
Using Show-Command can be useful for those with little PowerShell experience to get a quick idea of what you can do with a particular CMDlet.
Using Show-Command can be useful for those with little PowerShell experience to get a quick idea of what you can do with a particular CMDlet.
Since my two previous Desired State Configuration Manager videos, I have gotten more than a few questions asking how to view a specific DSC resources properties. Unlike your typical PowerShell CMDlet, you can’t view properties of a DSC resource using Get-Member. To view DSC resource properties you have to...
This script will accomplish 3 things; configure a pull server, create a basic configuration to be pulled by a target node, and create a Local Configuration Manager configuration for the target node. Execute the following code on the Pull Server: # Step 1 Install xPSDesiredStateConfiguration Install-Module -Name xPSDesiredStateConfiguration #...
In this video, I cover only a few very basic PowerShell Desired State Configuration Manager (DSC) concepts. 1. The terminology 2. How to create a Local Configuration Manager (LCM) configuration 3. How to push the LCM configuration to the target node 4. How to create a basic DSC configuration...
The intent of this script is to quickly get some basic information about an Active Directory infrastructure. I have used it when I’m doing some work on an environment I’m not familiar with, it gives you a quick look at what you’re dealing with without a whole lot of...
This is a simple script that will read the contents of a CSV file and create a new Active Directory User as well as a new Exchange Mailboxes for each object (row in the spreadsheet). You can select which Organizational Unit you want to put the Users in as...
The most current version of this script can be found here: https://www.signalwarrant.com/remote-computer-inventory-with-powershell-vnext-2020-edition/ This script uses WMI CMDlets for the most part, to gather some client hardware and software information remotely over the network. Click the link below to see the contents of the CSV file. I use it to collect the following...
As an Administrator, I have been asked more than once to find out where a computer is on the network. This question is usually asked by someone that needs to inventory or lifecycle the equipment. If your IT department is well organized or you have some sort of 3rd...
Today we’re talking a little more about Active Directory reconnaissance, for lack of a better term. If I start a new job, the first thing I want to do is find out how my infrastructure is configured. This script will search through Active Directory, or a subset of Active...