Set-PSSessionConfiguration
Changes the properties of a registered session configuration.
Syntax
Set-PSSessionConfiguration
[-Name] <String>
[-ApplicationBase <String>]
[-RunAsCredential <PSCredential>]
[-ThreadApartmentState <ApartmentState>]
[-ThreadOptions <PSThreadOptions>]
[-AccessMode <PSSessionConfigurationAccessMode>]
[-UseSharedProcess]
[-StartupScript <String>]
[-MaximumReceivedDataSizePerCommandMB <Double>]
[-MaximumReceivedObjectSizeMB <Double>]
[-SecurityDescriptorSddl <String>]
[-ShowSecurityDescriptorUI]
[-Force]
[-NoServiceRestart]
[-PSVersion <Version>]
[-SessionTypeOption <PSSessionTypeOption>]
[-TransportOption <PSTransportOption>]
[-ModulesToImport <Object[]>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Set-PSSessionConfiguration
[-Name] <String>
[-AssemblyName] <String>
[-ApplicationBase <String>]
[-ConfigurationTypeName] <String>
[-RunAsCredential <PSCredential>]
[-ThreadApartmentState <ApartmentState>]
[-ThreadOptions <PSThreadOptions>]
[-AccessMode <PSSessionConfigurationAccessMode>]
[-UseSharedProcess]
[-StartupScript <String>]
[-MaximumReceivedDataSizePerCommandMB <Double>]
[-MaximumReceivedObjectSizeMB <Double>]
[-SecurityDescriptorSddl <String>]
[-ShowSecurityDescriptorUI]
[-Force]
[-NoServiceRestart]
[-PSVersion <Version>]
[-SessionTypeOption <PSSessionTypeOption>]
[-TransportOption <PSTransportOption>]
[-ModulesToImport <Object[]>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Set-PSSessionConfiguration
[-Name] <String>
[-RunAsCredential <PSCredential>]
[-ThreadApartmentState <ApartmentState>]
[-ThreadOptions <PSThreadOptions>]
[-AccessMode <PSSessionConfigurationAccessMode>]
[-UseSharedProcess]
[-StartupScript <String>]
[-MaximumReceivedDataSizePerCommandMB <Double>]
[-MaximumReceivedObjectSizeMB <Double>]
[-SecurityDescriptorSddl <String>]
[-ShowSecurityDescriptorUI]
[-Force]
[-NoServiceRestart]
[-TransportOption <PSTransportOption>]
-Path <String>
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
This cmdlet is only available on the Windows platform.
The Set-PSSessionConfiguration
cmdlet changes the properties of the session configurations on the
local computer.
Use the Name parameter to identify the session configuration that you want to change. Use the
other parameters to specify new values for the properties of the session configuration. To delete a
property value from the configuration, and use the default value, enter an empty string (""
) or a
value of $Null
for the corresponding parameter.
Starting in PowerShell 3.0, you can use a session configuration file to define a session
configuration. This feature provides a simple and discoverable method for setting and changing the
properties of sessions that use the session configuration. To specify a session configuration file,
use the Path parameter of Set-PSSessionConfiguration
. For information about session
configuration files, see
about_Session_Configuration_Files. For information
about how to create and modify a session configuration file, see the
New-PSSessionConfigurationFile
cmdlet.
Session configurations define the environment of remote sessions (PSSessions) that connect to the local computer. Every PSSession uses a session configuration. The session configuration determines the features of the PSSession, such as the modules that are available in the session, the cmdlets that are permitted to run, the language mode, quotas, and timeouts. The security descriptor of the session configuration determines who can use the session configuration to connect to the local computer. For more information about session configurations, see about_Session_Configurations.
To see the properties of a session configuration, use the Get-PSSessionConfiguration
cmdlet or the
WSMan Provider. For more information about the WSMan Provider, type Get-Help WSMan
.
Examples
Example 1: Create and change a session configuration
This example shows how to add and remove a startup script from a configuration.
The first command creates the AdminShell configuration. The second command adds the
AdminConfig.ps1
script to the configuration. The change is effective when you restart WinRM.
The third command removes the AdminConfig.ps1
script from the configuration.
