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Hey, Scripting Guy! I am wondering if there are any modules that can help me with routine, daily administration tasks. I really hate to re-invent the wheel, so if you can point the way to a nice, juicy module, I would be most appreciative.<\/p>\nSummary<\/b>: Learn how to use the BSonPoSH Windows PowerShell module to simplify Active Directory management tasks.<\/p>\n
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Hey, Scripting Guy! I am wondering if there are any modules that can help me with routine, daily administration tasks. I really hate to re-invent the wheel, so if you can point the way to a nice, juicy module, I would be most appreciative.<\/p>\n
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Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Well, the days are counting down to the Scripting Wife and my road trip. We will be in Columbus, Ohio, for the Central Ohio PowerShell Users Group meeting<\/a> on July 21, 2011. They have announced a location for this meeting, so make sure you check it out. On Saturday July 23, 2011, we will be at the SQL Saturday in Wheeling, West Virginia<\/a>, so there is plenty of fun this week. Check out the Scripting Guys Community page<\/a> for upcoming live and virtual events. <\/p>\n OL, speaking of community, I think I have just the thing. Microsoft Windows PowerShell MVP Brandon Shell (a.k.a. BSonPoSH) has created a really cool module named, appropriately enough, the BSonPoSH module. Not all community-developed modules are on CodePlex. Some are on MSDN’s Code Gallery, some are on the Scripting Guys Script Repository, some are on PoshCode, and others are stored on individuals’ blogs. This plethora of locations is simply endemic of the richness of the community. Brandon has links to his module, which is stored on the MSDN Code Gallery<\/a>, from his blog<\/a> and CodePlex<\/a>.<\/p>\n After I download the .zip file, unblock it in Explorer, expand the files, and copy them to the appropriate location, I can begin to work with the module using standard module techniques.<\/p>\n For more information about working with modules refer to articles referenced by the modules<\/i> tag<\/a> on the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog.<\/p>\n One thing that might be a bit confusing is that there are multiple modules contained in the BSonPoSH module. After I have installed the module, I like to use the Get-Module<\/b> command with the listavailable<\/i> switch. When I do, I see several modules that are supplied by the BSonPoSH module. The command and associated output are shown here.<\/p>\n The module that is supplied by the manifest is the root module, and the one that loads the other modules and commands. To load the root module, I use the Load-Module<\/b> cmdlet and provide it with the name of the module to load. Normally, I use wildcard characters when loading modules, but because all the modules begin with the letters BS<\/i>, I decide to use the full module name to ensure that the proper module loads. The command is shown here:<\/p>\n Import-Module bsonposh<\/p>\n By default, no output appears when importing a module. If for some reason I decide I need to see exactly what is happening, I can use the verbose<\/i> switch. The command and associated output are shown in the following figure.<\/p>\n I like to use the Get-Command<\/b> cmdlet (gcm<\/b> is an alias) to see which commands are available from the newly imported module. With the BSonPosh<\/b> module, I have lots of commands to choose from. I decide to send the output to the Format-Table<\/b> cmdlet (ft<\/b> is an alias) so that I have a nice list of the commands.<\/p>\n PS C:\\> gcm -Module bsonposh | ft name, commandtype -AutoSize<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name<\/span> CommandType<\/span><\/p>\n Add-Accelerator Function<\/p>\n Add-SharePermission Function<\/p>\n Block-Script Function<\/p>\n ConvertFrom-BinaryIP Function<\/p>\n ConvertFrom-MaskLength Function<\/p>\n ConvertFrom-ShareReturnCode Function<\/p>\n ConvertTo-BinaryIP Function<\/p>\n ConvertTo-DistinguishedName Function<\/p>\n ConvertTo-DNSName Function<\/p>\n ConvertTo-KMSStatus Function<\/p>\n ConvertTo-MaskLength Function<\/p>\n ConvertTo-Name Function<\/p>\n ConvertTo-NetbiosName Function<\/p>\n ConvertTo-Sid Function<\/p>\n ConvertTo-UACFLag