Updating (same as parent folder) records with DNSCMD and PowerShell

In an earlier post on the site (Microsoft DNS record updates using PowerShell and DNSCMD) I noted how PowerShell cannot natively update records in MS DNS, however we could leverage the DNSCMD command and pass parameters using a simple PowerShell script. A couple of comments came in regarding the records which are in DNS listed … Read more

PowerShell and Import-Csv CmdLet, Adding Headers – Part 3

This was a long overdue post, so thanks for sticking with me while I finally got back on track with our CSV, yeah you know me series (Here are Part 1 and Part 2). As I’d mentioned in the closing of Part 2, we want to be able to deal with files that have no … Read more

Finding RDP sessions on servers using PowerShell

Have you ever needed to use RDP to get to a server console for some local admin work and then been bounced out because there are already active sessions? Or have you had your Active Directory account locked out because of an open RDP session with the old password sending locks to the domain?  Wouldn’t … Read more

It’s all about Progress: Using the PowerShell Write-Progress CmdLet

If you are like me and you like to know how your task is going in a PowerShell process, this is a great little tip for you. I’ve got a number of long running scripts that perform actions against a collection or query. The ideal thing to have for these is some kind of progress … Read more