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How to Use PowerShell to Delete an ExpectedRuleEntry

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Summary

The script code below deletes an ExpectedRuleEntry object from your environment.
To run this script, you need to configure a Management Policy Rule that grants you permission to perform this operation:

Management Policy Rule Configuration
Name Administration: Administrators can delete Expected Rule Entries
Type Request
Grants Permissions True
Disabled False
Requestors and Operators
Requestor Administrators
Operation Delete
Target Resources
Before Request All expected rule resources
After Request (Attribute)
Resources Attributes All Attributes

Script Code

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 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 set-variable -name URI -value "http://localhost:5725/resourcemanagementservice" -option constant
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 If(@(get-pssnapin | where-object {$_.Name -eq "FIMAutomation"} ).count -eq 0) {add-pssnapin FIMAutomation}

 if($args.count -ne 1) {throw "Missing GUID parameter"}
 $objectGUID = $args[0]
 $exportObject = export-fimconfig -uri $URI `
                                  –onlyBaseResources `
                                  -customconfig "/ExpectedRuleEntry[ObjectID='$objectGUID']" `
                                  -ErrorVariable Err `
                                  -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue 
 If($Err){Throw $Err}
 If($exportObject -eq $null) {throw "ERE not found"}

 $ImportObject = New-Object Microsoft.ResourceManagement.Automation.ObjectModel.ImportObject
 $ImportObject.ObjectType = "ExpectedRuleEntry"
 $ImportObject.TargetObjectIdentifier = (($exportObject.ResourceManagementObject.ObjectIdentifier).split(":"))[2]
 $ImportObject.SourceObjectIdentifier = (($exportObject.ResourceManagementObject.ObjectIdentifier).split(":"))[2]
 $ImportObject.State = 2 
 $ImportObject | Import-FIMConfig -uri $URI -ErrorVariable Err -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue 
 If($Err){Throw $Err}
 
 Write-Host "`nCommand completed successfully`n"
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 trap 
 { 
    Write-Host "`nError: $($_.Exception.Message)`n" -foregroundcolor white -backgroundcolor darkred
    Exit 1
 }
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

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