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

PowerTip: Get a list of suspended Azure Automation jobs

February 2, 2017 Feb 2, 2017 02/2/17

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, Thomas Rayner, shows how get a list of all your suspended Azure Automation jobs. (image) I think I have an Azure Automation job that is getting suspended for running too long. How can I verify this? (image) You can use the cmdlet and its flag to get this information. Here is an example: You ...

PowerTip: Convert from UTC to my local time zone

February 1, 2017 Feb 1, 2017 02/1/17

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, Thomas Rayner, shows how write a function to convert from UTC to your local time zone. (image) I have a time that I’d like to convert from UTC to my local time zone. How can I do this? (image) You can write your own function to do this, and use the [System.TimeZoneInfo] .NET class and ...

PowerTip: Find all the Azure Automation jobs that will run in the next two days

January 31, 2017 Jan 31, 2017 01/31/17

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP, Thomas Rayner, shows how to find all the Azure Automation jobs that will run in the next two days. (image) Is there a way to find all the Azure Automation jobs that will run in the next two days? (image) Use the cmdlet, and check out the attribute. Here is an example: (image...

PowerTip: Get the Notes field when accessing users or groups in Active Directory

December 25, 2016 Dec 25, 2016 12/25/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use the Active Directory Module to get the information from the “Notes” field. (image) I’m trying to find the Active Directory property to use to access the Notes field when I’m viewing a user or a group. Could you lend me a hand? (image) No problem at all. The property you are looking for is and can be added when you use...

PowerTip: Get a list of local Users in Windows 10 / Windows Server 2016

December 24, 2016 Dec 24, 2016 12/24/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use the cmdlets provided in PowerShell 5.1 to manage local user accounts on a system. (image) I remember having to use the Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) accelerator to access a list of local users in PowerShell. Is there a cmdlet that could do this now? (image) Yes. In the most recent version of Windows 10 / Windows ...

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