Use PowerShell to Streamline and Automate Your Most Time-Consuming Windows Administration Tasks     With Windows PowerShell, Microsoft brings innovative console-based system administration and scripting to Windows clients and servers. PowerShell combines the best features of traditional UNIX shells with the immense power of the .NET Framework, offering a consistent and easy-to-use replacement for both the Windows command line and the Windows Script Host. In Essential PowerShell, noted expert Holger Schwichtenberg gives Windows sysadmins all the knowledge and sample scripts they need to successfully administer production systems with PowerShell.      Schwichtenberg begins by introducing the innovative PowerShell architecture, along with crucial PowerShell concepts such as pipelining and navigation. Next, he introduces the PowerShell Script Language, shows the secure execution of command sequences as scripts, and demonstrates how to use PowerShell to access essential operating system interfaces such as COM, WMI, ADSI, and ADO.NET.      After you’ve mastered the fundamentals, Schwichtenberg presents an extensive collection of PowerShell solutions for virtually every area of day-to-day administration. For each topic, he presents dozens of self-contained examples, all downloadable from a companion Web site. He covers both Microsoft’s standard PowerShell commandlets and the free commandlets available as PowerShell Community Extensions. He also presents a full chapter of tips, tricks, and troubleshooting solutions. Coverage includes       Understanding PowerShell’s components and features  Setting up your PowerShell scripting environment  Creating and using commandlets  Using object-oriented pipelining for filtering, sorting, grouping, comparisons, calculations, and more  Mastering PowerShell’s uniform navigation model and using it with all types of data   Programming command sequences with the PowerShell Script Language   Making the most of the PowerShell console and third-party tools   Managing processes, event logs, and registry entries  Controlling networking, printing, and software installation  Manipulating Active Directory and other enterprise services with PowerShell  Using PowerShell to enforce stronger system and network security  Storing data in files, documents, and databases        Preface xv  Part I: Getting Started with PowerShell   1: First Steps with Windows PowerShell 3  2: Commandlets  25  3: Pipelining  43  4: Advanced Pipelining  59  5: The PowerShell Navigation Model 81  6: The PowerShell Script Language  89  7: PowerShell Scripts  115  8: Using Class Libraries  129  9: PowerShell Tools  151  10: Tips, Tricks and Troubleshooting  171  Part II: Windows PowerShell in Action    11: File Systems  205  12: Documents  235  13: Registry and Software  253  14: Processes and Services  267  15: Computers and Hardware  281  16: Networking  295  17: Directory Services  313  18: User and Group Management in the Active Directory  335  19: Searching in the Active Directory  349  20: Additional Libraries for Active Directory Administration  361  21: Databases  373  22: Advanced Database Operations  389  23: Security Settings  401  24: Advanced Security Administration  413  PartIII: Appendices  Appendix A: PowerShell Commandlet Reference  429  Appendix B: PowerShell 2.0 Preview   445  Appendix C: Bibliography  449  Index 453

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