[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
$url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jborean93/ansible-windows/master/scripts/Upgrade-PowerShell.ps1"
$file = "$env:temp\Upgrade-PowerShell.ps1"
$username = "Administrator"
$password = "Password"

(New-Object -TypeName System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($url, $file)
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Force

&$file -Version 5.1 -Username $username -Password $password -Verbose

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Force

$reg_winlogon_path = "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon"
Set-ItemProperty -Path $reg_winlogon_path -Name AutoAdminLogon -Value 0
Remove-ItemProperty -Path $reg_winlogon_path -Name DefaultUserName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-ItemProperty -Path $reg_winlogon_path -Name DefaultPassword -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
$url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jborean93/ansible-windows/master/scripts/Install-WMF3Hotfix.ps1"
$file = "$env:temp\Install-WMF3Hotfix.ps1"

(New-Object -TypeName System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($url, $file)
powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -File $file -Verbose

winrm enumerate winrm/config/Listener

Listener
    Address = *
    Transport = HTTP
    Port = 5985
    Hostname
    Enabled = true
    URLPrefix = wsman
    CertificateThumbprint
    ListeningOn = 10.0.2.15, 127.0.0.1, 192.168.56.155, ::1, fe80::5efe:10.0.2.15%6, fe80::5efe:192.168.56.155%8, fe80::
ffff:ffff:fffe%2, fe80::203d:7d97:c2ed:ec78%3, fe80::e8ea:d765:2c69:7756%7

Listener
    Address = *
    Transport = HTTPS
    Port = 5986
    Hostname = SERVER2016
    Enabled = true
    URLPrefix = wsman
    CertificateThumbprint = E6CDAA82EEAF2ECE8546E05DB7F3E01AA47D76CE
    ListeningOn = 10.0.2.15, 127.0.0.1, 192.168.56.155, ::1, fe80::5efe:10.0.2.15%6, fe80::5efe:192.168.56.155%8, fe80::
ffff:ffff:fffe%2, fe80::203d:7d97:c2ed:ec78%3, fe80::e8ea:d765:2c69:7756%7

$thumbprint = "E6CDAA82EEAF2ECE8546E05DB7F3E01AA47D76CE"
Get-ChildItem -Path cert:\LocalMachine\My -Recurse | Where-Object { $_.Thumbprint -eq $thumbprint } | Select-Object *

Remove-Item -Path WSMan:\localhost\Listener\* -Recurse -Force

Get-ChildItem -Path WSMan:\localhost\Listener | Where-Object { $_.Keys -contains "Transport=HTTPS" } | Remove-Item -Recurse -Force

winrm get winrm/config/Service
winrm get winrm/config/Winrs

Service
    RootSDDL = O:NSG:BAD:P(A;;GA;;;BA)(A;;GR;;;IU)S:P(AU;FA;GA;;;WD)(AU;SA;GXGW;;;WD)
    MaxConcurrentOperations = 4294967295
    MaxConcurrentOperationsPerUser = 1500
    EnumerationTimeoutms = 240000
    MaxConnections = 300
    MaxPacketRetrievalTimeSeconds = 120
    AllowUnencrypted = false
    Auth
        Basic = true
        Kerberos = true
        Negotiate = true
        Certificate = true
        CredSSP = true
        CbtHardeningLevel = Relaxed
    DefaultPorts
        HTTP = 5985
        HTTPS = 5986
    IPv4Filter = *
    IPv6Filter = *
    EnableCompatibilityHttpListener = false
    EnableCompatibilityHttpsListener = false
    CertificateThumbprint
    AllowRemoteAccess = true

Winrs
    AllowRemoteShellAccess = true
    IdleTimeout = 7200000
    MaxConcurrentUsers = 2147483647
    MaxShellRunTime = 2147483647
    MaxProcessesPerShell = 2147483647
    MaxMemoryPerShellMB = 2147483647
    MaxShellsPerUser = 2147483647

Set-Item -Path WSMan:\localhost\Service\{path} -Value {some_value}

Set-Item -Path WSMan:\localhost\Service\Auth\CbtHardeningLevel -Value Strict

Set-Item -Path WSMan:\localhost\Shell\{path} -Value {some_value}

Set-Item -Path WSMan:\localhost\Shell\MaxShellRunTime -Value 2147483647

winrs -r:http://server:5985/wsman -u:Username -p:Password ipconfig

winrs -r:https://server:5986/wsman -u:Username -p:Password -ssl ipconfig

$username = "Username"
$password = ConvertTo-SecureString -String "Password" -AsPlainText -Force
$cred = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $username, $password

