PowerShell.org Articles published in 2013.
A question on the forum asked about finding the accounts and SIDs on the local machine. `function get-SID { param ( [string] $computername = $env:COMPUTERNAME ) Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_AccountSID -ComputerName $computername | foreach { $da = ( ( $_ . Element ) . Split ( “.” ) [ 1 ] ) …
`**When: Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 7:30 PM (GMT) Where: virtual *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* `Active Directory is one of the commonest automation targets for administrators. This session will covert the basics of automating your AD admin – scripts and the Microsoft cmdlets. The new features in PowerShell for …
PowerShell has won one on InfoWorld"™s Technology of the Year awards for 2013 See http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/80986/infoworlds-2013-technology-of-the-year-award-winners-210419#slide24 for details
The next in the series of articles on PowerShell workflows that are appearing on the Scripting Guy blog has been published. The articles in the series that have been published are: http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/12/26/powershell-workflows-the-basics.aspx …
One of the new features in PowerShell v3 is the capability to update the help files. In fact you have to do this because PowerShell v3 doesn"™t ship with any help files. Since Windows 8 RTM"™d there have been a succession of new help files released. I discovered one of my netbooks …
We’re already planning for the 2014 Summit… you have to get way out in front of these things to secure space, plan a budget, and more. Here’s what we know: We’ll definitely still be in the Seattle metro area. That’s the best way to ensure participation from the …
Today"™s question involves using the Context parameter: *It’s probably just me, but I’ve never gotten the switch ‘-context 5 *or -context 2, 7′ to work predictably – where 5 lines before and after or 2 before and 7 after will come out – have you? Let"™s start by looking …
When I wrote Microsoft course 10325A, their original 5-day Windows PowerShell course, I saved variables until Module 11. My thought at the time was to focus on teaching just what students needed for what they were about to do - and no more. “Just in time learning” can be effective, …
Today’s question concerns finding the first and last matches in a file Sometimes, I need to make two passes at seeking content in this file, once for the first occurrence; and a second grep for obtaining the last occurrence of a phrase. After the second pass, I figure placing the values into …
