v8.0.0-preview0001

[v8.0.0-preview0001]

Added

• Added new resource IEEnhancedSecurityConfiguration (moved from module
  xSystemSecurity).

Changed

• SmbShare:
  • Add parameter ScopeName to support creating shares in a different
    scope - Fixes Issue #284.
• Added .gitattributes to ensure CRLF is used when pulling repository - Fixes
  Issue #290.
• SystemLocale:
  • Migrated SystemLocale from SystemLocaleDsc.
• RemoteDesktopAdmin:
  • Correct Context messages in integration tests by adding 'When'.
• WindowsCapability:
  • Change Test-TargetResource to remove test for valid LogPath.
• BREAKING CHANGE: Changed resource prefix from MSFT to DSC.
• Updated to use continuous delivery pattern using Azure DevOps - Fixes
  Issue #295.

Deprecated

• None

Removed

• None

Fixed

• WindowsCapability:
  • Fix A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'Ensure'.
    error in Test-TargetResource - Fixes Issue #297.

Security

• None

v7.1.0

• ComputerManagementDsc:
  • Update psd1 description - Fixes Issue #269.
• Fix minor style issues with missing spaces between param statements and '('.
• SmbServerConfiguration:
  • New resource for configuring the SMB Server settings.
  • Added examples for SMB Server Configuration.
• Minor corrections to CHANGELOG.MD.
• ScheduledTask:
  • Fixed bug when description has any form of whitespace at beginning or
    end the resource would not go into state - Fixes Issue #258.
• SmbShare:
  • Removal of duplicate code in Add-SmbShareAccessPermission helper function
    fixes Issue #226.

v7.0.0

• ScheduledTask:
  • Better compatibility with Group LogonType
    when passing BuiltIn groups through ExecuteAsCredential
    • Primary use case is 'BUILTIN\Users'
    • Use the ExecuteAsCredential property to pass the username
      The PSCredential needs a non-null that is ignored
  • Delay property not handled properly on AtLogon and AtStartup trigger - Fixes
    Issue #230.
  • Changed Get-ScheduledTask calls to ScheduledTasks\Get-ScheduledTask to
    avoid name clash with Carbon module. Fixes Issue #248.
  • Cast MultipleInstances value returned by Get-TargetResource to string -
    fixes Issue #255.
• PendingReboot:
  • Migrated xPendingReboot from xPendingReboot
    and renamed to PendingReboot.
  • Converted to meet HQRM guidelines - Fixes Issue #12.
  • Changed SkipCcmClientSDK parameter to default to $true - Fixes Issue #13.
  • Fixed Test-TargetResource so that if ConfigMgr requires a reboot then
    the pending reboot will be set - Fixes Issue #26.
  • Refactored Test-TargetResource to reduce code duplication and move to a
    data driven design.
  • Refactored Get-TargetResource by adding a new function Get-PendingRebootState
    so that Test-TargetResource no longer needed to use Get-TargetResource. This
    eliminated the need to include write parameters in Get-TargetResource.
  • Converted the call to Invoke-WmiMethod to Invoke-CimMethod.
  • Deleted the code that removes the regRebootLocations variable at the end of
    the resource as it appears to serve no purpose.
• Correct all tests to meet Pester 4.0 standards.
• RemoteDesktopAdmin:
  • New resource for configuring Remote Desktop for Administration - fixes
    Issue #224.
• Updated common function Test-DscParameterState to support ordered comparison
  of arrays by copying function and tests from NetworkingDsc - fixes Issue #250.
• BREAKING CHANGE: ScheduledTask:
  • Correct output type of DaysInterval,StartTime,WeeksDaysOfWeek,
    and WeeksInterval parameters from Get-TargetResource to match MOF.
  • Refactored Get-TargetResource to remove parameters that
    are not key or required - fixes Issue #249.
  • Added function Test-DateStringContainsTimeZone to determine if a string
    containing a date time includes a time zone.
  • Enable verbose preference to be passed through to Test-DscParameterState.
  • Changed Test-TargetResource so that StartTime is only compared for
    trigger types Daily,Weekly or Once.
• Fix minor style issues in statement case.

