Setting Up for Linux Desktops

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Administrator password for the ESXi host
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User login name for the Linux VM
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User password for the Linux VM
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Login name of an AD user that is authorized to join machines to the domain
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Password of the authorized AD user
Script Content
<#
.SYNOPSIS
run command "sudo /usr/bin/net ads join"
.DESCRIPTION
The tool is to run the command "sudo /usr/bin/net ads join" to join Linux to AD
.NOTES
#>
#------------------------- Functions -------------------------
function GetInput
{
Param($prompt, $IsPassword = $false)
$prompt = $prompt + ": "
Write-Host $prompt -NoNewLine
[Console]::ForegroundColor = "Blue"
if ($IsPassword)
{
$input = Read-Host -AsSecureString
$input =
[Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto([Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStrin
gToBSTR($input))
}
else
{
$input = Read-Host
}
[Console]::ResetColor()
return $input
}
#------------------------- Handle input -------------------------
"-----------------------------------------------------"
$vcAddress = GetInput -prompt "Your vCenter address" -IsPassword $false
$vcAdmin = GetInput -prompt "Your vCenter admin user name" -IsPassword $false
$vcPassword = GetInput -prompt "Your vCenter admin user password" -IsPassword $true
"-----------------------------------------------------"
$hostAdmin = GetInput -prompt 'Your ESXi host admin user name, such as root' -IsPassword $false
$hostPassword = GetInput -prompt "Your ESXi admin user password" -IsPassword $true
"-----------------------------------------------------"
$guestUser = GetInput -prompt 'Your VM guest OS user name' -IsPassword $false
$guestPassword = GetInput -prompt 'Your VM guest OS user password' -IsPassword $true
"-----------------------------------------------------"
$adUser = GetInput -prompt 'Type the AD user name to join the AD' -IsPassword $false
""
Setting Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops
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