November 2011 - Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog - PowerShell.com – PowerShell Scripts, Tips, Forums, and Resources

Use PowerShell to Find and Remove Inactive Active Directory Users

Summary : Guest blogger, Ken McFerron, discusses how to use Windows PowerShell to find and to disable or remove inactive Active Directory users. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the highlights of our trip to Canada, was—well,...

Published Wed, Nov 30 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, guest blogger, Ken McFerron

Use a Free PowerShell Snap-in to Easily Manage App-V Server

Summary : Windows PowerShell Microsoft MVP, Sherif Talaat, teaches how to manage App-V Server with a free Windows PowerShell snap-in. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Guest Blogger Week continues with a special treat. We have Windows PowerShell...

Published Tue, Nov 29 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, servers, guest blogger, App-V, Sherif Talaat

Four Easy Ways to Import CSV Files to SQL Server with PowerShell

Summary : Learn four easy ways to use Windows PowerShell to import CSV files into SQL Server. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I was chatting this week with Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Chad Miller, about the series of blogs I recently wrote...

Published Mon, Nov 28 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, databases, guest blogger, SQL Server, CSV and other delimited files, Chad Miller

Modify a PowerShell Script to Accept Piped Input

Summary : Learn how to modify a Windows PowerShell script and turn it into an advanced function that accepts piped input and has complete Help. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Some things end up being way more complicated than they might...

Published Sun, Nov 27 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Weekend Scripter, security, storage, shared folders and mapped drives

Use PowerShell to Find Out Who has Permissions to a Share

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to determine who has permissions to a shared folder. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is finally the weekend here in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United...

Published Sat, Nov 26 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Weekend Scripter, security, storage, shared folders and mapped drives

Use PowerShell Commands from One Session in Another Session

Summary : Learn how to automatically save commands from one session, and then use them in a new Windows PowerShell session. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the fun things about getting to travel around and talk to people who are using...

Published Fri, Nov 25 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, getting started, scripting techniques, profile, History

Use the Debugger in the Windows PowerShell ISE

Summary : Learn how to use the debugging tools in the Windows PowerShell ISE to speed development of scripts. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I want to talk a little bit about using the Windows PowerShell ISE to debug a script. This...

Published Thu, Nov 24 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, debugging

Use the PowerShell Debugger to Check Variable Values

Summary : Learn how to inspect variable values by using the Windows PowerShell debugger. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. In yesterday’s post , I talked about using the Set-PSBreakpoint cmdlet to set a breakpoint on a specific script. Today...

Published Wed, Nov 23 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, debug

Use the PowerShell Debugger to Troubleshoot Scripts

Summary : Learn how to use the Windows PowerShell script debugger to troubleshoot problems with scripts. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. One of the fun things about traveling, especially to warm places when it is winter back home, is calling to...

Published Tue, Nov 22 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, debugging

Make a Simple Change to PowerShell to Prevent Accidents

Summary : Learn how a simple change to a preference variable can help prevent accidental changes when using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. When I was teaching my Windows PowerShell Best Practices class out in Irvine, California...

Published Mon, Nov 21 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, getting started, scripting techniques, profiles

Change a PowerShell Preference Variable to Reveal Hidden Data

Summary : Change the $FormatEnumerationLimit Windows PowerShell preference variable and display more data in the console. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is approaching the holiday season in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States....

Published Sun, Nov 20 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, getting started, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter

Query AD for Computers and Use Ping to Determine Status

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to query Active Directory for computers, ping for status, and display in green/red. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. While the Scripting Wife and I were out in California speaking to the Microsoft Premier...

Published Sat, Nov 19 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Weekend Scripter, Active Directory, displaying output, computer accounts

Use the PowerShell Passthru Parameter and Get Back Objects

Summary: Learn how to use the passthru parameter in Windows PowerShell to return objects from commands and allow more management tools. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have got a rather curious question that I have not been able to find anything about. What is...

Published Fri, Nov 18 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, getting started, scripting techniques

Learn How to Manage Remote PowerShell Sessions

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson discusses how to manage remote Windows PowerShell sessions. Hey, Scripting Guy! I can see where being able to run a command on a remote computer might be kind of cool. But more often than not, I need to actually...

Published Thu, Nov 17 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, remoting

Configure PowerShell Remoting and Use Remote Commands

Summary: Learn how to configure Windows PowerShell remoting, store credentials, and use remote commands. Hey, Scripting Guy! I keep hearing about Windows PowerShell remoting. But I do not really know what Windows PowerShell remoting is. For example, I...

Published Wed, Nov 16 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell