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Logic.Monitor PowerShell Module

New-LMAPIUser

Syntax

Section titled “Syntax”

__AllParameterSets

Section titled “__AllParameterSets”
Terminal window
New-LMAPIUser [-Username] <string> [[-UserGroups] <string[]>] [[-Note] <string>]
 [[-RoleNames] <string[]>] [[-Status] <string>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Section titled “Description”

The New-LMAPIUser function creates a new API-only user in LogicMonitor with specified roles and group memberships.

Examples

Section titled “Examples”

EXAMPLE 1

Section titled “EXAMPLE 1”
Terminal window
#Create a new API user
New-LMAPIUser -Username "api.user" -UserGroups @("Group1","Group2") -RoleNames @("admin") -Note "API user for automation"

Parameters

Section titled “Parameters”

-Confirm

Section titled “-Confirm”

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases:
- cf
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: Named
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-Note

Section titled “-Note”

A note describing the purpose of the API user.

Type: System.String
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 2
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-RoleNames

Section titled “-RoleNames”

The roles to assign to the user. Defaults to “readonly”.

Type: System.String[]
DefaultValue: '@("readonly")'
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 3
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-Status

Section titled “-Status”

The status of the user. Valid values are “active” and “suspended”. Defaults to “active”.

Type: System.String
DefaultValue: active
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 4
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-UserGroups

Section titled “-UserGroups”

The user groups to add the new user to.

Type: System.String[]
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 1
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-Username

Section titled “-Username”

The username for the new API user. This parameter is mandatory.

Type: System.String
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 0
  IsRequired: true
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-WhatIf

Section titled “-WhatIf”

Runs the command in a mode that only reports what would happen without performing the actions.

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases:
- wi
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: Named
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

CommonParameters

Section titled “CommonParameters”

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.