A few big questions
I have been tasked to create a powershell/sql solution for monitoring up to 50 servers for multiple perfmon counters and hitting WMI for metrics. What would be the most efficient way to create this...
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I have a 2nd issue with AD. How would I find only Service Accounts from AD? I like the Qwest tools so I use Get-QADUser but not sure now to find them. I know that our service accounts do Not follow...
View ArticleForeach loop through multiple CSV files fails after 3rd file
I have a folder with 7 CSV files and I'm attempting to loop through each and parse two cellsThe cell values consist of computer and process name and I'll use the variables in some other copy functionsI...
View ArticleRestart list of servers in a file, capture a log file then email results?
Hello - I have read several posts online about how to do this task and I am not finding one that works really.The ask of me is to restart servers from a list inside a text file and reboot them one at a...
View ArticleMonitor folder & Upload files to FTP and download the response file
Hello,This codes are uploading the files to FTP Server, but i need modification to automate it, being a newbie its very difficult for me to get the result, I need help.1. The script to monitor the...
View ArticleQuery 2 registry entries for a workstations by OU and output to an excel file
I am just learning powershell of course, but I need to find a way to query 2 registry entries in the same key "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentcontrolSet\control\Session Manager\Environment" and then output that to...
View Articlewindows 2012 & PowerShell commands
I was told in June while waiting in line at TechEd that when you execute a command in windows 2012 it is stored in a PowerShell format somewhere in a directory. Does anyone know where this folder...
View ArticlePowershell moving files but backup the files before replacing
I have three directories: 1. RFC 2. Source 3. BackupRFC contains files and folders(that contain files) that I need to replace in the source folder but before I replace/move files I need to backup the...
View ArticleO365 mailbox move
Hi allUsing shell I can move mailboxes to 0365 by running the following cmdlets, I just need to manually add prem and cloud creds when prompted:$LiveCred = Get-Credential (ENTERS CLOUD ADMIN...
View Articlefinding machines in AD
I have this code which users on this forum helped me write. $sourceOU = 'OU=InactiveComputers,DC=Acme,DC=com'Set-QADPSSnapinSettings -DefaultSizeLimit 0$old =...
View ArticleSelect-String
Hi,I'm trying to search for two values in a text file and only return a list of the files that have those two values, so far I only get everything back, any ideas ? gci E:\test | Select-String...
View ArticleStart-Transcript
I always run the PS session using Start-Transcript, but the $transcript variable, which is supposed to indicate the file in use, always returns nothing. Why is this?
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Remote powershell script fails to execute
ExecuteCommand(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory & "\psexec \\myservername -u username-p passsword %SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe") Public Sub ExecuteCommand(ByVal Command...
View ArticleResizing a folder full of JPG
Is there a method to resize the pictures in jpg fromat from a folder. using foreach ($_. in $photos) {'' resize/format image etc etc } the resize needs to be specific 400/351 It is a process i am...
View ArticleNeed help with Invoke-Expression
Hello everyone!I am in need of assistance with Invoke-Expression. In my script I need to build function names to match the domain the script is being ran in.For example, a function is named as...
View ArticleExclude OU not working
I have this code that will get all users from AD $old = (Get-Date).AddDays(-90).ToFileTime()$ldapFilter = '(pwdLastSet<={0})' -f $oldGet-QADUser -LdapFilter $ldapFilter -SizeLimit 5000 This returns...
View Articleconvert Text to objects
My PowerShell skills are very limited and I was hoping to get some help. I need to convert output text from a legacy CLI tool into objects so that I can better utilize Powershell's capabilities. The...
View ArticleText in windows forms rich text box not updating properly
Not sure if this is the right place for this question. I have written a windows forms powershell script and I have a function in the script that updates a richtextbox that I have in the form.The...
View ArticlePreparing a string that contains both single and double quotes for PowerShell
I'm using PowerShell in a Microsoft Orchestrator 2012 activity. Manipulating data from Microsoft SCOM 2012 Alert. When subscribing to the Description string from SCOM alert, the string can contain...
View ArticleGet all users with job title "XYZ" and assign license with options "ABC"
Hello AllWe are in the process of a mass migration from on premise to O365, and as part of that I have the lovely task of assigning the licenses. As this is a phased roll out we are currently only...
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