Register-PSSessionConfiguration -Name "AdminShell" -AssemblyName "C:\Shells\AdminShell.dll" -ConfigurationTypeName "AdminClass"
Set-PSSessionConfiguration -Name "AdminShell" -StartupScript "AdminConfig.ps1"
Set-PSSessionConfiguration -Name "AdminShell" -StartupScript $Null
Example 2: Display results
This example increases the value of the MaximumReceivedObjectSizeMB property to 20
. This
command also prompts you to restart the WinRM service. The change is not effective until the
WinRM service is restarted.
Set-PSSessionConfiguration -Name "IncObj" -MaximumReceivedObjectSizeMB 20
WSManConfig: Microsoft.WSMan.Management\WSMan::localhost\Plugin\IncObj\InitializationParameters
ParamName ParamValue
--------- ----------
psmaximumreceivedobjectsizemb 20
"Restart WinRM service"
WinRM service need to be restarted to make the changes effective. Do you want to run the command "restart-service winrm"?
[Y] Yes [N] No [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"): y
Example 3: Display results in different ways
In this example, Set-PSSessionConfiguration
changes the startup script in the MaintenanceShell
session configuration to Maintenance.ps1
. The output shows the change and prompts you to restart
the WinRM service. The response is y
(yes).
Get-PSSessionConfiguration
gets the MaintenanceShell session configuration. The pipeline
operator (|
) sends the results of the command to Format-List
, which displays all the properties
of the configuration object in a list. Next, using the WSMan provider, we view the initialization
parameters for the MaintenanceShell configuration. Get-ChildItem
gets the child items in the
InitializationParameters node for the MaintenanceShell plug-in. For more information about
the WSMan provider, type Get-Help wsman
.
Set-PSSessionConfiguration -Name "MaintenanceShell" -StartupScript "C:\ps-test\Maintenance.ps1"
WSManConfig: Microsoft.WSMan.Management\WSMan::localhost\Plugin\MaintenanceShell\InitializationParameters
ParamName ParamValue
--------- ----------
startupscript c:\ps-test\Mainte...
"Restart WinRM service"
WinRM service need to be restarted to make the changes effective. Do you want to run
the command "restart-service winrm"?
[Y] Yes [N] No [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"): y
Get-PSSessionConfiguration MaintenanceShell | Format-List -Property *
xmlns : http://schemas.microsoft.com/wbem/wsman/1/config/PluginConfiguration
Name : MaintenanceShell
Filename : %windir%\system32\pwrshplugin.dll
SDKVersion : 1
XmlRenderingType : text
lang : en-US
PSVersion : 2.0
startupscript : c:\ps-test\Maintenance.ps1
ResourceUri : http://schemas.microsoft.com/powershell/MaintenanceShell
SupportsOptions : true
ExactMatch : true
Capability : {Shell}
Permission :
Get-ChildItem WSMan:\localhost\Plugin\MaintenanceShell\InitializationParameters
ParamName ParamValue
--------- ----------
PSVersion 2.0
startupscript c:\ps-test\Maintenance.ps1
Parameters
-AccessMode
Enables and disables the session configuration and determines whether it can be used for remote or local sessions on the computer. The acceptable values for this parameter are:
Disabled
. Disables the session configuration. It cannot be used for remote or local access to the computer. This value sets the Enabled property of the session configuration (WSMan:\<ComputerName>\PlugIn\<SessionConfigurationName>\Enabled
) toFalse
.Local
. Adds a Network_Deny_All entry to security descriptor of the session configuration. Users of the local computer can use the session configuration to create a local loopback session on the same computer, but remote users are denied access.Remote
. Removes Deny_All and Network_Deny_All entries from the security descriptors of the session configuration. Users of local and remote computers can use the session configuration to create sessions and run commands on this computer.
The default value is Remote.
Other cmdlets can override the value of this parameter later. For example, the Enable-PSRemoting
cmdlet enables all session configurations on the computer and permits remote access to them, and the
Disable-PSRemoting
cmdlet permits only local access to all session configurations on the computer.
This parameter was introduced in PowerShell 3.0.
Type: | PSSessionConfigurationAccessMode |
Accepted values: | Disabled, Local, Remote |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ApplicationBase
Specifies the path of the assembly file (*.dll
) that is specified in the value of the
AssemblyName parameter.
Type: | String |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-AssemblyName
Specifies the assembly name. This cmdlet creates a session configuration based on a class that is defined in an assembly.
