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register a scheduled task that triggers when the user rdp session is (re)connected (an idea for https://github.com/thisnick/agent-rdp/pull/74)
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| Set-StrictMode -Version Latest | |
| $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue' | |
| $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' | |
| trap { | |
| Write-Host "ERROR: $_" | |
| ($_.ScriptStackTrace -split '\r?\n') -replace '^(.*)$','ERROR: $1' | Write-Host | |
| ($_.Exception.ToString() -split '\r?\n') -replace '^(.*)$','ERROR EXCEPTION: $1' | Write-Host | |
| Exit 1 | |
| } | |
| $taskName = 'agent-rdp-events-handler' | |
| $scriptPath = "C:\$taskName.ps1" | |
| @' | |
| Set-StrictMode -Version Latest | |
| $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue' | |
| $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' | |
| trap { | |
| Write-Host "ERROR: $_" | |
| ($_.ScriptStackTrace -split '\r?\n') -replace '^(.*)$','ERROR: $1' | Write-Host | |
| ($_.Exception.ToString() -split '\r?\n') -replace '^(.*)$','ERROR EXCEPTION: $1' | Write-Host | |
| Write-Host -NoNewLine 'Press any key to continue...' | |
| $Host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey('NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown') | Out-Null | |
| Exit 1 | |
| } | |
| Write-Host -NoNewLine 'Press any key to continue...' | |
| $Host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey('NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown') | Out-Null | |
| '@ | Out-File -FilePath $scriptPath -Encoding UTF8 | |
| $subscriptionXml = @' | |
| <QueryList> | |
| <Query Id="0" Path="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager/Operational"> | |
| <Select Path="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager/Operational"> | |
| *[System[Provider[@Name='Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager'] and EventID=25]] | |
| </Select> | |
| </Query> | |
| </QueryList> | |
| '@ | |
| $taskXml = @" | |
| <Task version="1.4" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2004/02/mit/task"> | |
| <Triggers> | |
| <LogonTrigger> | |
| <Enabled>true</Enabled> | |
| </LogonTrigger> | |
| <EventTrigger> | |
| <Enabled>true</Enabled> | |
| <Subscription>$([System.Security.SecurityElement]::Escape($subscriptionXml))</Subscription> | |
| </EventTrigger> | |
| </Triggers> | |
| <Principals> | |
| <Principal> | |
| <UserId>Administrator</UserId> | |
| <LogonType>InteractiveToken</LogonType> | |
| </Principal> | |
| </Principals> | |
| <Settings> | |
| <MultipleInstancesPolicy>IgnoreNew</MultipleInstancesPolicy> | |
| <DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>false</DisallowStartIfOnBatteries> | |
| <StopIfGoingOnBatteries>false</StopIfGoingOnBatteries> | |
| <AllowHardTerminate>true</AllowHardTerminate> | |
| <StartWhenAvailable>false</StartWhenAvailable> | |
| <RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>false</RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable> | |
| <AllowStartOnDemand>true</AllowStartOnDemand> | |
| <Enabled>true</Enabled> | |
| <Hidden>false</Hidden> | |
| <RunOnlyIfIdle>false</RunOnlyIfIdle> | |
| <WakeToRun>false</WakeToRun> | |
| <ExecutionTimeLimit>PT72H</ExecutionTimeLimit> | |
| <Priority>7</Priority> | |
| </Settings> | |
| <Actions Context="Author"> | |
| <Exec> | |
| <Command>pwsh.exe</Command> | |
| <Arguments>-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "$scriptPath"</Arguments> | |
| </Exec> | |
| </Actions> | |
| </Task> | |
| "@ | |
| $scheduledTask = Register-ScheduledTask ` | |
| -Force ` | |
| -TaskName $taskName ` | |
| -Xml $taskXml | |
| if (-not $scheduledTask) { | |
| throw "failed to register the scheduled task" | |
| } | |
| Write-Host "Scheduled Task '$taskName' registered successfully!" |
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