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Using PowerShell to Resolve SIDs to Friendly Names

Time and time again I run into an issue that presents me with a SID which I need to resolve. I’ve used a number of tools and scripts over the years to address this issue. I think I have the best and easiest method for me to solve this issue that always seems to pop up. If you’re new to PowerShell...

Posted to The Life of Brian by BrianM on Thu, Oct 7 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Active Directory, Scripting, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, PowerShell
Using PowerShell to Transfer FSMO Roles

You may be familiar with the traditional ways to transfer FSMO roles but how about by using PowerShell? By now you should just know that PowerShell can do everything the GUI can do…well at least that is the way it feels to me. If you want to use PowerShell to transfer any of your five FSMO...

Posted to The Life of Brian by BrianM on Tue, Aug 10 2010
Filed under: Filed under: FSMO, Active Directory, Windows Server 2008 R2, PowerShell
Raising your Active Directory Functional Level with PowerShell

Here are two ways for you to use PowerShell to raise your Forest Functional level to Server 2008 R2: get-adforest | set-adforestmode -forestmode windows2008R2Forest –confirm:$false set-adforestmode –identity netbiosname windows2008R2Forest –confirm:$false Either way will work. Enjoy

Posted to The Life of Brian by BrianM on Wed, Jul 7 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Active Directory, Windows Server 2008 R2, PowerShell
Seeing your Active Directory Tombstone Period with PowerShell

Tip of the day today is to view your Active Directory Tombstone period while using PowerShell From a PowerShell prompt, type (get-adobject "cn=Directory Service,cn=Windows NT,cn=Services,cn=Configuration,dc=AdminPrep,DC=Local" -properties "tombstonelifetime").tombstonelifetime The...

Posted to The Life of Brian by BrianM on Mon, Jul 5 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Active Directory, Windows Server 2008 R2, PowerShell
How Active Directory PowerShell CMDLETS find a DC running Active Directory Web Services

If you have been playing with the the AD PowerShell cmdlets you know that it requires a few things to run, first Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7, the .NET Framework 3.5.1 and of course if you want to manage an AD domain you need Active Directory Web Services (ADWS) installed on at least one domain...

Posted to The Life of Brian by BrianM on Mon, Jan 25 2010
Filed under: Filed under: Active Directory, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, PowerShell
Free Active Directory Virtual Labs

Did I say free? You bet I did. Microsoft has done this for quite some time now and is something everyone should take advantage of. Especially in today’s economy where training budgets are getting slashed. Here are three great labs that you can use to learn all about Server 2008...

Posted to The Life of Brian by BrianM on Thu, Dec 17 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Active Directory, Windows Server 2008 R2, PowerShell
PowerShell Script Center

I’m sure a lot of you have been playing with PowerShell. If not you better get on it!!! I’m not as far along as I wish I was but there is help out there. One great place is to see what others have done. Microsoft’s TechNet Scripting Center has a place where you can upload your...

Posted to The Life of Brian by BrianM on Wed, Oct 14 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Active Directory, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, PowerShell
Recycling Active Directory Trash with the AD Recycle Bin

Hopefully some of you have been playing with Server 2008 R2 while it has been in Beta . One of the features I’m looking forward to most is the AD Recycle Bin. Yes you heard me correct. We now have an easy method for restoring accidently deleted objects. In the past our only recovery method out...

Posted to The Life of Brian by BrianM on Tue, Mar 31 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Active Directory, Scripting, Windows Server 2008 R2, PowerShell
Active Directory Recycle Bin PowerShell Scripts

I just found out that there is an Active Directory PowerShell Blog run by Microsoft’s AD PowerShell team. I gathered that info from reading up on Jason’s post . Its amazing how much info you can get from reading other people’s blogs…now on to the regularly scheduled post… After writing my...

Posted to The Life of Brian by BrianM on Tue, Mar 31 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Active Directory, Scripting, Windows Server 2008 R2, PowerShell

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