Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell: TFM®
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ISBN : 0-9776597-9-8
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So you’ve got Active Directory and PowerShell…how do you make them work together? Find out in Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell: TFM. You’ll not only learn about managing Active Directory users and groups with PowerShell, but also computer accounts, group policy, Active Directory infrastructure and more. Coverage includes how to use “out of the box” PowerShell features like the [ADSI] type adapter, as well as 3rd party solutions such as the Quest Software Active Roles Management Shell for Active Directory. Inside you’ll find plenty of real-world and practical examples, including complete scripts you can use right now to get your job done faster and more efficiently! This book is not only the definitive guide to managing Active Directory, but also local directory services. Need to manage the local administrator account on 1000 servers? Need to find out who belongs to the local Administrators group on those 1000 servers? You can easily accomplish these tasks and more with PowerShell right from your desktop. If you are just getting started with PowerShell or need a quick refresher, jump in with the PowerShell Crash Course in Chapter 1 and hit the ground running. Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell: TFM can be used as a reference guide or read cover to cover as a thorough tutorial led by a Windows PowerShell MVP.
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Table of Contents
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- PowerShell Crash Course
- PowerShell Extras
- Managing Local Computer Accounts
- Managing Local Groups
- Managing Active Directory with PowerShell Fundamentals
- Managing Active Directory Users
- Active Directory Password Management
- Managing Active Directory Contacts
- Managing Active Directory Groups
- Managing Active Directory Computer Accounts
- Managing Organizational Units and Containers
- Managing Group Policy
- Active Directory Security and Permissions
- Managing Active Directory with WMI and PowerShell
- Using the Active Directory PSDrive Provider
- Managing Active Directory Infrastructure
- (Appendix A) Managing Active Directory with PowerGUI
About the Author
Jeffery Hicks (MCSE,MCSA,MCT) is a Scripting Guru for SAPIEN Technologies and a Microsoft PowerShell MVP. He is the author of WSH and VBScript Core:TFM (SAPIEN Press 2007) and co-author of Advanced VBScript for Microsoft Windows Administrators (Microsoft Press 2006) and Windows PowerShell v1.0:TFM 2nd Ed. (SAPIEN Press 2007). He is currently a columnist and contributing editor for REDMOND Magazine, MCPMag.com and RealTimePublishers.com. Jeff is a frequent contributor to several online IT community web sites as well as an invited speaker at computer conferences and seminars. Jeff has been an IT professional for 17 years, much of it spent as a professional consultant focusing on Microsoft server and infrastructure technologies. Throughout his entire career, Jeff has leveraged the available tools and techniques for automating Windows administration. His experience with a wide range of organizations and technologies provides a wealth of knowledge he is eager to share through teaching, writing, community participation, mentoring and conferences.