Start-JekyllBlogging.ps1
19 Sep 2025Description
Purpose
Starts a Jekyll blog server with administrative privileges if required.
Detailed Description
This function checks if the current user has administrative privileges. If so, it starts the Jekyll blog server. If not, it prompts the user to restart the script with administrative privileges.
Usage
Example 1
PS C:\> Start-JekyllBlogging
Starts the Jekyll blog server if the user has administrative privileges. Otherwise, prompts the user to restart the script with administrative privileges.
Notes
Author: Your Name Date: 2024-06-30
Script
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Starts a Jekyll blog server with administrative privileges if required.
.DESCRIPTION
This function checks if the current user has administrative privileges. If so, it starts the Jekyll blog server.
If not, it prompts the user to restart the script with administrative privileges.
.PARAMETER None
This function does not take any parameters.
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\> Start-JekyllBlogging
Starts the Jekyll blog server if the user has administrative privileges. Otherwise, prompts the user to restart the script with administrative privileges.
.NOTES
Author: Your Name
Date: 2024-06-30
#>
function Start-JekyllBlogging {
[CmdletBinding()]
param ()
# Function to check if the current user is an administrator
function Test-IsAdmin {
try {
$currentUser = New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent())
return $currentUser.IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)
}
catch {
Write-Verbose "Error checking admin rights: $_"
return $False
}
}
# Verbose output indicating the start of the function
Write-Verbose "Starting Jekyll Blogging function..."
if (Test-IsAdmin) {
Write-Verbose "User is an administrator. Starting Jekyll blog server..."
New-JekyllBlogServer
}
else {
Write-Warning "User is not an administrator. Prompting for administrative privileges..."
Write-Verbose "Starting PowerShell with administrative privileges..."
Start-Process -FilePath "pwsh.exe" -ArgumentList '-NoExit', '-Command', "& { $MyInvocation.Line }" -Verb runas -PassThru
}
# Verbose output indicating the end of the function
Write-Verbose "Jekyll Blogging function completed."
}
# Define the New-JekyllBlogServer function for demonstration purposes
function New-JekyllBlogServer {
Write-Host "Starting Jekyll blog server..."
# Add your Jekyll blog server start commands here
}
# Example call to the function
# Start-JekyllBlogging -Verbose
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