Microsoft® Windows PowerShell Step by Step by Wilson, Ed -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Microsoft® Windows PowerShell Step by Step

Acknowledgments About This Book

A Practical Approach to Scripting Is This Book for Me? Outline of This Book Finding Your Best Starting Point About the Companion CD

Installing the Scripts on Your Computer Uninstalling the Scripts

System Requirements Technical Support

1. Overview of Windows PowerShell

Understanding Windows PowerShell Using Cmdlets

Installing Windows PowerShell Deploying Windows PowerShell

Using Command Line Utilities Security Issues with Windows PowerShell

Controlling Execution of PowerShell Cmdlets Confirming Commands Suspending Confirmation of Cmdlets

Working with Windows PowerShell

Accessing Windows PowerShell Configuring Windows PowerShell

Supplying Options for Cmdlets Working with the Help Options Exploring Commands: Step-by-Step Exercises One Step Further: Obtaining Help Chapter 1 Quick Reference

2. Using Windows PowerShell Cmdlets

Understanding the Basics of Cmdlets

Using the Get-ChildItem Cmdlet Using the Format-Wide Cmdlet

Leveraging the Power of Get-Command Using the Get-Member Cmdlet Using the New-Object Cmdlet Creating a PowerShell Profile Working with Cmdlets: Step-by-Step Exercises One Step Further: Working with New-Object Chapter 2 Quick Reference

3. Leveraging PowerShell Providers

Identifying the Providers Understanding the Alias Provider Understanding the Certificate Provider Understanding the Environment Provider Understanding File System Provider Understanding the Function Provider Understanding the Registry Provider Understanding the Variable Provider Exploring the Certificate Provider: Step-by-Step Exercises One Step Further: Examining the Environment Provider Chapter 3 Quick Reference

4. Using PowerShell Scripts

Why Write Windows PowerShell Scripts Enabling Script Support

Running Windows PowerShell Scripts

Understanding Variables and Constants

Use of Variables Use of Constants

Looping Through Code

Using the ForEach-Object Cmdlet Using the For Statement Using Do … While Using Do … Until

Making Decisions

Using If … Elseif … Else Using Switch

Creating Multiple Folders: Step-by-Step Exercises One Step Further: Deleting Multiple Folders Chapter 4 Quick Reference

5. Using WMI

Understanding the WMI Model Working with Objects and Namespaces Listing WMI Providers Working with WMI Classes Querying WMI Obtaining Service Information: Step-by-Step Exercises One Step Further: Working with Printers Chapter 6 Quick Reference

6. Querying WMI

Alternate Ways to Connect to WMI Tell Me Everything About Everything! Selective Data from All Instances Selecting Multiple Properties Choosing Specific Instances Utilizing an Operator Where Is the Where? Working with Software: Step-by-Step Exercises One Step Further: Windows Environment Settings Chapter 6 Quick Reference

7. Working with Active Directory

Creating Objects in Active Directory

Creating an Organizational Unit ADSI Providers LDAP Names Binding

Creating Users Working with Users

General User Information

Creating the Address Page Deleting Users Creating Multiple Organizational Units: Step-by-Step Exercises One Step Further: Creating Multivalued Users Chapter 7 Quick Reference

8. Leveraging the Power of ADO

Connecting to Active Directory with ADO Creating More Effective Queries

Using Alternative Credentials Modifying Search Parameters

Searching for Specific Types of Objects What Is Global Catalog?

Using the SQL Dialect to Query Active Directory

Creating an ADO Query into Active Directory: Step-by-Step Exercises One Step Further: Controlling How a Script Executes Against Active Directory Chapter 8 Quick Reference

9. Managing Exchange 2007

Exploring the Exchange 2007 Cmdlets Configuring Recipient Settings

Creating the User and the Mailbox Reporting User Settings

Managing Storage Settings

Examining the Database

Managing Logging Creating User Accounts: Step-by-Step Exercises One Step Further: Configuring Message Tracking Chapter 9 Quick Reference

A. Cmdlets Installed with Windows PowerShell B. Cmdlet Naming C. Translating VBScript to Windows PowerShell Index

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