Summary: Dr. Scripto helps an Admin learn how to easily modify custom attributes in Active Directory. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. If you missed it yesterday, see Sean’s latest video: Just Script It! Also be sure to read yesterday’s post before you start on today’s: ‘Twas the Night of Before Scripting: Part 1. H...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to make a plain text entry into a secure password. Is there a way I can use Windows PowerShell and my working script to make a secure string password without using Read-Host? Use the ConvertTo-SecureString cmdlet:$MyBoringPassword=”OhThisCouldBeSecure!ButEverybodyIsReadingThisOnTheInternet!&rdqu...
Summary: Dr. Scripto teaches a non-scripting Administrator to easily create users in Active Directory. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Returning once again to delight us all with a little holiday merriment is Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney. Other than his habit of occasionally singing off-key Windows PowerShell music, he has t...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell 4.0 to debug a workflow. How do I set a breakpoint in a Windows PowerShell script workflow? Add the workflow to a script and use Set-PSBreakpoint to set a line breakpoint in the workflow:Set-PSBreakpoint -Script C:Test-MyWorkflow1.ps1 -Line 12 ID Script &n...
Summary: Guest blogger and security expert, Yuri Diogenes, continues his series about enabling BYOD. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today’s guest blogger is Yuri Diogenes, who continues his security series about enabling BYOD. Yuri is a senior knowledge engineer, and he is a coauthor of the book Windows Server 2012 Security from End ...
