Creat function to collect ComputerName & user info

[SCharchouf]

Hello folks, is there a way to create a function to collect Hostname where script runs?

Like a computer Name, User who initiated the script?

[scott28tt]

What sort of script?

Where is the script running? (on your vCenter Server, on your ESXi hosts, or in your VM guest OSes)

[SCharchouf]

The script will run from a vm to connect to vcenter ☺️☺️

[scott28tt]

And what will it be asking vCenter to do?

[SCharchouf]

the script will be launched from a virtual machine, to connect to vcenter, I would need to collect the information, the user who launched the script and from which machine (IP-FQDN)

[sjesse]

If you want to get the user and host name of where said script is ran this doesn't sound like anything vmware related, just use PowerShell standard commands

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Get Computer Name | Scripting Blog

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7505792/powershell-find-the-user-who-invoked-the-script

[SCharchouf]

I've created the below script, unfortunately not able to find away to get the user logged in

Function ConnectTo-vCenter

{

$connection = Get-Credential -Message “Please enter your password”

foreach ($vCenter in $vCenterList){

    Fonc_LOG "Connecting to $vCenter..."

    Connect-VIServer -Server $vCenter -Credential $connection   

    If($? -Eq $True){

            Fonc_LOG "Successfully connected to: $vCenter as $($vCenter.User)."

                    }

    else {

            Fonc_LOG "Not Connected to $vCenter"

         }

}

}

ConnectTo-vCenter

[berndweyand]

$test=Connect-VIServer -Server $vCenter -Credential $connection

$test.user --> the name of the user logged in

[scott28tt]

Moderator: Thread moved to the PowerCLI area.

[SCharchouf]

unfortunately it's not working

[berndweyand]

then show me your code - in my environment its working

[SCharchouf]

Function ConnectTo-vCenter

{

$connection = Get-Credential -Message “Please enter your Login & password”

$viServer = Connect-VIServer Server $vCenter -Credential $connection -Port 443

    foreach ($vCenter in $vCenterList)

    {

        Fonc_LOG "Connecting to $vCenter..."

        if ($viServer.IsConnected) {

                Fonc_LOG "Successfully connected to $vCenter as $viServer"

                                    }

         else {

                Fonc_LOG "Not Connected to $vCenter Please Check your Credential)"

              }

    }

}

ConnectTo-vCenter