database-tools

ActiveDirectory Module We already illustrated previously how you can use Get/Set-Acl to read and write permissions to files and folders. The truth...

All versions Here is yet another approach that you can use to detect errors emitted by console applications: $ErrorActionPreference = 'Continue'...

All PowerShell versions With Get-Acl, you can output the security information from files and folders as plain text in SDDL format (Security...

All PowerShell Versions Here is some simple code that reads the NTFS permissions from one folder and applies the exact same settings to another....

All Versions When you run native console EXE commands such as robocopy.exe, ipconfig.exe, or similar commands, you can handle errors raised by these...

All Versions WMI classes are inherited from each other, and that’s something you can take advantage of. Take this line: PS> Get-WmiObject...

All PowerShell versions To find out who owns a particular process and how many instances are running, try this simple piece of code: $ProcessName =...

PowerShell 2.0 and later In your Windows folder, you find all kinds of system log files. One is DISM.log which contains information about the...

ActiveDirectory Module To set AD attributes for a user account, PowerShell uses hash tables. That’s a versatile approach that lets you specify...