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Security Focus: sIDHistory / sID Filtering Sanity Check - Part 2

Last week, as well as posting my 100th blog post, I also talked about using PowerShell to look for...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 12/11/2015

Security Focus: sIDHistory / sID Filtering Sanity Check - Part 1 - aka Post #100!

100 posts! Who’d have thought it? I started out wanting to evangelise PowerShell. 100 posts...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 12/04/2015

iSCSI Storage for My Cluster Test Lab - Part 2

Continuation Welcome back! As promised, this week I'm going to continue writing about some...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 11/27/2015

iSCSI Storage for My Cluster Test Lab - Part 1

Introduction Hello! This week I'm going to write about some recent test lab configuration fun:...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 11/20/2015

One-Liner: Get Latest Windows Server Technical Preview Image

Recently, I created a new version of my 'Build an Active Directory Forest in Microsoft...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 11/13/2015

Differentiate Between Automatic Variables and User Created Variables

I was delivering a PowerShell Work Shop the other week. One of the questions asked by a Mr T. T. was...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 11/06/2015

Copy To or From a PowerShell Session

Copy-Item now lets you copy to or from a PowerShell sessions in WMF5! Very cool. Let's see it in...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 10/30/2015

Security Focus: More on Defender and PowerShell

Now, I know that AV isn't a magic bullet. It's not going to make every computer in the world...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 10/23/2015

Security Focus: Defending PowerShell with the Anti-Malware Scan Interface (AMSI)

Naturally, I was intrigued when I heard that some new anti-virus and anti-malware capabilities were...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 10/16/2015

MOTD

Once upon a time I was a *nix administrator and I used to make use of Message Of The Day (MOTD)...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 10/09/2015

Backwards Incompatibility: Slip Into Something Just As Comfortable

PowerShell is designed to be backwards compatible. However, there are some things that you can do in...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 09/25/2015

Create Azure Cloud Service Remote Desktop Connection Manager File (.rdg)

Last week I launched an RDP session to an Azure VM with the aid of a PowerShell cmdlet. For me, this...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 09/17/2015

One-Liner: Launch Azure VM RDP Connection from PowerShell

You want to RDP to one of your Azure VMs, but... Are you fed up with finding the target VM in the...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 09/11/2015

Scripting Tips & Tricks: ISE - Alt + Shift + Left Mouse Button

Here's a very useful one shown to me by one of my Dutch colleagues, Stefan Stranger. I keep...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 09/04/2015

Update an ISE Snippet

Snippets. Little script blocks that save time when crafting a script with the Integrated Scripting...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 08/28/2015

Scripting Tips & Tricks: The PowerShell Script Analyzer Module

I love this new module. It makes adhering to scripting recommended practices an absolute doddle. And...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 08/21/2015

Quenching a Thirst... Test Lab Hydration

Tenuous title link aside, here's a collection of scripts and steps that will help you hydrate a...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 08/14/2015

Windows 10 has landed. It landed whilst I was in Seattle. Whilst in Seattle I was lucky enough to...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 08/07/2015

PowerShell, FSMOs and Netdom

I like any excuse to try and match the functionality of an executable with PowerShell. This week I...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 07/31/2015

One-Liner: Stop and Deallocate Azure Virtual Machines

Here's something I do a lot. As I do it a lot, I thought others might also find it useful. I run...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 07/24/2015

Find Server Objects Without NTDS Settings

Two for the price of one this week! Well, two ways to achieve the same outcome. You know, that's...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 07/17/2015

Defender PowerShell Module

As an IT professional it's almost a given that you provide free support to your immediate...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 07/10/2015

The Joy of --%

I'm always learning with PowerShell. The other week I came across a little beauty! --% Stop...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 07/03/2015

One-Liner: List Deleted Objects

Short and sweet this week. Just like this one-liner. Get-ADObject -Filter * -SearchBase...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 06/26/2015

Are your Active Directory Partitions Backed Up?

Ever used repadmin /showbackup to check Active Directory backup status? If not, here's what is...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 06/19/2015

Security Focus: Check Active Directory for Anonymous Access

In Active Directory there's a little-loved, all-but-forgotten, built-in group that needs...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 06/12/2015

Use PowerShell to Enter-PSSession from the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC

I'm known for inserting PowerShell into most work-related conversations. I can't help it......

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 06/05/2015

Latest HSGB Outings... Just-In-Time (JIT) Administration

Here’s my latest ‘Hey Scripting Guy! Blog’ outings. This time we have a guest...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 05/29/2015

Remove a String from a Multi-Valued Attribute

Happy to Help This week a friend asked for a little extra-vocational assistance. A multi-valued...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 05/22/2015

Get Active Directory Accounts Created in the Last N Days (featuring -xor)

A customer asked me to demonstrate how you can check for user or computer accounts recently added to...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 05/15/2015

Security Focus: Resetting 'Smart card is required for interactive logon'

Last week I mentioned that there are a number of configuration options we recommend for high...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 05/08/2015

Security Focus: Analysing 'Account is sensitive and cannot be delegated' for Privileged Accounts

There are a number of configuration options we recommend for securing high privileged accounts. One...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 05/01/2015

msDS-parentdistname vs. parentGUID

Last week I wrote about mirroring an OU structure, from a source domain to a test domain, with the...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 04/24/2015

Mirror an OU Structure to a Test Domain

A while back I wrote a couple of scripts for backing up Group Policies and then importing that...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 04/17/2015

PowerShell and _MSDCS Recovery

Oh, no! Someone's blatted the _MSDCS zone from DNS! The _MSDCS zone hosts the domain controller...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 04/10/2015

One-Liner: Domain Controller Patch Levels

Before performing work against your Active Directoy, it's prudent to complete a few checks, e.g....

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 04/09/2015

Remove AD Child Domain with PowerShell

It runs contrary to every paternal instinct to delete one's child. Still, child domains...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 03/20/2015

Create AD Child Domain with PowerShell

The other week I talked about the love that dares to speak its name (and building AD Forests). This...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 03/13/2015

Use PowerShell and DSAMAIN.exe to Mount a Backup of NTDS.dit

A few weeks back I talked about using PowerShell to create a regular System State backup. Have a...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 03/06/2015

RODCs Ahoy!

I've recently had a couple more 'Hey,Scripting Guy! Blog' posts launched into the...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 02/27/2015

Create AD Forest with PowerShell

Have I mentioned that I love PowerShell? Yes? Thought so... Here's YET ANOTHER reason why I love...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 02/19/2015

Use PowerShell and Repadmin to Check for Updates to High Privileged Groups

To compliment their AD object auditing, one of my customers asked for a script sample to demonstrate...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 02/13/2015

Schedule a System State Backup with PowerShell

In the wonderful world of Active Directory we're rather fond of System State backups. For...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 02/05/2015

NEW & IMPROVED FORMULA: Build an AD DS Forest in Azure

Hello... from the snow! (BTW - that's NOT me right at the very back!) Cycling seems to be the...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 01/30/2015

Scripting Tips and Tricks: 'Jagged' Arrays

A jagged array is an array of arrays! Eh? Come again? Well, in a jagged array, at least one...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 01/23/2015

Use PowerShell to Start Domain Controller Garbage Collection

Garbage Collection runs every 12 hours on a domain controller. So, what is it, and, more...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 01/16/2015

Three Steps to PowerShell Module Success

Your eyes haven't deceived you, my friend... create yourself a PowerShell module in just three...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 01/09/2015

Execution Policy and Group Policy

Welcome to 2015! Every new PowerShell user negotiates the infamous 'Execution Policy' when...

Author: Ian Farr [MSFT] Date: 01/02/2015

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