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Re: Call Exchange shell/cmdlets from Quest Shell - Proper method?

virtuallynothere — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Thanks, so the tools are installed on the system I need to run this script from, and I got this to work, so is this not recommended either?

c:\program files\Microsoft\Exchange\V14\bin\RemoteExchange.ps1 ; connect-ExchangeServer - Auto

Is that OK or do I need to do the Remote session noted in your reply above?

Re: Call Exchange shell/cmdlets from Quest Shell - Proper method?

virtuallynothere — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 05:00:00 GMT

I tried to do that, but when I run the get-pssnapin - registered the exchange tools don't come back as registered.

Then I've read it's not "supported" to add the snapin for the exchange tools in another shell aside from the exchange shell, so you should use a remote connection, and then I found another thread about using a command like the one below, but that fails as well as connect-exchangeserver is "unknown".

'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\bin\RemoteExchange.ps1'; Connect-ExchangeServer <target server>"

Call Exchange shell/cmdlets from Quest Shell - Proper method?

virtuallynothere — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Hello,
I now know the best methods of remoting thanks to Don & the folks here.

But I have to use the Quest shell as we utilize their Active Role solution and I need to write a script that runs when something is done to users accounts through that system.

I know how to set it up and what commands I need to run, I am not sure of how to call the Exchange shell which installed locally or connect to Exchange in order to run the commands I need.

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks!

Script to delete home folders for list of users

virtuallynothere — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

I am trying to find a way to modify the script below or if anyone has a script that will delete home folders for a list of users if the user names are specified in a text or csv file, can anyone help?

I would like to delete the user accounts as well, but the home folders is fine for now. I want to do this for users in a specific ou and they have a stamped attribute on them from the Quest ActiveRole server, if i could query for users that have the attribute which is a date value, then return the list of users and delete the home folders if the date is within a specific time frame, IE: 7 days, then that would be ideal.

The starting script I have will delete a folder for a single user:

$psSession = New-PSSession -ComputerName HyperV -Credential nwtraders\administrator

Invoke-Command -Session $PSSession -ScriptBlock {
  $HD=$PD=$null
  $Filter = "(&(ObjectCategory=user)(Name=helpme testuser))"
  $Searcher = [adsiSearcher]($Filter)
  $Searcher.Findall() |
    ForEach-Object {
      $HD = $_.properties.homedirectory
      $PD = $_.properties.profilepath
      $PD = "$PD.V2"
   } #end foreach-object
} #end scriptblock

"Taking ownership of $hd"
  Invoke-Command -Session $PSSession -ScriptBlock `
    { Invoke-Expression "takeown /f $HD /r /d y" }
"Taking ownership of $pd"
  Invoke-Command -Session $PSSession -ScriptBlock `
    { Invoke-Expression "takeown /f $PD /r /d y" }
"Adding Administrator Rights to $hd"
  Invoke-Command -Session $PSSession -ScriptBlock `
    { Invoke-Expression "icacls $HD /grant administrators:F /t" }
"Adding Administrator Rights to $PD"
  Invoke-Command -Session $PSSession -ScriptBlock `
    { Invoke-Expression "icacls $PD /grant administrators:F /t" }
"Removing folder $hd"
  Invoke-Command -Session $PSSession -ScriptBlock `
    { Invoke-Expression "Remove-Item -Path $HD -Recurse -Force" }
"Removing Folder $PD"
  Invoke-Command -Session $PSSession -ScriptBlock `
    { Invoke-Expression "RD $PD -Recurse -Force" }

Remove-PSSession -Session $psSession