I'm sure I borrowed pieces of code from some other people, but these are a couple that I use regularly. Script to get scheduled task domain accounts. Code: Import ...

I have a GPP GPO that assigns user shortcuts to VMware ThinApps based on user groups , it places the the links in the Public Desktop folder as we use desktop redirection and changing or removing a ...

Introduction to Linux and Windows system administration tasks focusing on system administration skills, administering user capabilities, the file system, access controls, and other system services ...

As a Windows system administrator, you constantly perform many routine tasks in an effort to manage, maintain, and support your Windows environment. Occasionally the need will arise to create a script ...

After reading my column, "Local Admin Password Problem," a couple of readers contacted me with their own solutions to automating password changes. These solutions are far too good for me to keep to ...

VMware is leveraging Microsoft's PowerShell to give its virtual infrastructure administrators the ability to easily script repetitive management tasks. Today, VMware announced the much anticipated ...

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How to use a Bash script for-loop for system administration in Linux Your email has been sent Bash scripting remains a staple of my endeavors in Linux as a system administrator, and I use it every day ...

PowerShell can save you a lot of time on Windows admin tasks, but to use it effectively you need to understand how it works. Here's a crash course in Windows PowerShell scripting basics to get you ...

For some reason, I’m often asked this question: is scripting programming or just systems administration? Oddly enough, we briefly addressed this within the firstPowerShell Unleashed book. But, because ...