Function<\/p>\n Copy-Function Function<\/p>\n Disable-PagingFileAutoManage Function<\/p>\n Disable-RemoteDesktop Function<\/p>\n EditHosts Function<\/p>\n Enable-PagingFileAutoManage Function<\/p>\n Enable-RemoteDesktop Function<\/p>\n Export-Credential Function<\/p>\n Format-XML Function<\/p>\n Get-Accelerator Function<\/p>\n Get-ADACL Function<\/p>\n Get-AlternateDataStream Function<\/p>\n Get-Assemblies Function<\/p>\n Get-Bios Function<\/p>\n Get-BSonPosh Function<\/p>\n Get-ComputerDomainInfo Function<\/p>\n Get-ComputerSystem Function<\/p>\n Get-Constructor Function<\/p>\n Get-CPUUsage Function<\/p>\n Get-DCConnectionObject Function<\/p>\n Get-DiskPartition Function<\/p>\n Get-DiskSpace Function<\/p>\n Get-Domain Function<\/p>\n Get-DomainController Function<\/p>\n Get-Environment Function<\/p>\n Get-FileMD5 Function<\/p>\n Get-Forest Function<\/p>\n Get-FSMO Function<\/p>\n Get-GlobalCatalog Function<\/p>\n Get-HyperVSetting Function<\/p>\n Get-InstalledSoftware Function<\/p>\n Get-IP Function<\/p>\n Get-IPRange Function<\/p>\n Get-KMSActivationDetail Function<\/p>\n Get-KMSServer Function<\/p>\n Get-KMSStatus Function<\/p>\n Get-LocalGroupMember Function<\/p>\n Get-MemoryConfiguration Function<\/p>\n Get-MotherBoard Function<\/p>\n Get-NetStat Function<\/p>\n Get-Network Cmdlet<\/p>\n Get-NetworkAddress Function<\/p>\n Get-NetworkLocation Function<\/p>\n Get-NICInfo Function<\/p>\n Get-OperatingSystem Function<\/p>\n Get-OSVersion Function<\/p>\n Get-PageFile Function<\/p>\n Get-PageFileSetting Function<\/p>\n Get-Processor Function<\/p>\n Get-RebootTime Function<\/p>\n Get-RegistryHive Function<\/p>\n Get-RegistryKey Function<\/p>\n Get-RegistryValue Function<\/p>\n Get-RemoteDesktop Function<\/p>\n Get-RemoteSession Function<\/p>\n Get-Routetable Function<\/p>\n Get-Schema Function<\/p>\n Get-SchemaClass Function<\/p>\n Get-SchemaOID Function<\/p>\n Get-SchemaProperty Function<\/p>\n Get-Share Function<\/p>\n Get-Site Function<\/p>\n Get-SiteLink Function<\/p>\n Get-SysInternals Function<\/p>\n Get-SystemType Function<\/p>\n Get-TraceFile Function<\/p>\n Get-Uptime Function<\/p>\n Get-WindowsExperienceIndex Function<\/p>\n Get-WindowsUpdate Function<\/p>\n Import-Credential Function<\/p>\n Invoke-PingMonitor Function<\/p>\n Invoke-uac Function<\/p>\n Invoke-WhoAmI Function<\/p>\n New-ADACE Function<\/p>\n New-AlternateDataStream Function<\/p>\n New-LocalGroupMember Function<\/p>\n New-PInvoke Function<\/p>\n New-RegistryKey Function<\/p>\n New-RegistryValue Function<\/p>\n New-Share Function<\/p>\n New-ShareObject Function<\/p>\n New-TempFile Function<\/p>\n Out-Voice Function<\/p>\n Pig Function<\/p>\n Ping-Subnet Function<\/p>\n Png Function<\/p>\n Remove-Accelerator Function<\/p>\n Remove-LocalGroupMember Function<\/p>\n Remove-RegistryKey Function<\/p>\n Remove-RegistryValue Function<\/p>\n Remove-Share Function<\/p>\n Remove-SharePermission Function<\/p>\n Resolve-Host Function<\/p>\n Restart-RemoteService Function<\/p>\n Search-Registry Function<\/p>\n Select-LargeFile Function<\/p>\n Send-FTP Function<\/p>\n Set-ADACL Function<\/p>\n Set-HyperVSetting Function<\/p>\n Set-Network Cmdlet<\/p>\n Set-NetworkLocation Function<\/p>\n Set-PageFileSetting Function<\/p>\n Set-RegistryValue Function<\/p>\n Set-ServiceAccount Function<\/p>\n Set-Share Function<\/p>\n Set-SharePermission Function<\/p>\n Start-RemoteService Function<\/p>\n Stop-IE Function<\/p>\n Stop-RemoteProcess Function<\/p>\n Stop-RemoteService Function<\/p>\n Test-ADReplication Function<\/p>\n Test-Host Function<\/p>\n Test-Is64Bit Function<\/p>\n Test-KMSIsActivated Function<\/p>\n Test-KMSServerDiscovery Function<\/p>\n Test-KMSSupport Function<\/p>\n Test-LdapFilter Function<\/p>\n Test-Port Function<\/p>\n Test-PSRemoting Function<\/p>\n Test-RegistryKey Function<\/p>\n Test-RegistryValue Function<\/p>\n Test-Service Function<\/p>\n Trace-LDAP Function<\/p>\n TS Function<\/p>\n update-Gac Function<\/p>\n Update-GPO Function<\/p>\n Wait-Port Function<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If I want to see what kinds of things I can get <\/i>using the module, I modify the previous command and tell it to give me only commands including the verb Get<\/b>.<\/i> This revised command and associated output are shown here.