#PSTip How to prevent script execution for non-admin users
The #Requires statement allows us to prevent a script from running without the required elements. For example, we can specify a minimum version of PowerShell that the script requires.Read More
View ArticlePowershell: Command to move an Active Directory User between two OU’s
If you want to move testuser from the current OU to the testou OU, you can use this command:Read More
View ArticleEnable Logon As Batch Privilege
I need to add the group Administrators to Enable Logon as Batch Privilege in Local Security Policy via Powershell, but am not having any luck so far researching it. Best I can find anywhere - or at...
View ArticleSyntax Error
This code works. It will return Evenlog info about the remote machine. Clear-Host$Machine = "RemoteMachine"Get-Eventlog -List -ComputerName $Machine This code fails and gives this error....
View ArticleIs it possible.... (or should I look elsewhere?)
to validate passwords against a single password entered as a parameter? In our efforts to secure out network, it has come to the attention of many that the same password has been used all over the...
View Articlequotes within quotes witha variable.
Hi allI am having an issue where i need to add " within an output this is due to spaces in the names. If i do not add the " i get what i need but since there are spaces in the names this will fail here...
View ArticleHow do I make this code run twice?
I found some code online that reads your UNINSTALL key in the registry and reports back what you have installed. $computers = Read-Host $array = @() foreach($pc in $computers){...
View ArticleExtensionAttributes
Guys,Looking for a way to get a user's extension attributes, and then replace them.Scenario Mailbox-enabled user is to have mailbox deleted/recreated and I need to replace the extension attributes once...
View ArticleUse Windows PowerShell to Rename Files
Q: How can I rename a large number of files by using Windows PowerShell?A: I recently wanted to rename a portion of a large number of files. The best way I found to accomplish this was by using...
View ArticleUsing [System.Enum] remotely without PowerShell Remoting
Hello AllCan someone please help me with the following questionIf I do the following is lists the X509 stores on my...
View ArticleUsing Contains?
$SCCMSite = Read-Host "Which SCCM sit will this machine be a member of? P01, P02, M01 or E01?"If ($SCCMSite -eq "P01") { $SITE = "\\BOSSMSP1\SMS_P01\Client\ccmsetup.exe" } If ($SITE -contains...
View ArticleWhere to start for newbe's?
HelloI looked around for videos on tutorials but they say things that are over my head.When 95 was out, used to edit the .ini files all the time in the old doss commands and was just starting to get...
View ArticleChange Local Password
I've Googled this and I've gotten tons of good hits. But here is what our environment looks like. We have many Windows 2003 x86 & x86 servers. We have many Windows 2008 R2 x64 servers.We have a...
View ArticleSend Email using powershell
Hi,I have a OFT format file with all the text I need to send. I like to create a script which emails my OFT file which the changes I make.e.g. change name to different users.Need one which use the...
View ArticleProblems with creating a Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Cluster Remotely...
Hi guys,I am trying to remotely setup a cluster (Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover clustering) from a single central server. So in my scenario, I have 3 servers. My central script server and my 2 cluster...
View ArticleRemote PowerShell - Validating new 2008 Cluster
Hi,If it a possible, I need an advice, about remote installation MS Cluster 2008 with PowerShell. I run following script by PowerShell remote to remote machine (Windows 2008 R2), this script only...
View ArticlePowerShell Techniques : Commenting Scripts, it’s always helpful.
I hope you are enjoying my Powershell Techniques series of web post. I always mention in most of my blog posts that, learning or memorizing what cmdlets do is really easy , but it is bit difficult to...
View ArticleWindows Azure IaaS Deployment Methodology with PowerShell Part Two:...
In Part One, I showed you important artifacts in Windows Azure IaaS. Why they are needed and the sequence to create and deploy them. To better manage all resources in a deployment, my best practice is...
View ArticleWindows Azure IaaS Deployment Methodology with PowerShell Part One
This blog post series is to examine key Windows Azure IaaS concepts and deployment methodology. Part One presents the artifacts which together constitutes an IaaS deployment by walking through a...
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