Exploring various configuration providers (Advanced)
A collection of configuration providers, which are known as resources, is a part of the core DSC system. These providers enable you to configure roles and features, copy files, create a registry entry, manage services, create local users and groups, and so on.
Getting ready
Each resource is technically represented by a DSC provider. The default location for these DSC providers is at C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\PSDesiredStateConfiguration\PSProviders.
How to do it...
There are various DSC providers available. The following is the syntax for a few of them:
- The following example uses the
Environmentresource to define or confirm the value of the specified environment variable: ...
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