$session_option = New-PSSessionOption -SkipCACheck -SkipCNCheck -SkipRevocationCheck
Invoke-Command -ComputerName server -UseSSL -ScriptBlock { ipconfig } -Credential $cred -SessionOption $session_option

The 'Out-String' command was found in the module 'Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility', but the module could not be loaded.

choco install --package-parameters=/SSHServerFeature openssh

- name: install the Win32-OpenSSH service
  win_chocolatey:
    name: openssh
    package_params: /SSHServerFeature
    state: present

ansible-galaxy install jborean93.win_openssh

- name: install Win32-OpenSSH service
  hosts: windows
  gather_facts: false
  roles:
  - role: jborean93.win_openssh
    opt_openssh_setup_service: True

- name: set the default shell to PowerShell
  win_regedit:
    path: HKLM:\SOFTWARE\OpenSSH
    name: DefaultShell
    data: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    type: string
    state: present

- name: set the default shell to cmd
  win_regedit:
    path: HKLM:\SOFTWARE\OpenSSH
    name: DefaultShell
    state: absent

# Install/uninstall with chocolatey
- name: Ensure 7-Zip is installed through Chocolatey
  win_chocolatey:
    name: 7zip
    state: present

- name: Ensure 7-Zip is not installed through Chocolatey
  win_chocolatey:
    name: 7zip
    state: absent

# Install/uninstall with win_package
- name: Download the 7-Zip package
  win_get_url:
    url: https://www.7-zip.org/a/7z1701-x64.msi
    dest: C:\temp\7z.msi

- name: Ensure 7-Zip is installed through win_package
  win_package:
    path: C:\temp\7z.msi
    state: present

- name: Ensure 7-Zip is not installed through win_package
  win_package:
    path: C:\temp\7z.msi
    state: absent

# Install/uninstall with win_command
- name: Download the 7-Zip package
  win_get_url:
    url: https://www.7-zip.org/a/7z1701-x64.msi
    dest: C:\temp\7z.msi

- name: Check if 7-Zip is already installed
  win_reg_stat:
    name: HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{23170F69-40C1-2702-1701-000001000000}
  register: 7zip_installed

- name: Ensure 7-Zip is installed through win_command
  win_command: C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe /i C:\temp\7z.msi /qn /norestart
  when: 7zip_installed.exists == false

- name: Ensure 7-Zip is uninstalled through win_command
  win_command: C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe /x {23170F69-40C1-2702-1701-000001000000} /qn /norestart
  when: 7zip_installed.exists == true

- name: Install all critical and security updates
  win_updates:
    category_names:
    - CriticalUpdates
    - SecurityUpdates
    state: installed
  register: update_result

- name: Reboot host if required
  win_reboot:
  when: update_result.reboot_required

- name: Download KB3172729 for Server 2012 R2
  win_get_url:
    url: http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/secu/2016/07/windows8.1-kb3172729-x64_e8003822a7ef4705cbb65623b72fd3cec73fe222.msu
    dest: C:\temp\KB3172729.msu

- name: Install hotfix
  win_hotfix:
    hotfix_kb: KB3172729
    source: C:\temp\KB3172729.msu
    state: present
  register: hotfix_result

- name: Reboot host if required
  win_reboot:
  when: hotfix_result.reboot_required

- name: Create local group to contain new users
  win_group:
    name: LocalGroup
    description: Allow access to C:\Development folder

- name: Create local user
  win_user:
    name: '{{ item.name }}'
    password: '{{ item.password }}'
    groups: LocalGroup
    update_password: false
    password_never_expires: true
  loop:
  - name: User1
    password: Password1
  - name: User2
    password: Password2

- name: Create Development folder
  win_file:
    path: C:\Development
    state: directory

- name: Set ACL of Development folder
  win_acl:
    path: C:\Development
    rights: FullControl
    state: present
    type: allow
    user: LocalGroup

- name: Remove parent inheritance of Development folder
  win_acl_inheritance:
    path: C:\Development
    reorganize: true
    state: absent

- name: Ensure each account is created
  win_domain_user:
    name: '{{ item.name }}'
    upn: '{{ item.name }}@MY.DOMAIN.COM'
    password: '{{ item.password }}'
    password_never_expires: false
    groups:
    - Test User
    - Application
    company: Ansible
    update_password: on_create
  loop:
  - name: Test User
    password: Password
  - name: Admin User
    password: SuperSecretPass01
  - name: Dev User
    password: '@fvr3IbFBujSRh!3hBg%wgFucD8^x8W5'

