How to Add HOST file Entry using PowerShell?
Here is the nifty PowerShell script to add HOST file entry using PowerShell:
$HostFile = 'C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts' # Create a backup copy of the Hosts file $dateFormat = (Get-Date).ToString('dd-MM-yyyy hh-mm-ss') $FileCopy = $HostFile + '.' + $dateFormat + '.copy' Copy-Item $HostFile -Destination $FileCopy #Hosts to Add $Hosts = @("intranet.Crescent.com", "Intranet", "mysite.crescent.com") # Get the contents of the Hosts file $File = Get-Content $HostFile # write the Entries to hosts file, if it doesn't exist. foreach ($HostFileEntry in $Hosts) { Write-Host "Checking existing HOST file entries for $HostFileEntry..." #Set a Flag $EntryExists = $false if ($File -contains "127.0.0.1 `t $HostFileEntry") { Write-Host "Host File Entry for $HostFileEntry is already exists." $EntryExists = $true } #Add Entry to Host File if (!$EntryExists) { Write-host "Adding Host File Entry for $HostFileEntry" Add-content -path $HostFile -value "127.0.0.1 `t $HostFileEntry" } }SharePoint HOST File PowerShell
How to Add HOST file Entry using PowerShell?
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October 22, 2014
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