PSCredentialStore/docs/Connect-To.md
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Connect-To

SYNOPSIS

Connects to the given host using the stored CredentialStoreItem.

SYNTAX

Private (Default)

Connect-To -RemoteHost <String> [-Identifier <String>] -Type <String> [-Credentials <PSCredential>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Shared

Connect-To -RemoteHost <String> [-Identifier <String>] -Type <String> [-Credentials <PSCredential>]
 [-Path <String>] [-Shared] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Establish a connection to the selected host using a stored CredentialStoreItem.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Connect-To -RemoteHost "ucs.myside.local" -Type CiscoUcs

EXAMPLE 2

Connect-To -RemoteHost "ftp.myside.local" -Type FTP

EXAMPLE 3

Connect-To -RemoteHost "fas.myside.local" -Type NetAppFAS

EXAMPLE 4

Connect-To -RemoteHost "esx01.myside.local" -Type VMware

EXAMPLE 5

Connect-To -RemoteHost "vCenter.myside.local" -Type CisServer

EXAMPLE 6

Connect-To -RemoteHost "exchange01.myside.local" -Type ExchangeHTTP

EXAMPLE 7

Connect-To -RemoteHost "exchange01.myside.local" -Type ExchangeHTTPS

PARAMETERS

-Credentials

Use this parameter to bypass the stored credentials. Without this parameter Connect-To tries to read the needed credentials from the CredentialStore. If you provide this parameter you skip this lookup behavior. So you can use it to enable credentials without preparing any user interaction.

Type: PSCredential
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Identifier

Defaults to "". Specify a string, which separates two CredentialStoreItems for the same hostname.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Path

Define a custom path to a shared CredentialStore.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Shared
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: "{0}\PSCredentialStore\CredentialStore.json" -f $env:ProgramData
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-RemoteHost

Specify the host, for which you would like to change the credentials.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Shared

Switch to shared mode with this param. This enforces the command to work with a shared CredentialStore which can be decrypted across systems.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Shared
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Type

Specify the host type of the target. Currently implemented targets are: Possible connection values are: CiscoUcs, FTP, NetAppFAS, VMware, CisServer, ExchangeHTTP, ExchangeHTTPS, SCP.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).

INPUTS

[None]

OUTPUTS

[None]

NOTES

File Name : Connect-To.ps1 Author : Marco Blessing - marco.blessing@googlemail.com Requires :

https://github.com/OCram85/PSCredentialStore