Enter the filename or full path of an assembly .dll
file that defines a session configuration. If
you enter only the file name, you can enter the path in the value of the ApplicationBase
parameter.
Type: | String |
Position: | 1 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ConfigurationTypeName
Specifies the type of the session configuration that is defined in the assembly in the AssemblyName parameter. The type that you specify must implement the System.Management.Automation.Remoting.PSSessionConfiguration class.
This parameter is required when you specify an assembly name.
Type: | String |
Position: | 2 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Aliases: | cf |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | False |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Force
Suppresses all user prompts, and restarts the WinRM service without prompting. Restarting the service makes the configuration change effective.
To prevent a restart and suppress the restart prompt, use the NoServiceRestart parameter.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-MaximumReceivedDataSizePerCommandMB
Specifies the limit on the amount of data that can be sent to this computer in any single remote
command. Enter the data size in megabytes (MB). The default is 50
.
If a data size limit is defined in the configuration type that is specified in the ConfigurationTypeName parameter, the limit in the configuration type is used. The value of this parameter is ignored.
Type: | Nullable<T>[Double] |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-MaximumReceivedObjectSizeMB
Specifies the limits on the amount of data that can be sent to this computer in any single object.
Enter the data size in megabytes. The default is 10
.
If an object size limit is defined in the configuration type that is specified in the ConfigurationTypeName parameter, the limit in the configuration type is used. The value of this parameter is ignored.
Type: | Nullable<T>[Double] |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ModulesToImport
Specifies the modules and snap-ins that are automatically imported into sessions that use the session configuration. Enter the module and snap-in names.
By default, only the Microsoft.PowerShell.Core module is imported into sessions, but unless the
cmdlets are excluded, you can use the Import-Module
and Add-PSSnapin
cmdlets to add modules and
snap-ins to the session.
The modules specified in this parameter value are imported in additions to modules specified in the
session configuration file (New-PSSessionConfigurationFile
). However, settings in the session
configuration file can hide the commands exported by modules or prevent users from using them.
The modules specified in this parameter value replace the list of modules specified with the
ModulesToImport parameter of the Register-PSSessionConfiguration
cmdlet.
This parameter was introduced in PowerShell 3.0.
Type: | Object[] |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Name
Specifies the name of the session configuration that you want to change.
You cannot use this parameter to change the name of the session configuration.
Type: | String |
Position: | 0 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-NoServiceRestart
Does not restart the WinRM service, and suppresses the prompt to restart the service.
By default, when you run Set-PSSessionConfiguration
, you are prompted to restart the WinRM
service to make the new session configuration effective. Until the WinRM service is restarted,
the new session configuration is not effective.
To restart the WinRM service without prompting, use the Force parameter. To restart the
WinRM service manually, use the Restart-Service
cmdlet.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Path
Specifies the path of a session configuration file (.pssc
), such as one created by the
New-PSSessionConfigurationFile
cmdlet. If you omit the path, the default is the current directory.
For information about how to modify a session configuration file, see the help topic for the
New-PSSessionConfigurationFile
cmdlet.
This parameter was introduced in PowerShell 3.0.
Type: | String |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-PSVersion
Specifies the version of PowerShell in sessions that use this session configuration.
The value of this parameter takes precedence over the value of the PowerShellVersion key in the session configuration file.
This parameter was introduced in PowerShell 3.0.
Type: | Version |
Aliases: | PowerShellVersion |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-RunAsCredential
Specifies credentials for commands in the session. By default, commands run with the permissions of the current user.
This parameter was introduced in PowerShell 3.0.
Type: | PSCredential |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-SecurityDescriptorSddl
Specifies a different Security Descriptor Definition Language (SDDL) string for the configuration.
This string determines the permissions that are required to use the new session configuration. To
use a session configuration in a session, users must have at least Execute(Invoke)
permission for
the configuration.
To use the default security descriptor for the configuration, enter an empty string (""
) or a
value of $Null
. The default is the root SDDL in the WSMan:
drive.
If the security descriptor is complex, consider using the ShowSecurityDescriptorUI parameter instead of this one. You cannot use both parameters in the same command.
Type: | String |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-SessionTypeOption
Specifies type-specific options for the session configuration. Enter a session type options object,
such as the PSWorkflowExecutionOption object that the New-PSWorkflowExecutionOption
cmdlet
returns.
