Import-WmiFiltersFromJson

NAME Import-WmiFiltersFromJson



SYNOPSIS

Imports WMI Filter information from a JSON file.





SYNTAX

Import-WmiFiltersFromJson [-Path] <String> [[-Domain] <String>] [-Force] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-CimSession

<CimSession>] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

The cmdlet uses a backup of WMI filters written to a json file to restore each WMI filter in the provided domain.





PARAMETERS

-Path <String>

The location of the json file containing the WMI information. This file is created with the

Export-GPOBackupsAndWmiFilters cmdlet. It can also be created manually.



Required? true

Position? 1

Default value

Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Domain <String>

The domain to import the WMI filters. This defaults to the domain of the current user.



Required? false

Position? 2

Default value [System.String]::Empty

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Force [<SwitchParameter>]

Overwrites any existing WMI filters.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value False

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Credential <PSCredential>

Specifies a user account that has permission to perform this action. The default is the current user.



Type a user name, such as "User01" or "Domain01\\User01", or enter a PSCredential object, such as one generated

by the Get-Credential cmdlet. If you type a user name, you will be prompted for a password.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]::Empty

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-CimSession <CimSession>

Specifies the CIM session to use for this cmdlet. Enter a variable that contains the CIM session or a command

that creates or gets the CIM session, such as the New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlets. For more

information, see about_CimSessions.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS

System.String





OUTPUTS

None





NOTES





AUTHOR: Michael Haken

LAST UPDATE: 1/4/2017



-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Import-WmiFiltersFromJson -Path "c:\\GPOBackups\\WmiFilters.json" -Domain "contoso.com"



Imports the WMI filters stored at c:\\GPOBackups\\WmiFilters.json that were backed up to that path with

Export-GPOBackupsAndWmiFilters to contoso.com.











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