PowerShell logon script form oddities
I was recently asked to add some logic to our old vbs logon script, but since the old one had a lot of unused functions and needed a rewrite anyway I decided to try to rewrite it in PowerShell. Since I...
View ArticleConvertTo-HTML from log file
How can I convert a log file to HTML file without losing the format. I tried ConvertTo-HTML but it's not giving the desired output. I am not able to attach file to the post hence copied sample log...
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strange results with $foreach.MoveNext()
Hello All Can someone please help me with the following question please. I am having a difficult time with $foreach.MoveNext() If I do this cls$numbers = 1..10 foreach ($number in $numbers) {if...
View ArticlePowerShell v3.0 Export-Vm - no config.xml?
Problem: Running the "Export-VM -Name foo -Path D:\exports" command from the PowerShell v3.0 console does not produce a importable export. The Config.XML file is missing. Context: Hyper-V Server 2012...
View ArticleCheck SQL Server Virtual Log Files Using PowerShell
In a previous tip on Monitor Your SQL Server Virtual Log Files with Policy Based Management, we have seen how we can use Policy Based Management to monitor the number of virtual log files (VLFs) in our...
View ArticleHow to Retrieve Uninstall Apps Remotely?
Hello there, I am a beginner at Powershell and I attempting to write a script to retrieve uninstall software. Here is what I have so far... CODE BEGINS...
View ArticleAutomating PowerShell Reports, Part 1
I want to take a short break from my in-depth look at PowerShell-based Active Directory (AD) query tools and show you how to put some of that query power to work in a concrete way. You've already seen...
View ArticleAutomating PowerShell Reports, Part 2
In “Automating PowerShell Reports, Part 1," I introduced one of my favorite PowerShell cmdlets, send-mailmessage. It's a flexible tool that's essentially a command-line SMTP client, allowing you to...
View ArticlePolling performance monitor in a loop- all calls to get-counter following an...
I'm no expert in PS but I have found it very useful as glue logic to automate little things here and there. Recently, someone asked me if there was an easy way to poll multiple servers in a load...
View ArticleModify exchange mailbox across domains
Our Exchange servers exist in our corporate domain (east.example.com), but at our site, the AD accounts exist in our domain (west.example.com). Here is the command I am trying to run: get-mailbox...
View Articlea newbie asking for help
I am coming from another platform and another scripting language. I am 51 and do audio post production. Aside from getting the audio right, I need to manage files and folders. I need to create folders,...
View Articlelimitations get-childitem or get-wmiobject
For quit some time I want to search very large fileservers in a cluster with filepaths that exceed 260 characters for certain file extension. I have tried get-childitem and -include -filter etc but it...
View ArticleWhat's In Your Pipeline?
If you've been reading Prof. PowerShell for any length of time you realize how much importance I place on the PowerShell pipeline. It's what makes PowerShell such a magnificent automation engine, once...
View Article2 Windows Server features worth a second look
Server Core and DirectAccess are underused by IT admins, but recent changes in Windows Server 2012 make them valuable. Read More
View Article7 ways Windows Server 2012 pays for itself
These new and improved 'supersaver' features offer the biggest return on your Windows Server 2012 investment. Read More
View ArticleHow to pass a variable from ssis 2008 process task to a powershell v1.0 scripts
Hello All, I am very new to powershell as a etl developer. I am trying to pass a file name stored as a variable in the ssis package to a "Process task" transformation. The process task is to execute...
View ArticleNeed help using Exchange commands on Windows powershell in windows 8?
I am running powershell in windows 8. Powershell came installed on the machine. I installed the Exchange Management tools on my machine. I have my powershell profile configured to load "add-pssnapin...
View ArticleRename/Copy/Delete homefolders
Hi there, please help me out with two maintenance tasks. I need 2 powershell scripts that based on a set of users, looks up the user's homefolder on our file server, then copies the contents to a new...
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Process element in list one by one?
Hello, I have got a script that I would like to use for removing directories where their modified date is older than x number of days. I have managed to convert the DirectoryInfo object to a list of...
View ArticleWhat it actually means? ($user in $users)
1- Import-Module activedirectory 2- $users =Import-Csv 'C:\Testuser.csv' 3- Foreach ($user in $users) { 4- $filter = "name -like '$($user.name)'" 5- $pwd = ConvertTo-SecureString "$($user.pwd)"...
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