Grant-VMConnectAccess

Grants a user or users access to connect to a virtual machine or machines.

Syntax

Grant-VMConnectAccess
     [-VMName] <String[]>
     [-UserName] <String[]>
     [-Passthru]
     [-ComputerName <String[]>]
     [-WhatIf]
     [-Confirm]
     [<CommonParameters>]
Grant-VMConnectAccess
     [-VMId] <Guid[]>
     [-UserName] <String[]>
     [-Passthru]
     [-ComputerName <String[]>]
     [-WhatIf]
     [-Confirm]
     [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Grant-VMConnectAccess cmdlet grants access to a user or users to connect to a virtual machine or machines. The cmdlet is intended for use in providing other applications with the appropriate permissions required to initiate a session with Virtual Machine Connection. Examples of such applications are Virtual Machine Manager.

Examples

Example 1

PS C:\>Grant-VMConnectAccess -VMName VM1 -UserName Contoso\John

This command grants user Contoso\John access to connect to a virtual machine named VM1.

Parameters

-ComputerName

Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts on which access to connect to a virtual machine is to be granted. NetBIOS names, IP addresses, and fully-qualified domain names are allowable. The default is the local computer - use "localhost" or a dot (".") to specify the local computer explicitly.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:.
Required:False
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

-Passthru

Specifies that a VMConnectAce object is to be passed through to the pipeline representing each grant of access.

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

-UserName

Specifies a user or users to whom access to connect to a virtual machine or machines is to be granted, in one of the following forms:

Local User Account: john ComputerName\john

Domain User Account: CONTOSO\john Contoso.com\john

User Principal Name (UPN): john@contoso.com

Security Identifier: S-1-5-21-3165297888-301567370-576410423-1103

Type:String[]
Aliases:UserId, Sid
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-VMId

Specifies the unique identifier of a virtual machine to which connect access is to be granted.

Type:Guid[]
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-VMName

Specifies the name of a virtual machine to which connect access is to be granted.

Type:String[]
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
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

Outputs

None by default; Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.VMConnectAce if -PassThru is specified.