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Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

Use PowerShell to Find Changes to Active Directory

July 3, 2015 Jul 3, 2015 07/3/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to find changes to Active Directory. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have this problem. It seems our company has undergone a lot of changes recently, and I need to find what changes have impacted Active Directory. Basically, I do not even know where to start...

PowerTip: Compare Two Objects with PowerShell

July 2, 2015 Jul 2, 2015 07/2/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to compare two objects to see differences. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to see if a particular property from two objects is the same? (image) Use the Compare-Object cmdlet, specify the reference object, the object to compare, and &...

Using PowerShell to Check Lockout Threshold for Domains

July 2, 2015 Jul 2, 2015 07/2/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about using Windows PowerShell to check the lockout threshold for several domains. (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have several domains in our forest, and it seems that some weasel got in and changed the lockout threshold in some of the child domains. I know we should have turned on ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Get Domain Password Policy

July 1, 2015 Jul 1, 2015 07/1/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get the domain password policy. (image) How can I use Windows PowerShell to retrieve the default password policy for my domain? (image) Use the Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy cmdlet. (image...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Get Domain Password Policy

July 1, 2015 Jul 1, 2015 07/1/15

Doctor Scripto

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