- name: Run a command under PowerShell
  win_shell: Get-Service -Name service | Stop-Service

- name: Run a command under cmd
  win_shell: mkdir C:\temp
  args:
    executable: cmd.exe

- name: Run a multiple shell commands
  win_shell: |
    New-Item -Path C:\temp -ItemType Directory
    Remove-Item -Path C:\temp -Force -Recurse
    $path_info = Get-Item -Path C:\temp
    $path_info.FullName

- name: Run an executable using win_command
  win_command: whoami.exe

- name: Run a cmd command
  win_command: cmd.exe /c mkdir C:\temp

- name: Run a vbs script
  win_command: cscript.exe script.vbs

- win_command: C:\temp\executable.exe argument1 "argument 2" "C:\path\with space" "double \"quoted\""

argv[0] = C:\temp\executable.exe
argv[1] = argument1
argv[2] = argument 2
argv[3] = C:\path\with space
argv[4] = double "quoted"

- win_command: '"C:\Program Files\Program\program.exe" "escaped \\\" backslash" unquoted-end-backslash\'

argv[0] = C:\Program Files\Program\program.exe
argv[1] = escaped \" backslash
argv[2] = unquoted-end-backslash\

# Due to YAML and Ansible parsing '\"' must be written as '{% raw %}\\{% endraw %}"'
- win_command: C:\temp\executable.exe C:\no\space\path "arg with end \ before end quote{% raw %}\\{% endraw %}"

argv[0] = C:\temp\executable.exe
argv[1] = C:\no\space\path
argv[2] = arg with end \ before end quote\"

- name: Create scheduled task to run a process
  win_scheduled_task:
    name: adhoc-task
    username: SYSTEM
    actions:
    - path: PowerShell.exe
      arguments: |
        Start-Sleep -Seconds 30  # This isn't required, just here as a demonstration
        New-Item -Path C:\temp\test -ItemType Directory
    # Remove this action if the task shouldn't be deleted on completion
    - path: cmd.exe
      arguments: /c schtasks.exe /Delete /TN "adhoc-task" /F
    triggers:
    - type: registration

- name: Wait for the scheduled task to complete
  win_scheduled_task_stat:
    name: adhoc-task
  register: task_stat
  until: (task_stat.state is defined and task_stat.state.status != "TASK_STATE_RUNNING") or (task_stat.task_exists == False)
  retries: 12
  delay: 10

# GOOD
tempdir: C:\Windows\Temp

# WORKS
tempdir: 'C:\Windows\Temp'
tempdir: "C:\\Windows\\Temp"

# BAD, BUT SOMETIMES WORKS
tempdir: C:\\Windows\\Temp
tempdir: 'C:\\Windows\\Temp'
tempdir: C:/Windows/Temp

# FAILS
tempdir: "C:\Windows\Temp"

---
- name: Copy tomcat config
  win_copy:
    src: log4j.xml
    dest: '{{tc_home}}\lib\log4j.xml'

# GOOD
tempdir=C:\\Windows\\Temp

# WORKS
tempdir='C:\\Windows\\Temp'
tempdir="C:\\Windows\\Temp"

# BAD, BUT SOMETIMES WORKS
tempdir=C:\Windows\Temp
tempdir='C:\Windows\Temp'
tempdir="C:\Windows\Temp"
tempdir=C:/Windows/Temp

# FAILS
tempdir=C:\Windows\temp
tempdir='C:\Windows\temp'
tempdir="C:\Windows\temp"

pipx inject ansible pywinrm  # if you installed ansible with pipx
pipx inject ansible-core pywinrm  # if you installed ansible-core with pipx

pip install "pywinrm>=0.3.0"

ansible_user: LocalUsername
ansible_password: Password
ansible_connection: winrm
ansible_winrm_transport: basic

Set-Item -Path WSMan:\localhost\Service\Auth\Basic -Value $true

ansible_connection: winrm
ansible_winrm_cert_pem: /path/to/certificate/public/key.pem
ansible_winrm_cert_key_pem: /path/to/certificate/private/key.pem
ansible_winrm_transport: certificate

Set-Item -Path WSMan:\localhost\Service\Auth\Certificate -Value $true

# Set the name of the local user that will have the key mapped to
USERNAME="username"

cat > openssl.conf << EOL
distinguished_name = req_distinguished_name
[req_distinguished_name]
[v3_req_client]
extendedKeyUsage = clientAuth
subjectAltName = otherName:1.3.6.1.4.1.311.20.2.3;UTF8:$USERNAME@localhost
EOL

export OPENSSL_CONF=openssl.conf
openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 3650 -newkey rsa:2048 -out cert.pem -outform PEM -keyout cert_key.pem -subj "/CN=$USERNAME" -extensions v3_req_client
rm openssl.conf

