Cmdlets > Set-DtServerCredential

Set-DtServerCredential

Changes server credentials

Syntax

Set-DtServerCredential -Input <Server> -Credential <PSCredential> [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet changes the credentials associated with the server object that has already been created using the New-DtServer cmdlet.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required	Pipeline Input
Input	String or Server	Specify the name or IP address of the server, cluster, or cluster node. Specify the server object returned from the New-DtServer cmdlet.	true	false
Credential	PSCredential	Specify the credential object returned from the Windows PowerShell Get-Credential cmdlet. This password will not be visible because Windows stores an encrypted password. See Hiding your password in a PowerShell script for basic details on using this cmdlet. See your Windows PowerShell documentation for detailed instructions.	true	false

Name

Type

Description

Required

Pipeline Input

Input

String or Server

Specify the name or IP address of the server, cluster, or cluster node.

Specify the server object returned from the New-DtServer cmdlet.

true

false

Credential

PSCredential

Specify the credential object returned from the Windows PowerShell Get-Credential cmdlet. This password will not be visible because Windows stores an encrypted password. See Hiding your password in a PowerShell script for basic details on using this cmdlet. See your Windows PowerShell documentation for detailed instructions.

true

false

Outputs

Server

Examples

$DtCredentialEncrypted = Get-Credential

Set-DtServerCredential -Input alpha -Credential $DtCredential

User credentials are stored in a variable called $DtCredential. The script will prompt you to supply the username and password and the credentials will be encrypted. Then the stored credentials are used to update the current credentials on the server alpha.