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Remove-VdcObject

SYNOPSIS

Remove TLSPDC objects

SYNTAX

Remove-VdcObject [-Path] <String> [-Recursive] [[-ThrottleLimit] <Int32>] [[-VenafiSession] <PSObject>]
 [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Remove a TLSPDC object and optionally perform a recursive removal. This process can be very destructive as it will remove anything you send it!!! Run this in parallel with PowerShell v7+ when you have a large number to process.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Remove-VdcObject -Path '\VED\Policy\My empty folder'
Remove an object

EXAMPLE 2

Remove-VdcObject -Path '\VED\Policy\folder' -Recursive
Remove an object and all objects contained

EXAMPLE 3

Find-VdcObject -Class 'capi' | Remove-VdcObject
Find 1 or more objects and remove them

EXAMPLE 4

Remove-VdcObject -Path '\VED\Policy\folder' -Confirm:$false
Remove an object without prompting for confirmation.  Be careful!

PARAMETERS

-Path

Full path to an existing object

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Recursive

Remove recursively, eg. everything within a policy folder

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ThrottleLimit

Limit the number of threads when running in parallel; the default is 100. Applicable to PS v7+ only.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: 100
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-VenafiSession

Authentication for the function. The value defaults to the script session object $VenafiSession created by New-VenafiSession. A TLSPDC token can also be provided. If providing a TLSPDC token, an environment variable named VDC_SERVER must also be set.

Type: PSObject
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-WhatIf

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

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

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

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

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

-ProgressAction

{{ Fill ProgressAction Description }}

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

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

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

Path

OUTPUTS

None

NOTES

http://VenafiPS.readthedocs.io/en/latest/functions/Remove-VdcObject/

https://github.com/Venafi/VenafiPS/blob/main/VenafiPS/Public/Remove-VdcObject.ps1

https://docs.venafi.com/Docs/currentSDK/TopNav/Content/SDK/WebSDK/r-SDK-POST-Config-delete.php