Author: PatrickBurwell
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Check-Uptime-DC-Prompt.ps1
Sometimes a simple script makes life easier…
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FRS to DFSR Migration Can Be Reset!
The FRS migration to DFSR can be restarted, even after Eliminiated state… The simple steps to get back is to reset the DFSR Global Settings value from 48 to 0 using ADSIEdit: You then delete the entire “Migrating Sysvols” key on the DFSR services registry: Then, once every RWDC in the domain or forest isn…
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Eval: Poly Voyager 5200 UC
Poly? Oh, there it is, that’s why it’s called “Poly”; Plantronics was acquired by Polycom. 7 hr. talk time diminishes down to 6 over time. You can get a full day if you plug in the headset during breaks and lunch. Also connects to Cell for hands-free calling by voice. The battery being directly in…
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Get-Pagefile
Quickly get the remote pagefile of a window server
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Log Specific IPV4 Traffic When Found
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Looper
Having a good looper is a great script to keep available… I wish I could remember where I got this form, but I thank you, Anony-Mouse scripter! [::mouse::]
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Check for GPO or run GPupdate Remotely
This script does lots of things that are handy when group policy (SysVol) replication is a problem… (like an environment still using FRS) My Thanks to Microsoft’s CoPilot for the help in sorting the logic of the try-else-catch commands…
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Derek Hill
Email: [email protected]: +1 510-8331408Home: +1 901-326-7340WhatsApp: +1 901-326-7340
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Greg Jackson
Email: [email protected]: 405.642.9308LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gregpjackson405
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Reverse /24 IP Scope With PTR and Hostname
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Derek EMail
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HOWTO-Run Robocopy Hard and Fast
To ignore errors and make Robocopy proceed without stopping, you can adjust the `/R` and `/W` switches in your command. The `/R` switch specifies the number of retries on failed copies, and the `/W` switch specifies the wait time between retries². To force Robocopy to copy a file regardless of its condition, you can use…
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Reverse Ping a 255.255.254 Scope
To quickly obtain the devices using an IPv4Address in a scope reverse ping the scope in PowerShell (5.1) ‘#’ReverseLookup-Ipv4Address-By23Range.ps1’$subnet = read-host -Prompt “What IP scope with /23 range? -leave off the last octet numbers – like this 10.228.30. “for ($i=0; $i -le 511; $i++) { $ip = $subnet + $i Resolve-DnsName -name $ip -ea SilentlyContinue|select…
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Find and Install SSH Module
$Module = (FIND-Module SSH).name Install-Module -Name $Module -AllowClobber -Verbose -SkipPublisherCheck -Repository PSGallery -AcceptLicense -PassThru|` Import-Module -NoClobber -DisableNameChecking -PassThru -Verbose|Update-Module -Verbose -AcceptLicense -PassThru|Get-Module
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Remove Revoked Certificates
The removal of revoked certificates is not automatic…
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Set PS 5.1 to use PS 7 PSModulePath
…might as well prepare by using the D:\PowerShell path now with PS 5.1…
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Set PowerShell Credential
…you can make the script prompt you for you admin credential or you can type it in manually, or adjust from your username for more elevation
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Update ADSS Subnets
The real advantage of this script is the ability it gives you to update your ADSS subnets quickly #Import the Active Directory moduleImport-Module ActiveDirectory -NoClobber -DisableNameChecking -Scope Local#Import the CSV with headers$csvData = Import-Csv -Path D:\powershell\input\subnets.csv#Checks for any count and breaks if not $nullif(!($csvData.Count)){break}#Loop through each row in the CSVforeach ($row in $csvData) {#Get the…
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Update-Windows_Powershell.ps1
Updates Windows powershell modules, installs any not installed, and updates help for them all
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Get ALL A User’s Groups
…get every group a user is in, including the Primary
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Get Domain Users
The reason you cannot enumerate all ‘Domain Users’ members is due to size restrictions of the PowerShell commands,
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VM PS Templates: Query VMs PoweredOn
This script renumerates through all the VCSAs and makes a big list of the PoweredOn VMs and runs a job against them, like TC (ping)
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Illegals Voting???
Illegal immigrants are voting in US elections Mar-23-2024, Live at 1030hrs ET (click the link above) Regardless of what the legacy news outlets say, there is a growing number of municipalities in America where non-U.S. citizens can vote. In fact, there are very few state constitutions that explicitly outlaw this practice. Furthermore, the list of…
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Get-ADGroup WildCard is BROKEN
In the past (2018) you could use ‘like’ on Get-adgroup, like this:
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PS Script to Promote 2019 Server to RWDC
Add-WindowsFeature -Name “AD-Domain-Services” -IncludeManagementTools:$False -Confirm -ea Inquire -LogPath “C:\Users\$env:username\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\log\$day-RWDCPromo.log”
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Set-MpPreference
As you can see, Microsoft’s syntax is wrong:They show the syntax for setting soft-passive mode as ‘Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true’ when it is ‘Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring:$true’ <– NOTE THE COLON??? Arrrrgghhhh! I cannot tell you how frustrating it is when code is not written to give you ANY response unless you get the syntax EXACTLY right. *SIGH*…
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VMware-Backup ESXi Config File
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Gpupdate Latency Errors Lookup Script
I cannot TELL you how hard this was to write. Holy smokes the help on this is terrible.
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Buy SquirrelTribe A Coffee Too!
We love you too! Buy me a coffee -Patrick https://www.buymeacoffee.com/squirreltribe/c/8837404 SquirrelTribe Feb 6, 2024 Howdy Y’all Good morning! I just wanted to say a quick thank you to all of you for your support and friendship. I want 2024 to be the best year for all of us and I plan on doing my part…
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Locate Pervasive Lockouts of AD Accounts
You can use PowerShell to search the Security event log for lockout events…