## The *add-firewall-rules.ps1* Script This PowerShell script adds firewall rules for the given executable. Administrator rights are required. ## Parameters ```powershell /home/mf/Repos/PowerShell/Scripts/add-firewall-rules.ps1 [[-PathToExecutables] ] [] -PathToExecutables Specifies the path to the executables Required? false Position? 1 Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false [] This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. ``` ## Example ```powershell PS> ./add-firewall-rules C:\MyApp\bin Adding firewall rule for C:\MyApp\bin\app1.exe Adding firewall rule for C:\MyApp\bin\app2.exe ... ``` ## Notes Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 ## Related Links https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell ## Source Code ```powershell <# .SYNOPSIS Adds firewall rules for executables (needs admin rights) .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script adds firewall rules for the given executable. Administrator rights are required. .PARAMETER PathToExecutables Specifies the path to the executables .EXAMPLE PS> ./add-firewall-rules C:\MyApp\bin Adding firewall rule for C:\MyApp\bin\app1.exe Adding firewall rule for C:\MyApp\bin\app2.exe ... .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> #Requires -RunAsAdministrator param([string]$PathToExecutables = "") $command = ' $output = ''Firewall rules for path '' + $args[0] write-output $output for($i = 1; $i -lt $args.count; $i++){ $path = $args[0] $path += ''\'' $path += $args[$i] $null = $args[$i] -match ''[^\\]*\.exe$'' $name = $matches[0] $output = ''Adding firewall rule for '' + $name write-output $output $null = New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName $name -Direction Inbound -Program $path -Profile Domain, Private -Action Allow } write-host -foregroundColor green -noNewline ''Done - press any key to continue...''; [void]$Host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey(''NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown''); ' try { if ($PathToExecutables -eq "" ) { $PathToExecutables = read-host "Enter path to executables" } $PathToExecutables = Convert-Path -Path $PathToExecutables $Apps = Get-ChildItem "$PathToExecutables\*.exe" -Name if($Apps.count -eq 0){ write-warning "No executables found. No Firewall rules have been created." Write-Host -NoNewhLine 'Press any key to continue...'; [void]$Host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey('NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown'); exit 1 } $arg = "PathToExecutables $Apps" Start-Process powershell -Verb runAs -ArgumentList "-command & {$command} $arg" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 } ``` *Generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of add-firewall-rules.ps1*