v8.2.0

[v8.2.0]

Changed

• Change Azure DevOps Pipeline definition to include source/* - Fixes Issue #324.
• Updated pipeline to use latest version of ModuleBuilder - Fixes Issue #324.
• Merge HISTORIC_CHANGELOG.md into CHANGELOG.md - Fixes Issue #325.
• ScheduledTask:
  • Fix ServiceAccount behavior on Windows Server 2016 - Fixes Issue #323.
  • Fixed problems in integration test configuration naming.
  • Changed ScheduledTaskExecuteAsGroupAdd and ScheduledTaskExecuteAsGroupMod
    to use a group name that does not include a domain name BUILTIN\.
  • Added known issues to the documentation for describing ExecuteAsCredential
    behavior - Fixes Issue #294.
• PendingReboot:
  • Changed integration tests to clear pending file rename reboot flag before
    executing tests and restoring when complete.

v8.2.0-preview0001

[v8.2.0-preview0001]

v8.1.0

[v8.1.0]

Added

• ComputerManagementDsc
  • Added build task Generate_Conceptual_Help to generate conceptual help
    for the DSC resource.
  • Added build task Generate_Wiki_Content to generate the wiki content
    that can be used to update the GitHub Wiki.

Changed

• ComputerManagementDsc
  • Updated CI pipeline files.
  • No longer run integration tests when running the build task test, e.g.
    .\build.ps1 -Task test. To manually run integration tests, run the
    following:

    .\build.ps1 -Tasks test -PesterScript 'tests/Integration' -CodeCoverageThreshold 0

Fixed

• ScheduledTask:
  • Added missing 'NT Authority' domain prefix when testing tasks that use
    the BuiltInAccount property - Fixes Issue #317

v8.1.0-preview0002

[v8.1.0-preview0002]

Added

• ComputerManagementDsc
  • Added build task Generate_Conceptual_Help to generate conceptual help
    for the DSC resource.
  • Added build task Generate_Wiki_Content to generate the wiki content
    that can be used to update the GitHub Wiki.

Changed

• ComputerManagementDsc
  • Updated CI pipeline files.
  • No longer run integration tests when running the build task test, e.g.
    .\build.ps1 -Task test. To manually run integration tests, run the
    following:

    .\build.ps1 -Tasks test -PesterScript 'tests/Integration' -CodeCoverageThreshold 0

Fixed

• ScheduledTask:
  • Added missing 'NT Authority' domain prefix when testing tasks that use
    the BuiltInAccount property - Fixes Issue #317

v8.1.0-preview0001

[v8.1.0-preview0001]

Added

• ComputerManagementDsc
  • Added build task Generate_Conceptual_Help to generate conceptual help
    for the DSC resource.
  • Added build task Generate_Wiki_Content to generate the wiki content
    that can be used to update the GitHub Wiki.

Changed

• ComputerManagementDsc
  • Updated CI pipeline files.
  • No longer run integration tests when running the build task test, e.g.
    .\build.ps1 -Task test. To manually run integration tests, run the
    following:

    .\build.ps1 -Tasks test -PesterScript 'tests/Integration' -CodeCoverageThreshold 0

v8.0.0

[v8.0.0]

Added

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

v8.0.0-preview0002

[v8.0.0-preview0002]

Added

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

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.