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Get HP iLO board informations using XML

The purpose of this script is to retrieve the following HP iLO board informations : HP Server model, iLO model, iLO firmware version. You only need a host file filled in with all your iLO IP addresses. The script has

Different ways of getting AD group members

I will show you, in the scripts below, different ways of getting Active Directorw group members with Powershell. Scripts ADSI method $root=([ADSI]””).distinguishedName $Group = [ADSI](“LDAP://CN=Domain Admins, CN=Users,”+ $root) $Group.member Get-ADGroupMember cmdlet $root = (get-ADDomain).Distinguishedname $group = “CN=Domain Admins, CN=Users,”+$root (Get-ADGroupMember

Get the version and patch level on remote MS SQL Servers

With this script, you will be able to get a status on your Microsoft SQL Server version and patch level. This script uses a csv table I have created and that contains the version and patch level for each SQL

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

Reset a lost local administrator password

There are different ways to reset a lost local administrator password on a Windows system. Boot disk If you have a physical access to the machine, you can use a very useful boot disk and follow these steps: At the

Active Directory Password complexity checker

If you have enabled the password complexity in your Active Directory domain through GPO, you probably have received complaints from the users : “I cannot find a password. Every time I try to enter a new password, a message indicates

Resolve the CBS.log file size problem

System File Checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files. The exe file, sfc.exe, generates a log file called %windir%\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. The Sfc.exe program writes the details of

ServiceNow workflow, Powershell and JSON

ServiceNow provides ITSM solutions and products: Configuration Management Database Edge Encryption Knowledge Management Performance Analytics Reporting Service Catalog Service Portal Designer Subscription Management Visual Task Boards Workflow The last feature is very interesting. Each workflow can contain “activities”. These activities

Password complexity checker

If you have enabled in your domain group policy the password complexity (see below), users will probably have some troubles to find the right password that meet these requirements. The complexity requirements are explained in the “Explain” tab of the

Get the regional settings with Powershell

Sometimes, it can be useful to get some informations through command line instead of using the GUI. It is the case for the regional settings. If you want to compare the regional settings between two user accounts, you can both