# Set the name of the local user that will have the key mapped
$username = "username"
$output_path = "C:\temp"

# Instead of generating a file, the cert will be added to the personal
# LocalComputer folder in the certificate store
$cert = New-SelfSignedCertificate -Type Custom `
    -Subject "CN=$username" `
    -TextExtension @("2.5.29.37={text}1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.2","2.5.29.17={text}upn=$username@localhost") `
    -KeyUsage DigitalSignature,KeyEncipherment `
    -KeyAlgorithm RSA `
    -KeyLength 2048

# Export the public key
$pem_output = @()
$pem_output += "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----"
$pem_output += [System.Convert]::ToBase64String($cert.RawData) -replace ".{64}", "$&`n"
$pem_output += "-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
[System.IO.File]::WriteAllLines("$output_path\cert.pem", $pem_output)

# Export the private key in a PFX file
[System.IO.File]::WriteAllBytes("$output_path\cert.pfx", $cert.Export("Pfx"))

$cert = New-Object -TypeName System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2 "cert.pem"

$store_name = [System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreName]::Root
$store_location = [System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreLocation]::LocalMachine
$store = New-Object -TypeName System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Store -ArgumentList $store_name, $store_location
$store.Open("MaxAllowed")
$store.Add($cert)
$store.Close()

$cert = New-Object -TypeName System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2 "cert.pem"

$store_name = [System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreName]::TrustedPeople
$store_location = [System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreLocation]::LocalMachine
$store = New-Object -TypeName System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Store -ArgumentList $store_name, $store_location
$store.Open("MaxAllowed")
$store.Add($cert)
$store.Close()

$username = "username"
$password = ConvertTo-SecureString -String "password" -AsPlainText -Force
$credential = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $username, $password

# This is the issuer thumbprint which in the case of a self generated cert
# is the public key thumbprint, additional logic may be required for other
# scenarios
$thumbprint = (Get-ChildItem -Path cert:\LocalMachine\root | Where-Object { $_.Subject -eq "CN=$username" }).Thumbprint

New-Item -Path WSMan:\localhost\ClientCertificate `
    -Subject "$username@localhost" `
    -URI * `
    -Issuer $thumbprint `
    -Credential $credential `
    -Force

ansible_user: LocalUsername
ansible_password: Password
ansible_connection: winrm
ansible_winrm_transport: ntlm

ansible_user: [email protected]
ansible_password: Password
ansible_connection: winrm
ansible_port: 5985
ansible_winrm_transport: kerberos

ansible_winrm_kinit_mode: managed/manual (manual means Ansible will not obtain a ticket)
ansible_winrm_kinit_cmd: the kinit binary to use to obtain a Kerberos ticket (default to kinit)
ansible_winrm_service: overrides the SPN prefix that is used, the default is ``HTTP`` and should rarely ever need changing
ansible_winrm_kerberos_delegation: allows the credentials to traverse multiple hops
ansible_winrm_kerberos_hostname_override: the hostname to be used for the Kerberos exchange

# Through Yum (RHEL/Centos/Fedora for the older version)
yum -y install gcc python-devel krb5-devel krb5-libs krb5-workstation

# Through DNF (RHEL/Centos/Fedora for the newer version)
dnf -y install gcc python3-devel krb5-devel krb5-libs krb5-workstation

# Through Apt (Ubuntu older than 20.04 LTS (focal))
sudo apt-get install python-dev libkrb5-dev krb5-user

# Through Apt (Ubuntu newer than 20.04 LTS)
sudo apt-get install python3-dev libkrb5-dev krb5-user

# Through Portage (Gentoo)
emerge -av app-crypt/mit-krb5
emerge -av dev-python/setuptools

# Through Pkg (FreeBSD)
sudo pkg install security/krb5

# Through OpenCSW (Solaris)
pkgadd -d http://get.opencsw.org/now
/opt/csw/bin/pkgutil -U
/opt/csw/bin/pkgutil -y -i libkrb5_3

# Through Pacman (Arch Linux)
pacman -S krb5

pipx inject ansible pywinrm[kerberos]  # if you installed ansible with pipx
pipx inject ansible-core pywinrm[kerberos]  # if you installed ansible-core with pipx

pip install pywinrm[kerberos]

[realms]

