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The sound was awful on last night"™s Live Meeting so I intend to re-record it at the weekend. I"™ll post the recording and scripts once its done. I"™m also investigating an alternative delivery mechanism that will hopefully solve the sound issues.
Many of the Microsoft AD cmdlets have a ““Filter and an ““LDAPFilter parameter. So what”™s the difference? PS> Get-Help Get-ADUser -Parameter *Filter* -Filter Specifies a query string that retrieves Active Directory objects. This string uses the PowerShell Expression Language …
Folks often ask for some advice on what to do, and what not to do, in the forums. Here are some suggestions. Don’t apologize for being a “noob” or “newbie” or “n00b.” There’s just no need - nobody will think you’re stupid, and the forums are all …
Quick reminder that the UK PowerShell group is hosting a Live Meeting webcast on PowerShell Advanced functions tomorrow ““ details from http://richardspowershellblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/uk-powershell-groupadvanced-functions/
PowerShell in Depth is rapidly approaching its publication date ““ see www.manning.com/jones2 for details
My latest book has been released on the Manning Early Access Program (MEAP). Active Directory Management in a Month of Lunches takes the newcomer to AD through the tasks they need to perform to manage their organization"™s AD. it assumes no knowledge of AD and shows how to perform the common …
It’s now available globally. I suggest downloading the Program Guide, which includes the agreement and directions for enrolling. There’s also a specific guide for the PowerShell 3.0 Toolmaking examination, which you should read prior to paying. Once you’ve paid, and sent in the …
I decided to replace one of the DCs in my test environment with a Windows 2012 Server Core machine. Server Core has really come of age in Windows 2012 ““ its easy to configure. I”™ve covered configuring a server before but to recap: Rename the machine ““ use Rename-Computer Set …
When you used the WMI cmdlets Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_logicalDisk -ComputerName RSLAPTOP01 You were using DCOM to access the remote machine. Even if you accessed the local machine you were using DCOM. This changes in PowerShell v3 when using the CIM cmdlets. If you don"™t use a computername …
When: Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 7:30 PM (GMT) Where: Virtual *********~* Advanced functions give you ability to create functions that act like cmdlets. Learn how to get the most from this powerful part of the PowerShell functionality Notes Richard Siddaway has invited you to attend an online meeting …