<\/p>\n PS C:\\> gcm -Module bsonposh -verb get | ft name, commandtype -AutoSize<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name<\/span> CommandType<\/span><\/p>\n Get-Accelerator Function<\/p>\n Get-ADACL Function<\/p>\n Get-AlternateDataStream Function<\/p>\n Get-Assemblies Function<\/p>\n Get-Bios Function<\/p>\n Get-BSonPosh Function<\/p>\n Get-ComputerDomainInfo Function<\/p>\n Get-ComputerSystem Function<\/p>\n Get-Constructor Function<\/p>\n Get-CPUUsage Function<\/p>\n Get-DCConnectionObject Function<\/p>\n Get-DiskPartition Function<\/p>\n Get-DiskSpace Function<\/p>\n Get-Domain Function<\/p>\n Get-DomainController Function<\/p>\n Get-Environment Function<\/p>\n Get-FileMD5 Function<\/p>\n Get-Forest Function<\/p>\n Get-FSMO Function<\/p>\n Get-GlobalCatalog Function<\/p>\n Get-HyperVSetting Function<\/p>\n Get-InstalledSoftware Function<\/p>\n Get-IP Function<\/p>\n Get-IPRange Function<\/p>\n Get-KMSActivationDetail Function<\/p>\n Get-KMSServer Function<\/p>\n Get-KMSStatus Function<\/p>\n Get-LocalGroupMember Function<\/p>\n Get-MemoryConfiguration Function<\/p>\n Get-MotherBoard Function<\/p>\n Get-NetStat Function<\/p>\n Get-Network Cmdlet<\/p>\n Get-NetworkAddress Function<\/p>\n Get-NetworkLocation Function<\/p>\n Get-NICInfo Function<\/p>\n Get-OperatingSystem Function<\/p>\n Get-OSVersion Function<\/p>\n Get-PageFile Function<\/p>\n Get-PageFileSetting Function<\/p>\n Get-Processor Function<\/p>\n Get-RebootTime Function<\/p>\n Get-RegistryHive Function<\/p>\n Get-RegistryKey Function<\/p>\n Get-RegistryValue Function<\/p>\n Get-RemoteDesktop Function<\/p>\n Get-RemoteSession Function<\/p>\n Get-Routetable Function<\/p>\n Get-Schema Function<\/p>\n Get-SchemaClass Function<\/p>\n Get-SchemaOID Function<\/p>\n Get-SchemaProperty Function<\/p>\n Get-Share Function<\/p>\n Get-Site Function<\/p>\n Get-SiteLink Function<\/p>\n Get-SysInternals Function<\/p>\n Get-SystemType Function<\/p>\n Get-TraceFile Function<\/p>\n Get-Uptime Function<\/p>\n Get-WindowsExperienceIndex Function<\/p>\n Get-WindowsUpdate Function<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Some of the commands are rather mundane, such as the Get-MotherBoard<\/b> command:<\/p>\n PS C:\\> Get-MotherBoard<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ComputerName<\/span> Manufacturer<\/span> Name<\/span> Version<\/span> SerialNumber<\/span><\/p>\n NEWMRED Intel Corporation DP67DE AAG10217-205 BTDE111000Z6<\/p>\n <\/p>\n But there are some really cool commands in this module. For example, one of the things that is still a pain to figure out using the GUI tools is who the FSMO role owners are. This information is easily obtained using the Get-FSMO<\/b> command. The command and associated output are shown here:<\/p>\n PS C:\\> Get-FSMO<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ComputerName<\/span> Role<\/span> Domain<\/span><\/p>\n dc1.iammred.net PDCMaster iammred.net<\/p>\n dc1.iammred.net RIDMaster iammred.net<\/p>\n dc1.iammred.net InfrastructureMaster iammred.net<\/p>\n dc1.iammred.net SchemaMaster iammred.net<\/p>\n dc1.iammred.net DomainNamingMaster iammred.net<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The commands allow me to use the pipeline and format the output in a different manner. For example, I can pipe the output from the Get-ComputerDomainInfo<\/b> command to the Format-List<\/b> (fl<\/b> is the alias) cmdlet and use the asterisk wildcard character to choose all the properties. This command and associated output are shown here:<\/p>\n PS C:\\> Get-ComputerDomainInfo | fl *<\/p>\n <\/p>\n DCSite : Default-First-Site-Name<\/p>\n Domain : IAMMRED<\/p>\n Forest : iammred.net<\/p>\n ComputerName : NEWMRED<\/p>\n CurrentDC : \\\\DC3<\/p>\n ClientSite : Default-First-Site-Name<\/p>\n <\/p>\n OL, that is all there is to using the BSonPoSH<\/b> module. Community Week will continue tomorrow.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I invite you to follow me on Twitter<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>. If you have any questions, send email to me at scripter@microsoft.com<\/a>, or post your questions on the Official Scripting Guys Forum<\/a>. See you tomorrow. Until then, peace.<\/p>\n Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Summary: Learn how to use the BSonPoSH Windows PowerShell module to simplify Active Directory management tasks. Hey, Scripting Guy! 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