Invoke batch file on remote host
Dear allI'm fairly new to PS so my understanding of the concepts might not be profound.My task appears fairly simple, yet I struggle finding the right syntax:I want to remotely execute a scrip file.To...
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I'm trying to create a PowerShell script that will ultimately perform an action against a list of servers. But for now I'm just trying to create a series of prerequisite checks before performing the...
View ArticleHow set-aduser to modify the AD attribute "Telephone Number"
Hi,Does anyone know How set-aduser to modify the AD attribute "Telephone Number" ?
View ArticleRemove-Variable in Script
Hi,Can anyone help me explain whats wrong in the following script. I do not understand why the value in $ActName create some sort of array and still exist if it's go through the functions.The...
View ArticlePowershell chat within network
Hello everyone, I'm trying to figure out how I can make a simple IM chat with only Powershell.I was thinking about using txt files to put the text in and read that out live. When I searched for live...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 AD-DS can not be configured or uninistalled...
Good Afternoon everyone, I am currently trying to promote my 2012 Server to a Domain Controller but when I am at the first step in the setup I get the Error Message (German, Original Message):...
View ArticleReading data from inside a script
I need to make a script to install a number of features after a server has been built but I want to use one file, the PowerShell script itself, so I don't want to use an input file. Is there a way...
View ArticleHow to upgrade from powershell 2.0 to 3.0 on a 64bit machine
I have a requirement to upgrade Powershell from 2.0 to 3.0 on a 64-bit machine. I have few queries on this one.1. Do i have to completely uninstall 2.0 before i upgrade or the current 3.0 would be...
View ArticleUnblocking PSM1 files not working
This may apply to other PS extensions, but PSM1 files is what I was working with. When I unblocked them, I was able to apply the change without any errors. However, when I returned to the properties...
View ArticlePass varibales from Ps1 script to xmla file
I have power shall script that runs the xmal script I need to pass the $Cube and $DatabaseId variables to xmla file to run on the cube. I can pass the $(DatabaseID) in .bat file. can I do it in...
View ArticleHelp with Reading XML file
Hey guys,I am trying to read a XML file from PowerShell and store the data into an array/variable from the tags of the XML.Here is the XML content.<?xml...
View ArticleBatch Scripting For loop and Delayed Expansion
Hello, I am trying to write a simple (so I thought) batch file to take some IP's and tell me what is online. I want to give it an list of IP's, and have it return the...
View ArticleSort Dictionary
Hi guys!I've got this problem: i create a dictionary like this:$Dic=@{Name="Alex,George,Nicole,Lucy"; Age="28,32,23,35"}i want to sort values like:$Dic=@{Name="Nicole,Alex,George,Lucy";...
View ArticleHow to create a user profile in remote machines remotely?
Hi,I want to do load testing with the concept of Powershell remoting. So, my scenario is like, I'm having a set of remote machines which I want to access from my local machine(which I would like to...
View ArticleQuery Single User is Okay - Query from Array and I cannot get it to work -...
Hi All,Trying to query the property of "ActiveSyncAllowedDeviceIDs" from the cmdlet "Get-CASMailbox."I can get the short script to work with a single-user account, but cannot from a list of users in an...
View ArticleTest-Path of remote machines
Hey all. I have been studying Powershell for a little while now and I am just starting to get into scripting with it, both as a hobby and at work so please excuse any ignorance. I was asked to try and...
View ArticleCan I create a website with multiple bindings with new-website?
Seems that the New-Website command only lets me specify an IP and a Port. Is there a way to specify other bindings at the same time?Specifically I need to setup a website with one IP using port 80 and...
View ArticleRunning a script from ISE is different than running from the console window
Can somebody explain why this script provides a different result when executed from ISE than when executed from the console window? # ---- begin code block ---- cmd /c "echo Out to standard error...
View ArticleSend Email via Outlook
I always have my Outlook open. When I send email by using the following, it will open another copy of Outlook. Is there a way for the following to use the current Outlook process instead of running...
View ArticleCannot connect to remote computer Both computers have Windows 7 and Powershell 3
Hello everyone,I am new to powershell and trying to connect to a remote computer within the same network. I am trying the following,Get-Service -computername compname and Get-Service -ComputerName...
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