[realms]
    MY.DOMAIN.COM = {
        kdc = domain-controller1.my.domain.com
        kdc = domain-controller2.my.domain.com
    }

[domain_realm]

[domain_realm]
    .my.domain.com = MY.DOMAIN.COM

kinit [email protected]

klist

kdestroy

ansible_user: Username
ansible_password: Password
ansible_connection: winrm
ansible_winrm_transport: credssp

ansible_winrm_credssp_disable_tlsv1_2: when true, will not use TLS 1.2 in the CredSSP auth process

Enable-WSManCredSSP -Role Server -Force

pip install pywinrm[credssp]

# Note the value $certificate_thumbprint will be different in each
# situation, this needs to be set based on the cert that is used.
$certificate_thumbprint = "7C8DCBD5427AFEE6560F4AF524E325915F51172C"

# Set the thumbprint value
Set-Item -Path WSMan:\localhost\Service\CertificateThumbprint -Value $certificate_thumbprint

winrm configSDDL default

Set-Item -Path WSMan:\localhost\Service\AllowUnencrypted -Value $true

# It is suggested that these be encrypted with ansible-vault:
# ansible-vault edit group_vars/windows.yml
ansible_connection: winrm

# May also be passed on the command-line through --user
ansible_user: Administrator

# May also be supplied at runtime with --ask-pass
ansible_password: SecretPasswordGoesHere

[windows-server]
2001:db8::1

[windows-server:vars]
ansible_user=username
ansible_password=password
ansible_connection=winrm

HTTPSConnectionPool(host='server', port=5986): Max retries exceeded with url: /wsman (Caused by SSLError(SSLError(1, '[SSL: UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL] unsupported protocol (_ssl.c:1056)')))

openssl s_client -connect <hostname>:5986

New, TLSv1/SSLv3, Cipher is ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
Server public key is 2048 bit
Secure Renegotiation IS supported
Compression: NONE
Expansion: NONE
No ALPN negotiated
SSL-Session:
    Protocol  : TLSv1
    Cipher    : ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA
    Session-ID: 962A00001C95D2A601BE1CCFA7831B85A7EEE897AECDBF3D9ECD4A3BE4F6AC9B
    Session-ID-ctx:
    Master-Key: ....
    Start Time: 1552976474
    Timeout   : 7200 (sec)
    Verify return code: 21 (unable to verify the first certificate)
---

New, TLSv1/SSLv3, Cipher is ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384
Server public key is 2048 bit
Secure Renegotiation IS supported
Compression: NONE
Expansion: NONE
No ALPN negotiated
SSL-Session:
    Protocol  : TLSv1.2
    Cipher    : ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384
    Session-ID: AE16000050DA9FD44D03BB8839B64449805D9E43DBD670346D3D9E05D1AEEA84
    Session-ID-ctx:
    Master-Key: ....
    Start Time: 1552976538
    Timeout   : 7200 (sec)
    Verify return code: 21 (unable to verify the first certificate)

Function Enable-TLS12 {
    param(
        [ValidateSet("Server", "Client")]
        [String]$Component = "Server"
    )

    $protocols_path = 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols'
    New-Item -Path "$protocols_path\TLS 1.2\$Component" -Force
    New-ItemProperty -Path "$protocols_path\TLS 1.2\$Component" -Name Enabled -Value 1 -Type DWORD -Force
    New-ItemProperty -Path "$protocols_path\TLS 1.2\$Component" -Name DisabledByDefault -Value 0 -Type DWORD -Force
}

Enable-TLS12 -Component Server

# Not required but highly recommended to enable the Client side TLS 1.2 components
Enable-TLS12 -Component Client

Restart-Computer

- name: enable TLSv1.2 support
  win_regedit:
    path: HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\{{ item.type }}
    name: '{{ item.property }}'
    data: '{{ item.value }}'
    type: dword
    state: present
  register: enable_tls12
  loop:
  - type: Server
    property: Enabled
    value: 1
  - type: Server
    property: DisabledByDefault
    value: 0
  - type: Client
    property: Enabled
    value: 1
  - type: Client
    property: DisabledByDefault
    value: 0

- name: reboot if TLS config was applied
  win_reboot:
  when: enable_tls12 is changed

Registry [string] #ResourceName
{
    Key = [string]
    ValueName = [string]
    [ Ensure = [string] { Enable | Disable }  ]
    [ Force =  [bool]   ]
    [ Hex = [bool] ]
    [ DependsOn = [string[]] ]
    [ ValueData = [string[]] ]
    [ ValueType = [string] { Binary | Dword | ExpandString | MultiString | Qword | String }  ]
}

