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Yearly Archives: 2010
Powershell Remoting Again
The plan was simple: Create a script to remotely rename several hundred machines to match the new organizational naming standard. This would require pulling from several asset and employee databases as well as querying AD for user properties. “Powershell should be great!” The data pulls work fantastic, however, the rename […]
Powershell Remoting – First “Real” Encounter
I’ve been trying to get into the habit of using Powershell remoting when it is convenient and the I’ve got an active window or ISE. I was testing a script which stores a password as a secure string, which of course is per-user. I was surprised to learn that when […]
When Under the Gun…
Now that our Network Operating System conversion project got a date that seems really close – February 3rd – I feel a bit of pressure, especially since my once-working task sequence built in MDT 2008 now “mostly” works. I spent the better part of the day trying to troubleshoot why […]
Windows Management Framework 4
Recently we were able to approve Windows Management Framework for distribution using WSUS. If you haven’t heard, the WMF is a package of tools that enables administrators to do some great things. Included in the Windows Management framework is Powershell 2.0, BITS 4.0, and WinRM 2.0. The downloads come as […]