
-FullScreen [<SwitchParameter>]
    Unambiguously specifies that the RDP window open to full screen size.
    
-ScreenSize <String[]>
    Specifies the window resolution. If not specified, defaults to Full Screen.

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
PS C:\>Start-RemoteDesktop remotehost

Invokes mstsc.exe /v:remotehost /control


-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
PS C:\>Start-RemoteDesktop -ComputerName <IP Address> -ScreenSize 1280x1024 -Control RestrictedAdmin

Invokes mstsc.exe /v:<IP Address> /RestrictedAdmin /w:1280 /h:1024

###Test-AdminPerms

SYNOPSIS

Test if you have Admin Permissions; returns simple boolean result

SYNTAX

Test-AdminPerms [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole(`
        [Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] 'Administrator')

###Test-Port

SYNOPSIS

Test-Port is effectively a PowerShell replacement for telnet, to support testing of a specified IP port of a remote computer

SYNTAX

Test-Port [-Target] <String[]> [-Port] <Int32> [-Timeout <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Test-Port enables testing for any answer or open indication from a remote network port.

PARAMETERS

-Target <String[]>
    DNS name or IP address of a remote computer or network device to test response from.
    
-Port <Int32>
    IP port number to test on the TARGET.
    
-Timeout <Int32>
    Time-to-live (TTL) parameter for how long to wait for a response from the TARGET PORT.

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------

PS C:\>Test-Port RemoteHost 9997

Tests if the remote host is open on the default Splunk port.
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