Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell cmdlet from the ActiveDirectory module to check for the domain mode of your AD DS domain. How can I easily find out the domain mode of my Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain by using a Windows PowerShell cmdlet? Use the Get-ADDomain cmdlet and select the domainMode p...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to do a hardware inventory of domain controllers needing an upgrade. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Wow, it seems like a major holiday. The Scripting Wife ordered me some organic spearmint, licorice root, and orange peel from my favorite spice house. I j...
Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell cmdlet from the ActiveDirectory module to obtain details about the default AD DS domain password policy. How do I use Windows PowerShell to find the default Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain password policy? Use the Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy cmdlet. No arguments are ...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to obtain operating system version information from domain controllers. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The weather in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been a bit strange of late. There were tornados in Georgia recently, and the temperatures around here ros...
Summary: Learn how to find all of the approved Windows PowerShell verbs that are in the Common group. I want to produce a list of all approved common Windows PowerShell verbs. How do I do it? This answer comes from my new Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step Microsoft Press book. Use Get-Verb and pipe the results...