- name: Use win_dsc module with the Registry DSC resource
  win_dsc:
    resource_name: Registry
    Ensure: Present
    Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ExampleKey
    ValueName: TestValue
    ValueData: TestData

changed: [2016] => {
    "changed": true,
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "DependsOn": null,
            "Ensure": "Present",
            "Force": null,
            "Hex": null,
            "Key": "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\ExampleKey",
            "PsDscRunAsCredential_password": null,
            "PsDscRunAsCredential_username": null,
            "ValueData": [
                "TestData"
            ],
            "ValueName": "TestValue",
            "ValueType": null,
            "module_version": "latest",
            "resource_name": "Registry"
        }
    },
    "module_version": "1.1",
    "reboot_required": false,
    "verbose_set": [
        "Perform operation 'Invoke CimMethod' with following parameters, ''methodName' = ResourceSet,'className' = MSFT_DSCLocalConfigurationManager,'namespaceName' = root/Microsoft/Windows/DesiredStateConfiguration'.",
        "An LCM method call arrived from computer SERVER2016 with user sid S-1-5-21-3088887838-4058132883-1884671576-1105.",
        "[SERVER2016]: LCM:  [ Start  Set      ]  [[Registry]DirectResourceAccess]",
        "[SERVER2016]:                            [[Registry]DirectResourceAccess] (SET) Create registry key 'HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\ExampleKey'",
        "[SERVER2016]:                            [[Registry]DirectResourceAccess] (SET) Set registry key value 'HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\ExampleKey\\TestValue' to 'TestData' of type 'String'",
        "[SERVER2016]: LCM:  [ End    Set      ]  [[Registry]DirectResourceAccess]  in 0.1930 seconds.",
        "[SERVER2016]: LCM:  [ End    Set      ]    in  0.2720 seconds.",
        "Operation 'Invoke CimMethod' complete.",
        "Time taken for configuration job to complete is 0.402 seconds"
    ],
    "verbose_test": [
        "Perform operation 'Invoke CimMethod' with following parameters, ''methodName' = ResourceTest,'className' = MSFT_DSCLocalConfigurationManager,'namespaceName' = root/Microsoft/Windows/DesiredStateConfiguration'.",
        "An LCM method call arrived from computer SERVER2016 with user sid S-1-5-21-3088887838-4058132883-1884671576-1105.",
        "[SERVER2016]: LCM:  [ Start  Test     ]  [[Registry]DirectResourceAccess]",
        "[SERVER2016]:                            [[Registry]DirectResourceAccess] Registry key 'HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\ExampleKey' does not exist",
        "[SERVER2016]: LCM:  [ End    Test     ]  [[Registry]DirectResourceAccess] False in 0.2510 seconds.",
        "[SERVER2016]: LCM:  [ End    Set      ]    in  0.3310 seconds.",
        "Operation 'Invoke CimMethod' complete.",
        "Time taken for configuration job to complete is 0.475 seconds"
    ]
}

PsDscRunAsCredential_username: '{{ ansible_user }}'
PsDscRunAsCredential_password: '{{ ansible_password }}'

SourceCredential_username: AdminUser
SourceCredential_password: PasswordForAdminUser

# [CimInstance]AuthenticationInfo == MSFT_xWebAuthenticationInformation
AuthenticationInfo:
  Anonymous: false
  Basic: true
  Digest: false
  Windows: true

# [string[]]
ValueData: entry1, entry2, entry3
ValueData:
- entry1
- entry2
- entry3

# [UInt32[]]
ReturnCode: 0,3010
ReturnCode:
- 0
- 3010

# [CimInstance[]]BindingInfo == MSFT_xWebBindingInformation
BindingInfo:
- Protocol: https
  Port: 443
  CertificateStoreName: My
  CertificateThumbprint: C676A89018C4D5902353545343634F35E6B3A659
  HostName: DSCTest
  IPAddress: '*'
  SSLFlags: 1
- Protocol: http
  Port: 80
  IPAddress: '*'

# As UTC-0 (No timezone)
DateTime: '2019-02-22T13:57:31.2311892+00:00'

# As UTC+4
DateTime: '2019-02-22T17:57:31.2311892+04:00'

# As UTC-4
DateTime: '2019-02-22T09:57:31.2311892-04:00'

- name: Use win_dsc with PsDscRunAsCredential to run as a different user
  win_dsc:
    resource_name: Registry
    Ensure: Present
    Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ExampleKey
    ValueName: TestValue
    ValueData: TestData
    PsDscRunAsCredential_username: '{{ ansible_user }}'
    PsDscRunAsCredential_password: '{{ ansible_password }}'
  no_log: true

