search managedby not present using -filter, not -ldapfilter
Hello all,Trying to use get-adgroup -filter to find groups with "managedby" not present. I realize I could easily use the -Ldapfilter to accomplish this, but I'd like to know if it's possible...
View ArticleScript to Find Inbox Size From a List of Users
Here's the prob -- I have a list of about 100 users out of 7100 and I'm looking to import/use that list (.txt) to find their respective Inbox size (Inbox size only) and total cumulative size of all 100...
View ArticleLogon script : Invoke other user for management task
Hello,When my user logon, a logon script is run. This logon script should delete a file on the computer. But, the user doesn't have right on that file. I have try this : $pwd = ConvertTo-SecureString...
View Articlehow to string replace "..." ?
How can I replace the string "..." ? $TEXT = $TEXT -replace ("...","") - returns gibberish. ".." is considered a special character/token for ranges. I'm not sure how to escape it. My goal is to...
View ArticleEncoding with IO.File
I need to reada large file (1,5 Gb).For performance issues, I'm trying to use the [IO.File] instead of the Get-Content, but am having trouble withaccents.If I'm not mistaken,my fileis ANSI.Follows the...
View ArticleNeed to fetch local server administrator group membership list from 100...
Need to fetch local server administrator group membership list from 100 windows serversKindly help in this.Many thanks in advance.
View ArticleHaving troubles with this powershell script:
Import-Module ActiveDirectory Get-ADUser -Filter * -SearchScope Subtree -SearchBase "OU=Users,DC=Domain,DC=Local" | Set-ADAccountPassword -Reset -NewPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText...
View ArticleVery odd return behavior
I have a function that is sometimes returning something totally different from what I would expect. Most of the time it returns True or False, but sometimes it is returning the utterly odd 32, ,0,True...
View ArticleHow to get VMM resource access permission using powershell
Hi everybody, Does anybody know how to get VMM resource access permission using powershell ? Using Grant-SCResource and Revoke-SCResource, it's possible to grant or revoke access to a resource. What...
View ArticleGet-VM to list VM name only
I am using following command to generate text file of all Windows servers that are powered onGet-Vm where {$_.guest -match 'windows'} | where {$_.PowerState -eq 'PoweredOn'} | Out-File...
View ArticleIs there a comprehensive book or tutorial on working with Excel using...
Is there a book or tutorial on working with Excel objects using PowerShell ?I see all sorts of fragmented subject matter articles and book chapters on using PowerShell code to edit or run Excel...
View ArticlePowershell exit codes
Hey All,i am using a software to run powershell scripts.what i need is to get two possible error codes from Powershell: 0 - there was some error, any error, while running the script.1 - the script has...
View ArticleExport-Clixml Performance Issues
I have a data collection script that pulls information from multiple data sources (mainly from AD) and builds arrays of custom PSObjects. Once I have the information stored in variables, I like to use...
View ArticleNeed help with using Get-Process in Conditional Logic
Hi, So i'm trying to write this small script to get the status of a process on a list of servers using Get-Process. So when i run the below code i dont get the results as expected. It doesnt check for...
View ArticleSent and Received history - Exchange Powershell Export
Hi,I am needing to export the history of a specific set of users. I have been looking at the Get-MessageTrackingLogs command but I am having some troubles with it and was hoping someone could help me...
View ArticlePowershell response very slow
I have win 2012 R2 server Datacenter with Hyper-v role enabled. I am making powershell remote calls to get VM details from Hyper-V but everytime call takes 5-6 mins.I am calling commands like get-VM...
View ArticleScript error
I am running the follwoing script for a remote computer. PS remoting is enabled on remote computer Function GetUpTime { param([string] $LastBootTime) $Uptime = (Get-Date) -...
View ArticleAdd security group to OU security
Hello,Fairly new to scripting as I'm trying to achieve the following scenario via Powershell:1) Create OU "TestOU" (done)2) Create user "Testuser" and place user in existing security group "TestGroup"...
View ArticleChange html text color inline
Hey all so I have a script the pings some machines and adds them to a html file as well as a log file if I can't reach them. However I want to make the machines that have been offline for more than 3...
View ArticleProbably a problem with if statements
I'm trying to use system.net.webclient to invoke a website. This isn't a problem but the way I've got it is I'm monitoring multiple mailboxes and invoking the website on new mail. If a new mail comes...
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