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Credentials suck. You obviously don’t want to hardcode domain credentials into a script - and PowerShell actually makes it a bit difficult to do so, for good reason. On the other hand, you sometimes need a script to do something using alternate credentials, and you don’t necessarily want …
PowerShell.org is going to be launching TechSessions this Fall. These will be ~1 hour online webinars, which you’re welcome to attend live. We’ll also record them and make the recordings available. In most cases you will need to register for each one, so that we can send the appropriate …
As you may know, we’re in the process of putting together a PowerShell Summit Europe for Fall 2014. It’s a big task, with a lot of financial risks, so we try to get it right. Folks have been helpful on Twitter in offering city selection ideas… but there’s a bit more involved …
Take a look at this: `# version 1 Get-Content computers.txt | ForEach-Object { $os = Get-WmiObject Win32_OperatingSystem -comp $_ $bios = Get-WmiObject Win32_BIOS -comp $_ $props = @{computername=$_; osversion=$os.version; biosserial=$bios.serialnumber} New-Object PSObject -Prop $props } version 2 …
Active Directory SDK team member and former Senior Programing writer for the Windows PowerShell team, Jun Blender gave a presentation on The Hidden Charms of Windows PowerShell 3.0 via Lync. You can get a copy of her presentation here and see a recording of the Lync meeting on our YouTube channel …
Tthe WSUS API can be used to perform a multitude of WSUS tasks from approving patches, removing clients to creating automatic approval rules to many other things. By diving deeper into the API reveals that we can also find out the name of the SQL server (if using a remote SQL database server) that …
I have received a lot of interest in a PowerShell Summit Europe, and we are starting to look at doing one in 2014. I know that’s a long way off, but it takes time to put these together when everyone’s volunteering that time! I have put together a very short survey to see if there is any …
Here’s an age-old debate that we can finally, perhaps, put an end to: The backtick character for line continuation. The basic concept looks like this: Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_BIOS -ComputerName whatever -Filter "something='else'"This trick relies on the fact that the backtick …
I’ve been working with a couple of folks lately who’ve been trying to review and pilot Active Directory auditing solutions. Both bemoaned the fact that, unlike consumer products of nearly any kind, IT products (specifically, enterprise software in this instance), don’t really get …
Just an FYI that I posted a walkthrough on my blog, of DSC, including my experiences as it relates to Group Policy: http://bit.ly/1868BYS