v6.5.0

• Computer:
  • Fix for 'directory service is busy' error when joining a domain and renaming
    a computer when JoinOU is specified - Fixes Issue #221.
• Added new resource SmbShare
  • Moved and improved from deprecated module xSmbShare.
• Changes to ComputerManagementDsc.Common
  • Updated Test-DscParameterState so it now can compare zero item
    collections (arrays).
• Changes to WindowsEventLog
  • Minor style guideline cleanup.
• Opt-in to common test to validate localization. Fixed localization strings
  in resources - Fixes Issue #217.
• PowerShellExecutionPolicy:
  • Removed SupportsShouldProcess as it cannot be used with DSC - Fixes
    Issue #219.
• Combined all ComputerManagementDsc.ResourceHelper module functions into
  ComputerManagementDsc.Common module - Fixes Issue #218.
  • Minor code cleanup against style guideline.
  • Remove code from New-InvalidOperationException because it was a
    code path that could never could be used due to the parameter
    validation preventing the helper function being called that way.
  • Updated all Get-LocalizationData to latest version from
    DSCResource.Template.
  • Fixed an issue with the helper function Test-IsNanoServer that
    prevented it to work. Though the helper function is not used, so this
    issue was not caught until now when unit tests was added.
  • Improved code coverage.

v6.4.0

• ScheduledTask:
  • IdleWaitTimeout returned from Get-TargetResource always null - Fixes Issue #186.
  • Added BuiltInAccount Property to allow running task as one of the build in
    service accounts - Fixes Issue #130.
• Refactored module folder structure to move resource to root folder of
  repository and remove test harness - fixes Issue #188.
• Added a CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md with the same content as in the README.md and
  linked to it from README.MD instead.
• Updated test header for all unit tests to version 1.2.4.
• Updated test header for all integration to version 1.3.3.
• Enabled example publish to PowerShell Gallery by adding gallery_api
  environment variable to AppVeyor.yml.

v6.3.0

• Correct PSSA custom rule violations - fixes Issue #209.
• Correct long example filenames for PowerShellExecutionPolicy examples.
• Opted into Common Tests 'Required Script Analyzer Rules',
  'Flagged Script Analyzer Rules', 'New Error-Level Script Analyzer Rules'
  'Custom Script Analyzer Rules' and 'Relative Path Length' -
  fixes Issue #152.
• PowerPlan:
  • Added support to specify the desired power plan either as name or guid.
    Fixes Issue #59
  • Changed the resource so it uses Windows APIs instead of WMI/CIM
    (Workaround for Server 2012R2 Core, Nano Server, Server 2019 and Windows 10).
    Fixes Issue #155
    and Issue #65

v6.2.0

• WindowsEventLog:
  • Migrated the xWinEventLog from xWinEventLog
    and renamed to WindowsEventLog.
  • Moved strings in localization file.
  • LogMode is now set with Limit-EventLog,
  • Fixes Issue #18.
• Updated examples to format required for publishing to PowerShell Gallery - fixes
  Issue #206.
• Opted into Common Tests 'Validate Example Files To Be Published' and
  'Validate Markdown Links'.

v6.1.0

• Updated LICENSE file to match the Microsoft Open Source Team standard.
  Fixes Issue #197.
• Explicitly removed extra hidden files from release package

v6.0.0

• ScheduledTask:
  • Added support for Group Managed Service Accounts, implemented using the ExecuteAsGMSA
    parameter. Fixes Issue #111
  • Added support to set the Synchronize Across Time Zone option. Fixes Issue #109
• Added .VSCode settings for applying DSC PSSA rules - fixes Issue #189.
• BREAKING CHANGE: PowerPlan:
  • Added IsActive Read-Only Property - Fixes Issue #171.
  • InActive power plans are no longer returned with their Name set to null.
    Now, the name is always returned and the Read-Only property of IsActive
    is set accordingly.

v5.2.0

• PowershellExecutionPolicy:
  • Updated to meet HQRM guidelines.
  • Migrated the xPowershellExecutionPolicy from xPowershellExecutionPolicy
    and renamed to PowershellExecutionPolicy.
  • Moved strings to localization file.
• Changed the scope from Global to Script in MSFT_ScheduledTask.Integration.Tests.ps1
• Changed the scope from Global to Script ComputerManagementDsc.Common.Tests.ps1
• ScheduledTask:
  • Added support for event based triggers, implemented using the ScheduleType OnEvent
    fixes Issue #167