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Request-SddcManagerPasswordComplexity

Synopsis

Retrieves the password complexity policy for an SDDC Manager.

Syntax

Request-SddcManagerPasswordComplexity -server <String> -user <String> -pass <String> -rootPass <String> [-drift] [-reportPath <String>] [-policyFile <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Request-SddcManagerPasswordComplexity cmdlet retrieves the password complexity policy for an SDDC Manager. The cmdlet connects to SDDC Manager using the -server, -user, and -pass values:

  • Validates that network connectivity and authentication is possible to SDDC Manager
  • Retrieves the password complexity policy

Examples

Example 1

Request-SddcManagerPasswordComplexity -server [sddc_manager_fqdn] -user [admin_username] -pass [admin_password] -rootPass [root_password]

This example retrieves the password complexity policy for an SDDC Manager.

Example 2

Request-SddcManagerPasswordComplexity -server [sddc_manager_fqdn] -user [admin_username] -pass [admin_password] -rootPass [root_password] -drift -reportPath [report_path] -policyFile [policy_file].json

This example retrieves the password complexity policy for an SDDC Manager and compares the configuration against the policy configuration file.

Example 3

Request-SddcManagerPasswordComplexity -server [sddc_manager_fqdn] -user [admin_username] -pass [admin_password] -rootPass [root_password] -drift

This example retrieves the password complexity policy for an SDDC Manager and compares the configuration against the product defaults.

Parameters

-server

The fully qualified domain name of the SDDC Manager instance.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-user

The username to authenticate to the SDDC Manager instance.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-pass

The password to authenticate to the SDDC Manager instance.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-rootPass

The password for the SDDC Manager appliance root account.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-drift

Switch to compare the current configuration against the product defaults or a JSON file.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-reportPath

The path to save the policy report.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-policyFile

The path to the password policy file to compare against.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

Common Parameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.