Sort-Object on ForEach Loop
Hi, I’m trying to Sort-Object on the results of a ForEach loop and it doesn’t seems to be working as expected. The source of the data is from a column in a SharePoint list and i’m trying to sort the...
View ArticleScript that takes a CSV file and adds AD extension attributes
I’m having trouble creating a script that takes a CSV file and reads the information inside to add AD extension attributes (attributes 10 and 11). Attribute 10 will be a value of 1 and attribute 11...
View ArticleRun an .exe file remotely from a UNC path
I am trying to use Invoke-Command to run an exe from a UNC path on a bath of computers and cannot figure it out… Invoke-Command -ComputerName $Computers -Credential $cred -ScriptBlock { Set-Location...
View Article“Process cannot access file… being used by another process”
Good morning everyone. I have a simple script to copy all the Windows 10 spotlight lock screen wallpapers from a Windows directory, and then rename them all to *.jpg. The following script accomplishes...
View Article[Question] How would i find duplicate timings in this dataset
I have a data set that is like this which is stored as a string in an array of objects Timestamp --------- 2016/07/27 21:15:25.394 2016/07/27 21:23:38.598 2016/07/27 21:40:56.448 2016/07/27...
View ArticleTrying to create function that deploys program. Need help.
What that function should be doing (beside checks): * -Copy installation folder to the remote computer * -Invoke command to start installation (where the problem is) * -Remove installation folder...
View Article.Substring not working? Not sure why..
I have a pretty simple block of code I’m working with. I want to get a FirstName and a LastName from user input and create a username with the first initial and the last name. E.g. John Doe should be...
View ArticleBeginner requesting help: If/Else, Do/Until, and looping.
Hi everyone. I’m working on a script to build out remote servers. As part of that script, I create a new PSSession, join the server to the domain, and then reboot the server. I’m trying to get my...
View ArticleQuestion about starting to use powershell/take a class.
So, I work for an MSP, and right now we do very little with scripting and such other than what scripts are built into our Labtech program. I would like to see that change, and I know that one of the...
View ArticleHow to update to latest Insider Preview from Powershell command?
I haven’t figured out how to initiate a Preview install from a command, I have to manually install from Settings. submitted by /u/trogdor3000 [link] [comments] The post How to update to latest Insider...
View ArticleQuerying a list of remote servers with Get-WmiObject… very slow… is it...
I’m going to be writing a script which will query a number of server statistics across a list of servers that I have in a CSV file. This will run every 5 minutes and continue to append the data to a...
View ArticleGet-DfsrFileHash results in the same hash for 2 different files.
I tried this on two different computers so I’d be interested to see if you can re-create it. I was using the Get-DfsrFileHash to confirm that some Robocopy jobs completed successfully. When I was...
View ArticleThe wrong way to schedule a task
I’ve been asked to use Fire Daemon to run a powershell script. Essentially what happens is this: Multiple instances of the script run in parallel. What I’ve discovered is that I need to recreate the...
View ArticleIF/Else Get-ADUser
Basically I’m reading from a text file that has usernames in it but I also want to be able to mix in EmployeeIds to also return all the ALL of the PROPERTIES. By using If/Else I can do a regex… 9...
View ArticleBeing forced to update old code, not sure how to do this?
My manager wants all VB code “converted” over to powershell. That’s all fine and dandy, i have done this for over a couple dozen scripts. I’ve converted 100 lines of VB to a POSH one-liner, and i felt...
View ArticleCan one PS instance interact with another PS instance?
Can one PS instance interact with another PS instance? I know I can use PS Jobs and PS Sessions, but I am more asking if a new PS instance started up while one is already running. Can they talk to...
View ArticleDSC Resource Kit Community Call August 3
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View ArticleMonitoring exchange via remote powershell – works if the service account is...
Hi all, I’ve got a scenario where a monitoring system (PRTG) executes some powershell scripts to check on various aspects of exchange and underlying OS functions. Some of these scripts call exchange...
View ArticleWriting Windows Services in PowerShell
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View ArticleNumbers not sorting in Powershell ISE.
I have a lotto generator that I created to learn Powershell and Forms. I run the array through Sort-Object and when I run it in PowerShell ISE, the numbers don’t get sorted. If stop the script and...
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