Rebooting Computers Using PowerShell
A pair of PowerShell scripts let you reboot, ping, power off, or shut down all the computers in an AD domain or just one—or any number in between. You can even use these scripts to log off users.
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May 21, 2009
Random Passwords on Demand
RandPass.hta provides a simple GUI that lets you easily generate a list of random passwords. You can make the passwords as long or complex as needed.
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Understanding Bitmap Values
Here's a quick review of how bitmap values work and how you can use them with Windows Powershell for passing information between functions.
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Emulating the Dir Command in PowerShell
If you're used to using the dir command in Cmd.exe, Windows PowerShell's dir alias for the Get-ChildItem cmdlet might seem a little lacking. Here's a script that gives you all the familiar features of dir in your PowerShell environment.
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Parsing Error Codes
Errors happen but sometimes displayed error messages aren't the easiest format to read. ErrorParser.hta solves this problem by converting decimal, hexadecimal, and negative-number system and network error codes into standard error messages.
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Use ADO for Easy AD Searches
Organizing user accounts using AD can make your IT structure more manageable and flexible, but will also result in arduous account searches. Using ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) scripts to search AD will simplify your searches and help you find what you need.
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Getting the Dell Express Service Code
DellSerial.js can shorten the call time required when you need to work with Dell's technical support team. This script also demonstrates how JScript is sometimes easier to use than VBScript.
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February 13, 2008
Finding Stale Accounts in Active Directory
StaleAccounts.js, a new tool written in JScript, makes finding stale accounts in Active Directory (AD) easy. It searches using the lastLogon, lastLogonTimestamp, or pwdLastSet attributes, and it can look for either user or computer objects.
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December 5, 2007
Emailing Users Before Their Passwords Expire
Interactive logon password expiration notification works only for users who are logging onto the domain by using a Windows OS client. PwdNotify.js uses the email address specified in AD to email users whose passwords will soon expire.
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July 5, 2007
Finding a User’s Last Logon
The JScript script this article presents lets you discover exactly when a user last logged on to the domain. It also tells you which server authenticated the logon, and it doesn’t require Windows Server 2003 forest functional mode.
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Rename Files by Using Regular Expressions
Regular expressions turn a simple WSH script into a flexible tool for renaming a group of files or folders. Walk through the Renamer.js script and see regular expressions in action.
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