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Delete folders on remote hosts

This script will help you to delete folders on remote hosts. The folder names in the example are like $NtUninstallKB* and are located on the remote system admin$ shares. The remote computers are listed on the file C:\temp\BOOK1.txt Script :

Change the user UPN

This script will help you to change the user UPN (userPrincipalName attribute in the Active Directory) for all the user objects located in the OU OU=Users,OU=Dept,DC=domain,DC=local,DC=net Old UPN : domain.local.net New UPN : newdomain.com To setup a new UPN, follow

Disable and move inactive computer accounts

This script will help you to disable and move inactive computer accounts to a target OU in the Active Directory. The steps are the following : list all computer accounts inactive for more than 90 days ping each inactive computers

Export users to a CSV file

Export users to a CSV file Script : Script (with Microsoft Active Directory module loaded : import-module activedirectory) : Get-ADUser -filter * -ResultSetSize $null -Properties SamAccountName,displayname,description ` | select-Object SamAccountName,displayname,description ` | Export-Csv “c:\folder\export.csv” Script (with Quest Active Directory module)

Retrieve the domain controller hostnames in a forest

With this script, you will be able to retrieve the domain controller hostnames in a forest. $myForest = [System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.Forest]::GetCurrentForest() $myforest.Sites | % { $_.Servers } | Select Name, Domain References MSDN Forest Class Properties Name Description ApplicationPartitions Gets a collection

Enumerate all cluster resources and their possible owners

This script will help you to enumerate all cluster resources and their possible owners on the cluster name “ClusterVirtualNode00”. Get-Cluster -Name ClusterVirtualNode00 | Get-ClusterResource | Get-ClusterOwnerNode References Get-ClusterOwnerNode Syntax Get-ClusterOwnerNode [-InputObject ] [-Cluster ] [-Group ] [-Resource ] [-ResourceType ]

Get all cluster resources and their dependencies

This script uses the cmdlet Get-Cluster to get all cluster resources and their dependencies Command : Get-Cluster -Name ClusterName | Get-ClusterResource | Get-ClusterResourceDependency References Get-Cluster Syntax Get-Cluster [-Domain ] [] Domain Get-Cluster [[-Name] ] [] Name Detailed Description This cmdlet

Find all locked out user account

Find all locked out user account This cmdlet lists all locked out user account in the current Active Directory domain Script : Search-ADAccount -LockedOut | select DistinguishedName References Search-ADAccount Syntax Search-ADAccount -AccountDisabled [-AuthType { | }] [-ComputersOnly ] [-Credential ]

Execute a cmdlet on a remote system with Invoke-Command

Execute a cmdlet on a remote system with Invoke-Command. Requirement : execute the command “winrm quickconfig” on the remote system. This script execute an Exchange cmdlet (enable-mailbox) on a remote Exchange server. This can be useful if you cannot or

Enumerate all domains in a forest

You will be able to enumerate all domains in a forest : the script lists all domain names (FQDN) in an Active Directory forest Script : @(([System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.Forest]::GetCurrentForest()).Domains |select name ) References System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory Namespace The System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory namespace provides a high level abstraction object