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Find AD User Information with the PowerShell Provider

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about how to use the Windows PowerShell provider to find user information in Active Directory. Hey, Scripting Guy! I often need to find information in Active Directory, but I do not like having to write...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2013 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, scripting techniques, Active Directory, searching Active Directory, PSProviders

Playing with the AD: Drive for Fun and Profit

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using the AD: drive to explore Active Directory Domain Services. Hey, Scripting Guy! I will confess that I love using the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell. I love the way I can use...

Published Mon, Mar 03 2013 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Active Directory, searching Active Directory, Scripting Techniques PSDrives

Use PowerShell to Prepare for a Domain Upgrade

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to obtain operating system version information from domain controllers. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The weather in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been a...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2013 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Active Directory, searching Active Directory, computer accounts

Weekend Scripter: Using .NET Framework Enumerations in Windows PowerShell

Summary: Guest bloggers Microsoft PFEs Adam Haynes and Shubert Somer talk about using .NET Framework enumerations with Active Directory. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today is part 3 of a 5-part series by guest blogger Adam Haynes with...

Published Sun, Jan 01 2013 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Weekend Scripter, Active Directory, guest blogger, searching Active Directory, Adam Haynes, .NET, Shubert Somer

Weekend Scripter: Basics of .NET Framework Language

Summary: Two Microsoft PFEs discuss the basics of .NET Framework language elements as they relate to Windows PowerShell with examples from Active Directory. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today is part 2 of a 5-part series written by guest...

Published Sat, Jan 01 2013 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Weekend Scripter, Active Directory, guest blogger, searching Active Directory, Adam Haynes, .NET, Shubert Somer

Use a PowerShell Script to Show Active Directory Backup Status Info

Summary: Microsoft Active Directory PFE Adam Haynes talks about a Windows PowerShell script he wrote to find Active Directory backup status without using repadmin. Ed Wilson is here. Today is the first of five guest blogs written by Microsoft PFE Adam...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2013 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Active Directory, guest blogger, searching Active Directory, Adam Haynes, .NET

Use PowerShell to Query AD DS for DHCP Servers

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to query the Active Directory configuration context to return DHCP servers. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the cool things about Windows Server 2012...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2013 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Active Directory, searching Active Directory, networking, DHCP-Server

Create Test Users in a Test Active Directory Environment by Using PowerShell

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, creates a bunch of test users in a test AD DS environment by using Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem at work. It seems that the people who fill out titles and descriptions for the users...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Active Directory, user accounts, searching Active Directory

Use PowerShell to Query AD DS and Not Use LDAP Dialect

Summary : Learn how to use the Filter parameter and the Windows PowerShell Expression Language on the Active Directory module cmdlets. Hey, Scripting Guy! I do not know why you like ADSI so much. The syntax is obscure, and it makes things hard to read...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Active Directory, searching Active Directory

Use PowerShell to Query AD DS for Servers and then Find Hotfixes

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about querying the AD DS module via PowerShell and using the results to find hotfixes. Hey, Scripting Guy! We have a server running Windows Server 2008 R2 that is acting as one of our domain controllers...

Published Wed, Aug 08 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Active Directory, searching Active Directory

The Ins and Outs of Using DSQuery with Windows PowerShell

Summary : Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using DSQuery to return results for use in Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! I like using the DSQuery tool to search Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Can I use that tool with Windows...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2012 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Active Directory, searching Active Directory

Search AD for Missing Email Addresses Using PowerShell

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell and the Active Directory cmdlets to find and replace missing email addresses. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am hoping you can help me. We recently decommissioned a domain and moved all the users from that domain into...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Active Directory, searching Active Directory

Search Active Directory for User and Office Locations

Summary: Search Active Directory for user and office locations by using Windows PowerShell and no scripting. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am looking for an easy way to search Active Directory. For example, I need to find information out about users. We are moving...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Active Directory, searching Active Directory

Use PowerShell Quickly document your network config

Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell and the AD cmdlets to document Active Directory configuration Q: Hey, Scripting Guy! I recently inherited an Active Directory. By this, I mean the network administrator quit. He did not give any notice, and...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2011 5:45 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Active Directory, searching Active Directory

Use PowerShell to Clean Up Active Directory After a Stalled Migration

Summary : Use Windows PowerShell to clean up extended user attributes following a stalled Active Directory migration. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today I am proud to announce the return of Microsoft MVP Nicolas Blank to the Hey, Scripting...

Published Sat, Oct 10 2011 2:01 AM by Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Windows PowerShell

Filed under: Scripting Guy!, Windows PowerShell, Active Directory, guest blogger, searching Active Directory, Nicolas Blank

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Find AD User Information with the PowerShell Provider

Playing with the AD: Drive for Fun and Profit

Use PowerShell to Prepare for a Domain Upgrade

Weekend Scripter: Using .NET Framework Enumerations in Windows PowerShell

Weekend Scripter: Basics of .NET Framework Language

Use a PowerShell Script to Show Active Directory Backup Status Info

Use PowerShell to Query AD DS for DHCP Servers

Create Test Users in a Test Active Directory Environment by Using PowerShell

Use PowerShell to Query AD DS and Not Use LDAP Dialect

Use PowerShell to Query AD DS for Servers and then Find Hotfixes

The Ins and Outs of Using DSQuery with Windows PowerShell

Search AD for Missing Email Addresses Using PowerShell

Search Active Directory for User and Office Locations

Use PowerShell Quickly document your network config

Use PowerShell to Clean Up Active Directory After a Stalled Migration