WVD syntax correction

Question

Hi

I am new to WVD and i am using wvd classic. I want to assign/remove the user to WVD app group. Please correct me if the below syntaxes are correct.

To create
Add-RdsAppGroupUser -TenantName "MyTenant" -HostPoolName "MyPool" -AppGroupName "WVD Desktop" -UserPrincipalName "******@mydomain.com"

To Delete WVD

Remove-RdsAppGroupUser -TenantName "MyTenant" -HostPoolName "MyPool" -AppGroupName "WVD Desktop" -UserPrincipalName "******@mydomain.com"

What is the syntax to get the session hostname for this wvd.

Get-RdsSessionHost -TenantName "MyTenant" -HostPoolName "MyPool" -AppGroupName "WVD Desktop" -UserPrincipalName "******@mydomain.com"

Get-RdsAppGroupUser -TenantName "MyTenant" -HostPoolName "MyPool" -AppGroupName "WVD Desktop" -UserPrincipalName "******@mydomain.com"

Answer 1

@Glenn Maxwell Thank you for your query!!!

First thing I would recommend you is to migrate from Classic which doesn't support Azure Resource Manager Windows Virtual Desktop objects and will as well retire in coming time. More info here.Final call is all yours though :)

To add users to the WVD App Group Classic as mentioned here below command is recommended:

Add-RdsAppGroupUser <tenantname> <hostpoolname> <appgroupname> -UserPrincipalName <userupn>

So the above syntax is correct which you have mentioned.

Similarly for removing user from Group as mentioned here:

Remove-RdsAppGroup
[-TenantName] <String>
[-HostPoolName] <String>
[-Name] <String>
[<CommonParameters>]

So above syntax is correct.

You can use below command for getting wvd session hostname for a user:

Get-RdsSessionHost
[-TenantName] <String>
[-HostPoolName] <String>
[-Name <String>]
[<CommonParameters>]

The Get-RdsSessionHost cmdlet gets the properties of the specified session host. If you do not specify a session host, this cmdlet returns all session hosts in the host pool.

So this one is correct as well as mentioned here.

Again the last one is correct as well. As mentioned here

The Get-RdsAppGroupUser cmdlet lists the users that have access to the specified app group. If you specify a user principal name, this cmdlet either returns the specified user principal name who has access to the app group or an error indicating that they do not have access.

Get-RdsAppGroupUser
[-TenantName] <String>
[-HostPoolName] <String>
[-AppGroupName] <String>
[-UserPrincipalName <String>]
[<CommonParameters>]

Overall syntax are correct and with needed access you are good to go.

Hope it help!!!

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Answer 2

I am getting the below error. user maxwell is able to login to WVD

PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-RdsAppGroupUser -TenantName "MyTenant" -HostPoolName MyPool -AppGroupName "WVD Desktop" -UserprincipalName ******@mydomain.com
UserPrincipalName : ******@mydomain.com
TenantName : MyTenant
TenantGroupName : Default Tenant Group
HostPoolName : MyPool
AppGroupName : WVD Desktop

Get-RdsSessionHost -TenantName "MyTenant" -HostPoolName "MyPool" -AppGroupName "WVD Desktop" -UserPrincipalName "******@mydomain.com"
Get-RdsSessionHost : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'AppGroupName'.
At line:1 char:80

• ... "MyTenant" -HostPoolName "MyPool" -AppGroupName "WVD ...
• ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
• CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-RdsSessionHost], ParameterBindingException
• FullyQualifiedErrorId : NamedParameterNotFound,Microsoft.RDInfra.RDPowershell.SessionHost.GetRdsSessionHost

Get-RdsSessionHost -TenantName "MyTenant" -HostPoolName "MyPool" -AppGroupName "WVD Desktop" -Name "******@mydomain.com"
Get-RdsSessionHost : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'AppGroupName'.
At line:1 char:80

• ... "MyTenant" -HostPoolName "MyPool" -AppGroupName "WVD ...
• ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
• CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-RdsSessionHost], ParameterBindingException
• FullyQualifiedErrorId : NamedParameterNotFound,Microsoft.RDInfra.RDPowershell.SessionHost.GetRdsSessionHost

when i use the below syntax i am getting output but i am getting for all the users.

Get-RdsSessionHost -TenantName "MyTenant" -HostPoolName "MyPool"