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Active Directory backup check

This script will allow you to check the Active Directory backup date on all the domains of your forest. Each domain is checked by selecting a domain controller that is running the service ADWS (Active Directory Web Services). You can

Get all cluster groups in an AD domain and their current owners

The purpose of this article is to show you how to get all cluster groups in an AD domain and their current owners. This script has been tested on Windows 2008 clusters in an Active Directory domain. Script : Get-Cluster

List the active databases in an Exchange organization

This script will give you a simple way to list the active databases in an Exchange organization Script : Get-MailboxDatabase | % { Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus $_.name} | Out-GridView References Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus This cmdlet is available only in on-premises Exchange Server 2013. Use

Get a service status on remote servers

With the following powershell script, you can get a service status on remote servers Script : $ErrorActionPreference = “SilentlyContinue” $strCategory = “computer” $objDomain = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry $objSearcher = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher $objSearcher.SearchRoot = $objDomain $objSearcher.Filter = (“(objectCategory=$strCategory)”) $colProplist = “name” ,

Search an object forest wide

This script will search an object forest wide. The search is based on a LDAP filter. In my script, the result show the mail user attributes like “toto”. Script : #Get Domain List $objForest = [System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.Forest]::GetCurrentForest() $DomainList = @($objForest.Domains |

Manage the file retention on a folder

With this script, you will be able to manage the file retention on a specific folder. The file removal is based on age (LastWriteTime file property / source ) #Powershell Script to delete files older than a certain age $intFileAge

Change a value in a remote registry

With this script, you will be able to change a value in a remote registry (remote computer names listed in a host file). The registry value type can be the following (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.win32.registryvaluekind.aspx) : String ExpandString Binary DWord MultiString QWord $file

Delete the Recycle bin items older than 60 days

This script will allow you to delete the Recycle bin items older than 60 days. The recycle bin items are listed in the system where the script is running on. ForEach ($DriveLetter in Get-PSDrive -PSProvider FileSystem) { $DelPath = $DriveLetter.Name

Generate a random password with custom character sets

With this script you will be able to generate a random password with custom character sets : define a set for the lower case characters : variable $chars_low define a set for the upper case characters : variable $chars_upp define

Local Administrator Password Solution with Powershell

The “Local Administrator Password Solution” (LAPS) provides a centralized storage of secrets/passwords in Active Directory (AD) – without additional computers. Each organization’s domain administrators determine which users, such as helpdesk admins, are authorized to read the passwords. Source Boe Prox