# Find all DSC resources in the configured repositories
Find-DscResource

# Find all DSC resources that relate to SQL
Find-DscResource -ModuleName "*sql*"

- name: Install xWebAdministration DSC resource
  win_psmodule:
    name: xWebAdministration
    state: present

Save-Module -Name xWebAdministration -Path C:\temp

- name: Extract a zip file
  win_dsc:
    resource_name: Archive
    Destination: C:\temp\output
    Path: C:\temp\zip.zip
    Ensure: Present

- name: Create file with some text
  win_dsc:
    resource_name: File
    DestinationPath: C:\temp\file
    Contents: |
        Hello
        World
    Ensure: Present
    Type: File

- name: Create directory that is hidden is set with the System attribute
  win_dsc:
    resource_name: File
    DestinationPath: C:\temp\hidden-directory
    Attributes: Hidden,System
    Ensure: Present
    Type: Directory

- name: Install xAzure DSC resources
  win_psmodule:
    name: xAzure
    state: present

- name: Create virtual machine in Azure
  win_dsc:
    resource_name: xAzureVM
    ImageName: a699494373c04fc0bc8f2bb1389d6106__Windows-Server-2012-R2-201409.01-en.us-127GB.vhd
    Name: DSCHOST01
    ServiceName: ServiceName
    StorageAccountName: StorageAccountName
    InstanceSize: Medium
    Windows: true
    Ensure: Present
    Credential_username: '{{ ansible_user }}'
    Credential_password: '{{ ansible_password }}'

- name: Install xWebAdministration module
  win_psmodule:
    name: xWebAdministration
    state: present

- name: Install IIS features that are required
  win_dsc:
    resource_name: WindowsFeature
    Name: '{{ item }}'
    Ensure: Present
  loop:
  - Web-Server
  - Web-Asp-Net45

- name: Setup web content
  win_dsc:
    resource_name: File
    DestinationPath: C:\inetpub\IISSite\index.html
    Type: File
    Contents: |
      <html>
      <head><title>IIS Site</title></head>
      <body>This is the body</body>
      </html>
    Ensure: present

- name: Create new website
  win_dsc:
    resource_name: xWebsite
    Name: NewIISSite
    State: Started
    PhysicalPath: C:\inetpub\IISSite\index.html
    BindingInfo:
    - Protocol: https
      Port: 8443
      CertificateStoreName: My
      CertificateThumbprint: C676A89018C4D5902353545343634F35E6B3A659
      HostName: DSCTest
      IPAddress: '*'
      SSLFlags: 1
    - Protocol: http
      Port: 8080
      IPAddress: '*'
    AuthenticationInfo:
      Anonymous: false
      Basic: true
      Digest: false
      Windows: true

function Optimize-Assemblies {
    param (
        [string]$assemblyFilter = "Microsoft.PowerShell.",
        [string]$activity = "Native Image Installation"
    )

    try {
        # Get the path to the ngen executable dynamically
        $ngenPath = [System.IO.Path]::Combine([Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeEnvironment]::GetRuntimeDirectory(), "ngen.exe")

        # Check if ngen.exe exists
        if (-Not (Test-Path $ngenPath)) {
            Write-Host "Ngen.exe not found at $ngenPath. Make sure .NET Framework is installed."
            return
        }

        # Get a list of loaded assemblies
        $assemblies = [AppDomain]::CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies()

        # Filter assemblies based on the provided filter
        $filteredAssemblies = $assemblies | Where-Object { $_.FullName -ilike "$assemblyFilter*" }

        if ($filteredAssemblies.Count -eq 0) {
            Write-Host "No matching assemblies found for optimization."
            return
        }

        foreach ($assembly in $filteredAssemblies) {
            # Get the name of the assembly
            $name = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($assembly.Location)

            # Display progress
            Write-Progress -Activity $activity -Status "Optimizing $name"

            # Use Ngen to install the assembly
            Start-Process -FilePath $ngenPath -ArgumentList "install `"$($assembly.Location)`"" -Wait -WindowStyle Hidden
        }

        Write-Host "Optimization complete."
    } catch {
        Write-Host "An error occurred: $_"
    }
}

# Optimize PowerShell assemblies:
Optimize-Assemblies -assemblyFilter "Microsoft.PowerShell."

- name: generate native .NET images for CPU
  win_dotnet_ngen:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3-pip git libffi-dev libssl-dev -y
pip install --user ansible pywinrm

pip uninstall ansible -y
git clone https://github.com/ansible/ansible.git
source ansible/hacking/env-setup

