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Generating a New Password with Windows PowerShell

June 3, 2013 Jun 3, 2013 06/3/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Windows PowerShell MVP and Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, talks about generating passwords with Windows PowerShell in Windows Server 2012. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are a seasoned Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog reader, you know that the most frequent guest blogger is Sean Kearney. If you are ...

Decrypt PowerShell Secure String Password

March 26, 2013 Mar 26, 2013 03/26/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to easily decrypt the Windows PowerShell secure string password.  Hey, Scripting Guy! We have an FTP site that I have to use on a regular basis. I need an easy way to get a credential and use that credential with the FTP site so that I can download a file that changes on a daily basis...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (03/13/09)

March 14, 2009 Mar 14, 2009 03/14/09
ScriptingGuy1
How Can I Get Active Directory Information About Currently Logged-On Users?   Hey, Scripting Guy! I need your help. How do I get currently logged-on users from Active Directory? - HS Hi HS, There is no way to accurately obtain this information, because a logon can come in many different forms. As I sit in my house in Charlotte, North ...

How Can I Set a User’s Password and Then Require Them to Change That Password the Next Time They Log on?

December 14, 2006 Dec 14, 2006 12/14/06
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! In our school, how can I enable teachers to change a student’s password to their logon name, then force those students to change their password the next time they log on?-- DS Hey, DS. Boy, did you pick the wrong person to ask. After all, the Scripting Guy who writes this column used to be a teacher; if he knew how to ...