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
Get users Group and members of the groups
$AllUSers = get-aduser -filter {SamAccountName -like “z*” -and Enabled -eq $true } -Properties Memberof,EmployeeNumber -Server <Domain name> | ?{$PSItem.DistinguishedName -notmatch “OU=Service Accounts”} $results = new-object […]
Get active Computers in Forest
$ForestInfo=Get-ADForest $Domains =$forestInfo.domains $FileName =$ForestInfo.RootDomain+”-Windows_Servers_60-9_Days_Active-“+”$(get-date -Format MM-dd-yyyy)”+”.csv” $FilePath = “c:\temp” $Daysactive = 60 $lastactive=(get-date).AddDays(-($Daysactive)) foreach($domain in $domains){ Write-Output “Working on $domain” Get-ADComputer -Filter {OperatingSystem -like […]
Protected: Update AD user Properties
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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 […]
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 […]