Indeed. I'm reading Bob Lewis' latest book and then I resolve to crack open my PowerShell book and get cracking. I did write a simple PowerShell script tonight to find all of the assorted MS Access databases we have floating around the network. That's how it starts, one simple script at a time.
Kind of funny too that someone was talking about VNC on another thread, as I wrote a very simple VNC deployment script about a decade ago that is still referenced on this website: http://www.darkage.co.uk/howtos/ntrollouts.htm <http://www.darkage.co.uk/howtos/ntrollouts.htm>Now we have GPO =) -Jeff Steward On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 6:18 PM, Jim Majorowicz <jmajorow...@gmail.com>wrote: > I think we could all use a few more round tuits to get these little tasks > done... > > On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Jeff Steward <jstew...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I like these little challenges as well. I really need to set aside a day >> or two and work through the PowerShell coursebook I have. I've dabbled with >> it a bit and I really like it. >> >> -Jeff Steward >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Steven Peck <sep...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> It does. I was sort in a holding pattern today waiting on a co-worker so >>> having this to play with for the last half hour (saving output, parsing it, >>> etc) was all puzzle fun. :) >>> >>> Steven >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> I guess that means you are happy. J >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Michael B. Smith >>>> >>>> Consultant and Exchange MVP >>>> >>>> http://TheEssentialExchange.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com] >>>> *Sent:* Friday, September 24, 2010 4:58 PM >>>> >>>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>>> *Subject:* Re: BES Logs >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I just tested this and it pulled all my activity off my logs. >>>> >>>> >>>> PS:\> Get-ChildItem '\\serverName\d$\Research in Motion\BlackBerry >>>> Enterprise Server\Logs\*' -Recurse -Include PhoneCallLog*.csv | >>>> Select-String -SimpleMatch -Pattern "Steven Peck" >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Stefan Jafs <stefan.j...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Thanks Michael, I'll play with findstr >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> SJ >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 4:40 PM, Michael B. Smith < >>>> mich...@smithcons.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Oh, this is so much easier using find (Unix version) or findstr (cmd.exe >>>> version). Such as: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Cd /d c:\log-file-directory >>>> >>>> findstr /i /s /c:”literal-search-string” >>>> PhoneCallLog*.csv >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> PowerShell would go something like: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Get-ChildItem c:\log-file-directory\* -recurse –include >>>> PhoneCallLog*.csv | select-string –simplematch –pattern >>>> “literal-search-string” >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> You can do a LOT more with the PowerShell command(s), but in this simple >>>> case, cmd.exe is easier to use. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Michael B. Smith >>>> >>>> Consultant and Exchange MVP >>>> >>>> http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* Stefan Jafs [mailto:stefan.j...@gmail.com] >>>> *Sent:* Friday, September 24, 2010 4:26 PM >>>> >>>> >>>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>>> >>>> *Subject:* Re: BES Logs >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Any chance you could do a few PS lines for me with the following >>>> conditions: >>>> >>>> Logs Directory each day has a folder with the date (20100923) then the >>>> phone log is PhoneCalllog_20100923.csv, I would just like to search for >>>> particular phone number. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> SJ >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Michael B. Smith < >>>> mich...@smithcons.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Findstr, grep, awk, sed, PowerShell, WinGrep, etc. etc…. all have >>>> multi-file capabilities. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Michael B. Smith >>>> >>>> Consultant and Exchange MVP >>>> >>>> http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* Stefan Jafs [mailto:stefan.j...@gmail.com] >>>> *Sent:* Friday, September 24, 2010 4:11 PM >>>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>>> *Subject:* BES Logs >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Running BES 5 and need to find phone activity's for 1 device for the >>>> last 6 months. Is there an easy way or do I have to look at the log files 1 >>>> day at the time? sigh . . . . . >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Stefan Jafs >>>> >>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>> >>>> --- >>>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>>> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >>>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>>> >>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>> >>>> --- >>>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>>> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >>>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Stefan Jafs >>>> >>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>> >>>> --- >>>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>>> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >>>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>>> >>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>> >>>> --- >>>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>>> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >>>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Stefan Jafs >>>> >>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>> >>>> --- >>>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>>> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >>>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>> >>>> --- >>>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>>> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >>>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>>> >>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>>> >>>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>> >>>> --- >>>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>>> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >>>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>>> >>>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> --- >>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
