New-FilesSession
Create user session (log in).
Syntax
Description
Create user session (log in).
The command supports -WhatIf, which describes the change without sending it to Files.com, and -Confirm, which asks before sending it.
Examples
Example 1: Create user session (log in)
Writes the session returned.
Example 2: Preview the change
Describes the change without sending anything to Files.com.
Parameters
-Username
Username to sign in as
- Type:
System.String - Parameter sets:
(All)
-Password
Password for sign in Give a SecureString, such as one from Read-Host -AsSecureString or Get-Secret; text typed on the command line, even inside ConvertTo-SecureString, stays in command history.
- Type:
System.Security.SecureString - Parameter sets:
(All)
-Otp
If this user has a 2FA device, provide its OTP or code here.
- Type:
System.String - Parameter sets:
(All)
-PartialSessionId
Identifier for a partially-completed login Give a SecureString, such as one from Read-Host -AsSecureString or Get-Secret; text typed on the command line, even inside ConvertTo-SecureString, stays in command history.
- Type:
System.Security.SecureString - Parameter sets:
(All)
-Connection
The connection to use, from Connect-FilesAccount. Defaults to the connection of the -InputObject or -Continuation given, and otherwise to the current runspace's default connection.
- Type:
FilesCom.PowerShell.FilesConnection - Parameter sets:
(All)
-WorkspaceScope
Runs this command's requests in this workspace, including workspace 0, instead of the connection's or, for an -InputObject, instead of the workspace the object was read in. The connection and the object are unchanged.
- Type:
System.Int64 - Parameter sets:
(All)
-NoWorkspaceScope
Runs this command's requests in no workspace, even if the connection has one. The connection itself is unchanged.
- Type:
System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter - Parameter sets:
(All)
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
- Type:
System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter - Confirm impact: Medium. At the default
$ConfirmPreferenceofHigh, the command runs without asking;-Confirmmakes it ask before each change.
-WhatIf
Shows what the cmdlet would change without sending anything to Files.com.
- Type:
System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Common Parameters
This cmdlet supports the PowerShell common parameters, such as -Verbose and -ErrorAction.
Inputs
None. The command takes no pipeline input.
Outputs
FilesCom.PowerShell.Models.Session: the session as Files.com returned it.
Notes
Failures are written as error records with IDs such as Files.NotFound or Files.Authentication. Run Get-Help about_FilesCom for connections, paging, errors and previewing changes.