Network Locations using PowerShell

So you can’t manage your network locations from PowerShell by default.  Here is a great dll you can add to expose network locations.
Download and extract the dll into your scripts directory from http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/NLM  Look in \NLMCSharp.zip\NLMCSharp\obj\Debug


Add-Type –Path .\Interop.NETWORKLIST.dll
$nlm = new-object NETWORKLIST.NetworkListManagerClass
$nlm.GetNetworks("NLM_ENUM_NETWORK_ALL") | select @{n="Name";e={$_.GetName()}},@{n="Category";e={$_.GetCategory()}},IsConnected,IsConnectedToInternet

Reference from a great article from those scripting guys below
http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/06/10/weekend-scripter-use-powershell-to-manage-windows-network-locations.aspx

Windows Server Admin using PowerShell

 

Auditing NTFS
http://jfrmilner.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/audit-ntfs-permissions-powershell-script/

Old References

http://powershell.com/cs/forums/t/5016.aspx

Replacement Commands

Netdom http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/02/29/use-powershell-to-replace-netdom-commands-to-join-the-domain.aspx

UPDATE - PowerShell 3.0 now includes a last switch for get-content
get-content <file> -last 5
To watch a log file ...
get-content <file> -wait
but not exactly the same functionality. So a better way is to get the command from Microsoft.

Tail is included in the 2003 Resource Kit and works well in Server 2008 environment.
Download tail here:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17657

Ed Wilson

 

Favorite Past Events

http://blogs.technet.com/b/blainbar/archive/2012/03/24/powershell-with-ed-wilson-5-part-webcast-series-check-out-the-best.aspx

http://ewblog.edwilson.com/ewblog/post/2012/03/06/Windows-PowerShell-for-the-busy-admin.aspx

Ed and Teresa Wilson will be in the house! Meeting Date: Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - 18:30 - 20:00 Location Improving Enterprises  4449 Easton Way, Suite 100  Columbus, OH43219 See map: Google Maps Read more http://powershellgroup.org/content/powershell-saturday

Tips and Tricks in 3.0

Latest

From Scripting Guy 5 new tips and tricks

http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/08/20/my-five-favorite-powershell-3-0-tips-and-tricks.aspx

Create PowerShell profiles

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb613488(v=vs.85).aspx

help *  (man for linux)

New window popup
help get-service -showwindow  (v2 help get-process -online )

Auto build you commands
show-command get-wmiobject

Help can get updates
update-help (save-help)

Find the verbs
Get-verb

Find the verbs and count
Measure-object

If you have a conflict
microsoft.powershell.management\get-process

One Line is Magic
get-process | kill -whatif
get-process | kill -confirm

get-process [a-r]*[g-w] | kill -whatif

does it work well in a pipeline?
get-help get-service -full

PowerShell 3.0

Crash Course on V3 (awesome)
http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/WSV321

Check out whats new in powershell 3.0
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh857339.aspx

Guides from Technet Library
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb978525.aspx

Manage SharePoint Users with PowerShell

Great Reference to PowerShell in SharePoint 2010
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff678226.aspx

Examples
Adding users and claims to a site from PowerShell
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/brporter/archive/2010/12/02/adding-users-and-claims-to-a-site-from-powershell.aspx

Changing the Item-Level Permissions Settings for a Document Library requires PowerShell http://www.hersheytech.com/Blog/SharePoint/tabid/197/entryid/28/Default.aspx

PowerShell script to capture and report on all SharePoint permissions through a site collection http://localgovernmentsharepoint.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/powershell-script-to-capture-and-report-on-all-sharepoint-permissions-through-a-site-collection/

The PowerShell script I (Todd) use to create Active Directory users http://www.toddklindt.com/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=362