Mastering Credential Management in PowerShell: A Comprehensive Guide
Introduction As a PowerShell administrator, securely handling credentials is one of the most critical aspects of scripting and automation. In this post, we’ll explore various […]
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Discovering Share Permissions(ACL) on Windows Servers using PowerShell
Introduction: Managing permissions on shared folders is a crucial aspect of maintaining data security and accessibility within an organization’s network infrastructure. Windows servers offer various […]
Get Duplicate users in a forest
(Get-aduser -filter * -server Domainname:3268 | Group-Object -Property UserprincipalName | ?{$PSItem.Count -gt 1 -and $PSItem.Name -ne “”}).group |export-csv c:\temp\duplic.csv -NoTypeInformation
Testing open ports With PowerShell
We can use PowerShell to test remote port connectivity without installing telnet and with the use of the Test-NetConnection command. To check if the remote […]
Share folder permissions
#Share Folder Path $FolderPath = dir -Path “\\server1.vmwarenterprise.com\Reports\” -Recurse -Directory -Force$Report = @()Foreach ($Folder in $FolderPath) {$Acl = Get-Acl -Path $Folder.FullNameforeach ($Access in $acl.Access){$Properties = […]
Get DC replication time response
foreach($d in (get-adforest).domains){$v = Measure-Command {get-addomaincontroller -Filter * -Server $d}Write-Output “Took $($v.TotalSeconds) to Enumerate DCS in $d “}
Creating and Removing domain accounts in each domain in a forest
Created domain account in each domain add it to domain admin group $domains = (get-adforest).domainsforeach($domain in $domains){$accountname = ‘s-coe-‘+($domain -split “.”)[0]+’-DA’$accountpass = ‘P@ssword123456’ | ConvertTo-SecureString […]
Created ISO image using PowerShell
Some Enterprise Organisations do not allow us to use any software on their networks a. Any software to be installed would need to be tested, […]
Get AD user Properties across the forest
#get all AD users in forest with name like v- and status is enable $allusers = (get-adforest).domains| %{get-aduser -filter {SamAccountName -like “v-*” -and Enabled -eq […]
Finding Inactive or Unused Computers
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Adding name servers to multiple DNS zones with PowerShell
Add multiple DNS servers as name servers to multiple DNS zones all in once. So this is essentially adding NS resource records to a zone, […]
Backup GPOs basing on GPO DisplayName
$invalidChars = ‘:\\/’ + [RegEx]::Escape(-join [IO.Path]::InvalidPathChars) $backupDir = ‘C:\temp\backup’ Get-GPO -All -Domain <DOmain Name>| ForEach-Object { $name = $_.DisplayName -replace “[$invalidChars]”, ‘_’ $gpoDir = Join-Path […]
Activate Windows with KMS server
Activate Windows with KMS Server Step 1: KMS Client Setup Key Before activating your Microsoft product (Windows or Office) on the KMS server, you must change […]
Gets one or more Active Directory organizational units
Description The Get-ADOrganizationalUnit cmdlet gets an organizational unit (OU) object or performs a search to get multiple OUs. This cmdlet gets a default set of OU object […]
How to Turn Off Windows Firewall Using PowerShell and Command Prompt
If you want to turn off the Windows Firewall, there are three methods. One is using the GUI which is the method that takes the most […]
Delete files based on the list of computers
Delete Files from Remote computers The following PowerShell script recipe will help you delete a remote file based on a list of computers stored in a text file. New PowerShell function […]
How can I tell which Domain controller I’m authenticated to?
You can find this through the following command: echo %LOGONSERVER% And you don't have to be admin or poweruser to use it. Have a […]
Useful Windows Command Prompt Tricks
Useful Windows Command Prompt Tricks 1. Command History Using this command, you can track down your command history. This will turn out to be useful when […]
How To Convert Text Into Audio
How To Convert Text Into Audio STEP 1: Open Notepad. Press Win+R and type Notepad and Press Enter. STEP 2: Now, Copy following program and paste it in Notepad Dim message, sapi message […]
Using netsh command to reset the TCP/IP stack in Windows
Use a manual method to reset TCP/IP Note This section is intended for advanced computer users. If you are not comfortable with advanced troubleshooting, ask […]
Find the SMTP Mail Server for an domain
This example helps identify the mail server for a given email address. This is useful for Identify your own SMTP mail server to use with […]
Hide Acrobat Reader Tool bar
Side bar(Tool bar) that appears with Adobe Acrobat Reader with options like Export PDF, Create PDF, Edit PDF, etc, is frustrating sometimes as you […]
POWERSHELL SCRIPT COPY FILES USING ROBOCOPY
POWERSHELL SCRIPT COPY fILES USING ROBOCOPYPOWERSHELL SCRIPT COPY fILES USING ROBOCOPY Please find powershell code which will assist you in copying data from source location to destination […]
Multiple RDP (Remote Desktop) sessions in Windows 10
Instead of modifying termsrv.dll file you can use RDP Wrapper which acts as a middleman between Terminal Services and Service Control Manager. This way you don't need to touch termsrv.dll file. Actually, […]
Usefull Links
http://blog.feedspot.com/powershell_blogs/ Welcome to vmwareenterprise.com. Deploying vRealize Operations Manager http://bcove.me/j5ltvkxu Initial Setup of the Cluster http://bcove.me/zys7y3a5 Installation with High Availability http://bcove.me/n27a2ecz First Login for a New […]