Error with Set-VpnConnection

VPN
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I’m working on a script for a client to modify a VPN connection so that it times out after 30 minutes. I can get the name of the VPN and modify it with the following.

$NAME = Get-VpnConnection | Select Name
Set-VpnConnection -Name $Name -IdleDisconnectSeconds "1800"

But I’m getting an error message, “The configuration cannot be applied to the local user VPN connection @{Name=REDACTED VPN}. : The system could not find the phone book entry for this connection.” Yet running the variable code alone DOES show the correct connection name. I’m not finding anything with a Google search.

Anyone encountered this? Any suggestions?

2

Chane $Name to $($name.name)

Or add an -expandproperty to your select. It is expecting a string for a name but getting a hashtable instead

3

The other thing you could do is add -AllUserConnection to the get.

4

you’re destroying you rich object and making you life harder, try

$NAME = Get-VpnConnection

you can access the sub properties using

$NAME .name
$NAME .IdleDisconnectSeconds

then you can use your rich object to configure it

$NAME | Set-VpnConnection -IdleDisconnectSeconds '1800'

what happens?

note: please check you’re not getting multiple connections, validate your input/output before setting a value

5

That did it! Thank you!!!

6

I think that part is working so the all user isnt needed (cause they get @{Name=REDACTED VPN}. as a response, their issue is the select-object that’s completely unneeded

additionally for -AllUserConnection they’d have to run it elevated (er.. for the set part)

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Yeah, it all depends on how the initial connection was created if it was defined for all users or not. But a -RunAs would help the elevation, if needed.