PowerShell: Move Computer Objects in Active Directory
Version 2 # MoveComputers.ps1 # Version 0.0.2 # Obtain credentials being passed by Jenkins #…
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PowerShell: Use Win-SCP to Download Files from SFTP Server
Version 2: # downloadFilesViaSftp.ps1 # Version 0.0.2 # # Description: # This simple script is…
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PowerShell: Invoke CRM Services Maintenance
Version 4: # invokeCrmServersMaintenance.ps1 # Version 0.0.4 # This script is a processes watcher on…
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PowerShell: Update Local Windows Using COM Objects – Legacy Compatible
Although this function requires 'interactive' or console sessions, it can be trigged by Windows Scheduled…
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PowerShell: Remove a Scheduled Task By Name
# removeScheduledTask.ps1 # Set CoomputerNames $computerNames='sherver0001','sherver1000' $scheduledTaskName='SomeTaskName' # Obtain credentials $username='Domain\Admin' $password='PASSWORD' $encryptedPassword=ConvertTo-SecureString $password -AsPlainText…
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PowerShell: Get Ports to Process Connections / Associations
Current Iteration: Here is a quick snippet to enable Network Engineers and Systems dudes to…
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PowerShell: Process Watcher – Perform CRM Async Services Maintenance
Update: this script is deprecated in favor of a better one here. Version 1: #…
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PowerShell: Replacing Characters Inside Text Files
$textFilesDirectory="C:\Users\$env:computername\Desktop\test" $textFileExtensions='.txt' $regexNewlineOnly="(?<!\r)\n$" $replaceWith="`r`n" function updateFile{ param( $file="C:\Users\$env:username\Desktop\test.txt", $regexMatch="(?<!\r)\n$", $replaceWith="`r`n", $output ) $output=if($output){$output}else{$file} if($file -ne…
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PowerShell: connectWinRM Function to Create New-PSSession
This reusable function may be included into PoSh scripts for better connection toward Windows machines…
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PowerShell: Installing or Including an Application On a Computer or Scripting Session
Sample Usage: PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> includeapp -appName notepadplusplus -appExe notepad++notepadplusplus version 7.91.0.0 already exists.True function includeApp($appName,$appExe=$False,$version){…
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PowerShell: Renaming a System File
System files are typically owned by the TrustedInstaller account and protected from deletion or changes.…
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PowerShell: Replacing Notepad with Notepad Plus Plus
Update 12/04/2020: there's a simpler solution - install notepad2! choco install notepad2 -y The command…
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How to Host Multiple Domains with SSL Using Microsoft Information Service (IIS)
Step 1: Add SSL Certs into the computer information store Here's a sample script to…
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PowerShell: How to Replace a System File – For Experimentation Purposes
# When attempting to rename a system protected file such as notepad.exe $notepadExe='C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe' $newNotePadExe='C:\Users\rambo\Desktop\notepad.exe' rename-item…
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How to Set Default UTF-8 encoding for New Notepad Documents When Saving File
Part 1: Set Default UTF-8 encoding for New Notepad Documents When Saving File for Legacy…
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PowerShell: Rebooting a List of Computers
Recommended Method to Process a List of Computers: $computernames='web01','web02','web03' restart-computer -computername $computernames -force -wait Get-WmiObject…
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Random Notes about WSUS
#Install the PowerShell Windows Update module $checkModule=Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name PSWindowsUpdate if(!($checkModule)){ [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12 #…
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How to Install Secured Shell SSH on Windows
# Windows 10 & Server 2019 # Install the OpenSSH Server Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server~~~~0.0.1.0…
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Linux: How to Display the SSL Certificate of a Remote Server URL
Command: server=test.kimconnect.comecho | openssl s_client -showcerts -servername $server -connect $server:443 2>/dev/null | openssl x509 -inform…
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PowerShell: Test LDAPS Connection
Function testLdap { [CmdletBinding()] Param( [Parameter(Position=0,ValueFromPipeline=$true)]$dcs=$($ENV:LOGONSERVER -replace '\\',''), [Parameter(Position=1,ValueFromPipeline=$true)]$port='636' ) $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop" $results =…
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