Close-SmbOpenFile

Module:

SmbShare

Closes a file that is open by one of the clients of the SMB server.

Syntax

Close-SmbOpenFile
     [[-FileId] <UInt64[]>]
     [-SessionId <UInt64[]>]
     [-ClientComputerName <String[]>]
     [-ClientUserName <String[]>]
     [-ScopeName <String[]>]
     [-ClusterNodeName <String[]>]
     [-SmbInstance <SmbInstance>]
     [-Force]
     [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
     [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
     [-AsJob]
     [-PassThru]
     [-WhatIf]
     [-Confirm]
     [<CommonParameters>]

Close-SmbOpenFile
     -InputObject <CimInstance[]>
     [-Force]
     [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
     [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
     [-AsJob]
     [-PassThru]
     [-WhatIf]
     [-Confirm]
     [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Close-SmbOpenFile cmdlet forcibly closes a file that is open by one of the clients of the Server Message Block (SMB) server. This cmdlet can cause data loss to the client for which the file is being closed if the client has not flushed all of the file modifications back to the server before the file is closed.

Examples

Example 1: Close an open file

PS C:\> Close-SmbOpenFile -FileId 4415226383589

Confirm 
Are you sure you want to perform this action? 
Performing operation 'Close-File' on Target '4415226383589'. 
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): N

This command closes a file identified as 4415226383589 that is open by one of the clients of the SMB server.

Example 2: Close open files for a session

PS C:\> Close-SmbOpenFile -SessionId 4415226380393

Confirm 
Are you sure you want to perform this action? 
Performing operation 'Close-File' on Target '4415226383589'. 
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): N 

Confirm 
Are you sure you want to perform this action? 
Performing operation 'Close-File' on Target '4415226383529'. 
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): N 

Confirm 
Are you sure you want to perform this action? 
Performing operation 'Close-File' on Target '4415226383517'. 
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): N 

Confirm 
Are you sure you want to perform this action? 
Performing operation 'Close-File' on Target '4415226383521'. 
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): N 

Confirm 
Are you sure you want to perform this action? 
Performing operation 'Close-File' on Target '4415226383569'. 
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): N

This command closes one or more files that are open by one of the clients identified with the session ID 4415226380393 of the SMB server.

Example 3: Close open files that match a file name extension

PS C:\> Get-SmbOpenFile | Where-Object -Property ShareRelativePath -Match "\.DOCX" | Close-SmbOpenFile -Force

This command closes, without user confirmation, one or more files that are open by one of the clients of the SMB server and that match the file name extension .DOCX.

Parameters

-AsJob

Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-CimSession

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.

Type:	CimSession[]
Aliases:	Session
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ClientComputerName

Specifies the client computer name to filter the returned open files so that only the matching files are opened.

Type:	String[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ClientUserName

Specifies the name of the user for which the open files are retrieved.

Type:	String[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ClusterNodeName

Specifies, if a share is hosted by a windows cluster, the name of the server which is hosting the open files to be retrieved.

Type:	String[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Aliases:	cf
Position:	Named
Default value:	False
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-FileId

Specifies the file identifier (ID) of the file to forcibly close.

Type:	UInt64[]
Position:	1
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Force

Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-InputObject

Specifies the input object that is used in a pipeline command.

Type:	CimInstance[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-PassThru

Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ScopeName

Specifies the scope of the open files to be retrieved.

Type:	String[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-SessionId

Specifies a session ID. Only files that have been opened in the specified session will be returned.

Type:	UInt64[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-SmbInstance

Specifies the input to this cmdlet. You can use this parameter, or you can pipe the input to this cmdlet.

Type:	SmbInstance
Accepted values:	Default, CSV, SBL, SR
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ThrottleLimit

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.

Type:	Int32
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Aliases:	wi
Position:	Named
Default value:	False
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

Inputs

None

Outputs

None

Related Links

• Get-SmbOpenFile