make things I create permanent
how can I make things I create like aliases or functions permanent?
View Articleterms of execution
need to know the order from first to last in terms of execution for file,application,function,alias,script,and cmdlet.
View ArticleCapturing CPU, RAM and Disk Utilization information
Hi,I would like to capture CPU, RAM and Disk utilization on a couple of servers throughout the day. I am thinking of writing this to a CSV file each server. At the end of the month I'd like to combine...
View ArticleDisabling PowerShell
Q: I want to disable PowerShell, because I'm concerned about the scope of its capabilities. Should I disable it?Read More
View ArticleUse Execution Policies to Control What PowerShell Scripts Can Be Run
Q: Does Windows include a security mechanism that controls what PowerShell scripts are allowed to run on a Windows box?Read More
View ArticleCreating Self Signed Certificates with PowerShell
Prior to PowerShell 4.0, you needed to download MakeCert.exe or another utility to create self signed certificates. Obtaining MakeCert involved jumping through a number of hoops. When I was writing...
View ArticleVMware Fling tosses admins into the automation pool
If you haven't already, check out the new VMware Fling called PowerActions. This Fling marries the vSphere Web Client with PowerShell to let administrators launch PowerShell consoles and run scripts in...
View ArticleRestart-Computer - Email Results
Hello All,I am looking into some help modifying a script I found on this site. I really need to combine two scripts. I am looking to query active directory for a list of computers that are "Like"...
View ArticleRequires 2 args. If one args then I need an error.
Hi,Big newbie and my question isn't for a class but for work. This is my 3rd day at it and having difficulties. Not looking for an answer but direction as I would like to learn PowerShell and...
View ArticleHow to skip the Excel Error and continues with Powershell script
Hi ..I want the Powershell script code to check whether the set of Excel files inside a folder contains Excel VBA Macros or not.And Secondly it should not stop executing even if there happens an error...
View ArticlePowershell script to open a notepad from localsystem and open run the...
Hi..I have an predefined notepad in local system with 10 lines of server names in it.I need to know how to design powershell script to open the local host notepad and executes line by line.once the...
View ArticleTest Authentication to Windows Servers
I have been tasked to write a powershell script to test the authentication to a number of our windows server with a particular username and password and output the results. Has anyone done this before...
View ArticleChrome Plugin Always Allow
We have an issue. We use Chrome and it's built in PDF Viewer allows users to fill out county forms but on save all the data is lost. We have PDF-Xchange Edit installed and I know how to disable the...
View ArticleDelete files timestamp (older than)
if I have a TXT with the folder name and date to eliminate?folder.txtFolderA,60FolderB,40How do I create a script to delete the files located in these folders and the detailed date? Thanks
View ArticleUsing environment variable to call an exe
Hello,I'm trying to call a command in PowerShell using an environment variable. Using cmd, I would call the exe using the following command %userprofile%\somefolder\random.exe. When I use this...
View ArticleUpdating ActiveDirectory employeenumber by using email address
I want to update employeenumber to Active Directory by using emailAddress. With SamAccountName I succeeded, but the data output from personnel system provides only full name, email and...
View Articlenumber string sort
read text file data:1,26586,01,789,11,5689,02,5895,25682,5899,5689and then sort the reslut:1,789,11,5689,01,26586,02,5895,25682,5899,5689i use get-content file txt | sort-object -uniquethe reslut is...
View Articlecreate multiple directories
Hello all,i have this simple four lines script: $rootdir = "D:\" foreach ($folder in @("folder1", "folder2", "folder3")) { if (-not (test-path -path '$rootdir\$folder')){ New-Item $folder -type...
View ArticleMoving Used based on Last Name
I am wanting to move my users to the correct OU's based on last name. I currently have this script and I'm running into an issue. When I run GetEnumerator for the last name it does all the letters....
View ArticleReplace string using wildcard in a file.
Hello,Can PS replace string using wildcard in a file (xml file)? (replace newValue with oldValue) The original file is:<user oldValue="a1@aa.bb.cc.com" newValue=""></user><user...
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