The options of sessions that use the session configuration are determined by the values of session
options and the session configuration options. Unless specified, options set in the session, such as
with the New-PSSessionOption
cmdlet, take precedence over options set in the session
configuration. However, session option values cannot exceed maximum values set in the session
configuration.
This parameter was introduced in PowerShell 3.0.
Type: | PSSessionTypeOption |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ShowSecurityDescriptorUI
When this parameter is used the cmdlet opens a property sheet that helps you create a new SDDL for
the session configuration. The property sheet appears after you run the Set-PSSessionConfiguration
command and then restart the WinRM service.
When you set permissions to the configuration, remember that users must have at least
Execute(Invoke)
permission to use the session configuration in a session.
You cannot use the SecurityDescriptorSDDL parameter and this parameter in the same command.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-StartupScript
Specifies the startup script for the configuration. Enter the fully qualified path of a PowerShell script. The specified script runs in the new session that uses the session configuration.
To delete a startup script from a session configuration, enter an empty string (""
) or a value of
$Null
.
You can use a startup script to further configure the user session. If the script generates an
error, even a non-terminating error, the session is not created and the New-PSSession
command
fails.
Type: | String |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ThreadApartmentState
Specifies the apartment state of the threading module to be used. Acceptable values are:
Unknown
MTA
STA
Type: | ApartmentState |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ThreadOptions
Specifies the thread options setting in the configuration. This setting defines how threads are created and used when a command is executed in the session. The acceptable values for this parameter are:
Default
ReuseThread
UseCurrentThread
UseNewThread
The default value is UseCurrentThread
.
For more information, see PSThreadOptions Enumeration.
Type: | PSThreadOptions |
Accepted values: | Default, UseNewThread, ReuseThread, UseCurrentThread |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-TransportOption
Specifies the transport options for the session configuration. Enter a transport options object,
such as the WSManConfigurationOption object that the New-PSTransportOption
cmdlet returns.
The options of sessions that use the session configuration are determined by the values of session
options and the session configuration options. Unless specified, options set in the session, such as
with the New-PSSessionOption
cmdlet, take precedence over options set in the session
configuration. However, session option values cannot exceed maximum values set in the session
configuration.
This parameter was introduced in PowerShell 3.0.
Type: | PSTransportOption |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-UseSharedProcess
Use only one process to host all sessions that are started by the same user and use the same session configuration. By default, each session is hosted in its own process.
This parameter was introduced in PowerShell 3.0.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Aliases: | wi |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | False |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
None
You can't pipe objects to this cmdlet.
Outputs
Notes
This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
To run this cmdlet, start PowerShell by using the Run as administrator option.
The Set-PSSessionConfiguration
cmdlet does not change the configuration name and the WSMan
provider does not support the Rename-Item
cmdlet. To change the name of a session configuration,
use the Unregister-PSSessionConfiguration
cmdlet to delete the configuration and then use the
Register-PSSessionConfiguration
cmdlet to create and register a new session configuration.
You can use the Set-PSSessionConfiguration
cmdlet to change the default Microsoft.PowerShell
and
Microsoft.PowerShell32
session configurations. They are not protected. To revert to the original
version of a default session configuration, use the Unregister-PSSessionConfiguration
cmdlet to
delete the default session configuration and then use the Enable-PSRemoting
cmdlet to restore it.
The properties of a session configuration object vary with the options set for the session configuration and the values of those options. Also, session configurations that use a session configuration file have additional properties.
You can use commands in the WSMan:
drive to change the properties of session configurations.
However, you cannot use the WSMan:
drive in PowerShell 2.0 to change session configuration
properties that are introduced in PowerShell 3.0, such as OutputBufferingMode. Windows
PowerShell 2.0 commands do not generate an error, but they are ineffective. To change properties
introduced in PowerShell 3.0, use the WSMan:
drive in PowerShell 3.0 or later.
Related Links
- Disable-PSSessionConfiguration
- Enable-PSSessionConfiguration
- Get-PSSessionConfiguration
- New-PSSessionConfigurationFile
- New-PSSessionOption
- New-PSTransportOption
- Register-PSSessionConfiguration
- Test-PSSessionConfigurationFile
- Unregister-PSSessionConfiguration
- WSMan Provider
- about_Session_Configurations
- about_Session_Configuration_Files
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