# To enable Ansible on login, run the following
echo ". ~/ansible/hacking/env-setup -q' >> ~/.bashrc

mv /usr/bin/sleep /usr/bin/sleep.orig
ln -s /bin/true /usr/bin/sleep

wsl --set-default-version 2

ansible_connection=ssh

# Set either cmd or powershell not both
ansible_shell_type=cmd
# ansible_shell_type=powershell

[freebsd]
mybsdhost1 ansible_connection=paramiko

ansible -m raw -a "pkg install -y python" mybsdhost1

ansible -m raw -a "pkg_add python%3.8"

[freebsd:vars]
ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/local/bin/python
[openbsd:vars]
ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/local/bin/python3.8

This is a meta port to the Python 3.x interpreter and provides symbolic links
to bin/python3, bin/pydoc3, bin/idle3 and so on to allow compatibility with
minor version agnostic Python scripts.

This is a meta port to the Python interpreter and provides symbolic links
to bin/python, bin/pydoc, bin/idle and so on to allow compatibility with
version agnostic python scripts.

shell> pkg info | grep python
python-3.8_3,2                 "meta-port" for the default version of Python interpreter
python3-3_3                    Meta-port for the Python interpreter 3.x
python38-3.8.12_1              Interpreted object-oriented programming language

shell> ll /usr/local/bin/ | grep python
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel       7 Jan 24 08:30 python@ -> python3
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel      14 Jan 24 08:30 python-config@ -> python3-config
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel       9 Jan 24 08:29 python3@ -> python3.8
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel      16 Jan 24 08:29 python3-config@ -> python3.8-config
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root  wheel    5248 Jan 13 01:12 python3.8*
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root  wheel    3153 Jan 13 01:12 python3.8-config*

ansible_interpreter_python_fallback=['/usr/local/bin/python', '/usr/local/bin/python3', '/usr/local/bin/python3.8']

shell> cat hosts
[test]
test_11
test_12
test_13

[test:vars]
ansible_connection=ssh
ansible_user=admin
ansible_become=true
ansible_become_user=root
ansible_become_method=sudo
ansible_interpreter_python_fallback=['/usr/local/bin/python', '/usr/local/bin/python3', '/usr/local/bin/python3.8']
ansible_perl_interpreter=/usr/local/bin/perl

shell> cat playbook.yml
- hosts: test_11
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - command: which python
      register: result
    - debug:
        var: result.stdout
    - debug:
        msg: |-
          {% for i in _vars %}
          {{ i }}:
            {{ lookup('vars', i)|to_nice_yaml|indent(2) }}
          {% endfor %}
      vars:
        _vars: "{{ query('varnames', '.*python.*') }}"

shell> ansible-playbook -i hosts playbook.yml

PLAY [test_11] *******************************************************************************

TASK [command] *******************************************************************************
[WARNING]: Platform freebsd on host test_11 is using the discovered Python interpreter at
/usr/local/bin/python, but future installation of another Python interpreter could change the
meaning of that path. See https://docs.ansible.org.cn/ansible-
core/2.12/reference_appendices/interpreter_discovery.html for more information.
changed: [test_11]

TASK [debug] *********************************************************************************
ok: [test_11] =>
  result.stdout: /usr/local/bin/python

TASK [debug] *********************************************************************************
ok: [test_11] =>
  msg: |-
    ansible_interpreter_python_fallback:
      - /usr/local/bin/python
      - /usr/local/bin/python3
      - /usr/local/bin/python3.8

    discovered_interpreter_python:
      /usr/local/bin/python

    ansible_playbook_python:
      /usr/bin/python3

The fallback behavior will issue a warning that the interpreter
should be set explicitly (since interpreters installed later may
change which one is used). This warning behavior can be disabled by
setting auto_silent or auto_legacy_silent. ...

shell> cat hosts
[test]
test_11
test_12
test_13

[test:vars]
ansible_connection=ssh
ansible_user=admin
ansible_become=true
ansible_become_user=root
ansible_become_method=sudo
ansible_interpreter_python_fallback=['/usr/local/bin/python', '/usr/local/bin/python3', '/usr/local/bin/python3.8']
ansible_python_interpreter=auto_silent
ansible_perl_interpreter=/usr/local/bin/perl

[freebsd:vars]
ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/local/bin/python
ansible_perl_interpreter=/usr/local/bin/perl