I am working on getting a DSC configuration setup for our development machines. What I've run into is either an error with how I'm doing composite resources or something I can't see.
I can run the DevMachineConfig.ps1 with no issues, but when I go to create the MOF files using DeveloperMachine -ConfigurationData $ConfigurationData, I get the following error:
PSDesiredStateConfiguration\Configuration : The argument is null. Provide a valid value for
the argument, and then try running the command again.
At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\DeveloperConfig\DSCResources\CreateDomainController\CreateDomainController.schema.psm1:1 char:1
+ Configuration CreateDomainController
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : MetadataError: (:) [Configuration], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ArgumentIsNull,Configuration
I'm just not clear on why the null is happening on the Configuration keyword as that would seem to be a built into DSC.
So my question would be is this an error on my part or DSC's?
Below are the files and relevant information
My layout for the "project":
\DevMachineConfig.ps1
\Modules\DeveloperConfig\DeveloperConfg.psd1
\Modules\DeveloperConfig\DSCResources\GetDscResources\GetDscResources.schema.psm1
\Modules\DeveloperConfig\DSCResources\CreateDomainController\CreateDomainController.schema.psm1
*The Modules folder is junctioned to $env:ProgramFiles\WindowsPowershell\Modules
DevMachineConfig.ps1
$ConfigurationData = @{
AllNodes = @(
@{
NodeName = "localhost";
DomainName = "dev.loc";
PSDscAllowPlainTextPassword = $true;
DomainUsers = @(
@{ Name = 'web-app'; DomainAdmin = $False }
);
}
)
}
Configuration DeveloperMachine
{
$installPassword = ConvertTo-SecureString "password!!" -AsPlainText -Force
$credentials = New-Object
System.Management.Automation.PSCredential("deltaadmin" $installPassword)
Import-DscResource -ModuleName DeveloperConfig, xSystemSecurity
Node "localhost"
{
LocalConfigurationManager
{
DebugMode = "All"
ActionAfterReboot = "ContinueConfiguration"
}
GetDscResources DSCResources { }
CreateDomainController DevDomain {
DomainName = $Node.DomainName
DomainUsers = $Node.DomainUsers
DependsOn = "[SetWindowsFeatures]Features"
}
}
GetDscResources.schema.psm1
Configuration GetDscResources
{
param(
[string] $WorkingDir = "c:\temp\dsc\",
[string] $DownloadUrl = "https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/DSC-Resource-Kit-All-c449312d/file/131371/1/DSC%20Resource%20Kit%20Wave%209%2012172014.zip"
)
$archivePath = Join-Path $WorkingDir "dsc-wave9.zip"
$resourcesPath = Join-Path $WorkingDir "All Resources"
$powerShellModule = Join-Path $env:ProgramFiles "WindowsPowerShell\Modules"
File DeltaDscFolder {
Ensure = "Present"
Type = "Directory"
DestinationPath = $WorkingDir
}
Script DownloadDscResources
{
TestScript = {
Write-Verbose -Verbose "Checking to see if the path [$using:WorkingDir] exists"
Write-Verbose -Verbose "Found the Path: $(Test-Path $using:WorkingDir)"
return !(Test-Path $using:WorkingDir)
}
GetScript = {
if((Test-Path $(Join-Path $using:powerShellModule "xActiveDirectory")))
{
$result = "DSC Resources have been downloaded."
} else {
$result = "DSC Resources have not been downloaded."
}
return @{
Result = $result
GetScript = $GetScript
SetScript = $SetScript
TestScript = $TestScript
}
}
SetScript = {
Write-Verbose -Verbose "Downloading the wave9 resources from $using:DownloadUrl to $using:archivePath"
(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($using:DownloadUrl, $using:archivePath)
Write-Verbose -Verbose "Download complete"
}
DependsOn = "[File]DeltaDscFolder"
}
Archive DscResourceWave9 {
Destination = $WorkingDir
Path = $archivePath
Ensure = "Present"
DependsOn = "[Script]DownloadDscResources"
}
File MoveDscTo {
Ensure = "Present"
Type = "Directory"
Recurse = $true
SourcePath = $resourcesPath
DestinationPath = $powerShellModule
DependsOn = "[Archive]DscResourceWave9"
}
}
CreateDomainController.schema.psm1
Configuration CreateDomainController
{
Param(
[string] $DomainName = "dev.loc",
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[Hashtable[]] $DomainUsers = $null
)
Import-Module -Name ActiveDirectory
Import-DscResource -ModuleName xActiveDirectory
$password = ConvertTo-SecureString "password1!!" -AsPlainText -Force
$credentials = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential("admin", $password)
xADDomain DevelopmentDomain
{
DomainName = $DomainName
DomainAdministratorCredential = $credentials
SafemodeAdministratorPassword = $credentials
}
xWaitForADDomain ADForestWait
{
DomainName = $DomainName
DomainUserCredential = $credentials
RetryCount = 20
RetryIntervalSec = 30
DependsOn = "[xADDomain]DevelopmentDomain"
}
<#
Generate the domain users.
#>
foreach($domainUser in $DomainUsers)
{
xADUser $domainUser.Name
{
DomainName = $DomainName
DomainAdministratorCredential = $credentials
UserName = $domainUser.Name
Password = $credentials
Ensure = "Present"
DependsOn = "[xWaitForADDomain]ADForestWait"
}
if($domainUser.DomainAdmin -eq $True)
{
Add-ADPrincipalGroupMembership -Identity $adminUser.Name -MemberOf "Domain Admins"
}
if($domainUser.DelegateAccount -eq $True)
{
$rootDse = [ADSI]"LDAP://RootDSE"
$principal = New-Object Security.Principal.NTAccount("DEV\$($domainUser.Name)")
DSACLS "$($rootDse.defaultNamingContext)" /G "$($principal):CA;Replicating Directory Changes"
DSACLS "$($rootDse.configurationNamingContext)" /G "$($principal):CA;Replicating Directory Changes"
}
}
}
