Essential PowerShell

Description

Essential PowerShell, noted expert Holger Schwichtenberg gives Windows sysadmins all the knowledge and sample scripts they need to successfully administer production systems with PowerShell.

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<P style="MARGIN: 0px Preface xv

<P style="MARGIN: 0px Part I: Getting Started with PowerShell

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 1: First Steps with Windows PowerShell 3

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 2: Commandlets 25

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 3: Pipelining 43

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 4: Advanced Pipelining 59

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 5: The PowerShell Navigation Model 81

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 6: The PowerShell Script Language 89

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 7: PowerShell Scripts 115

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 8: Using Class Libraries 129

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 9: PowerShell Tools 151

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 10: Tips, Tricks and Troubleshooting 171

<P style="MARGIN: 0px Part II: Windows PowerShell in Action

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 11: File Systems 205

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 12: Documents 235

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 13: Registry and Software 253

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 14: Processes and Services 267

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 15: Computers and Hardware 281

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 16: Networking 295

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 17: Directory Services 313

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 18: User and Group Management in the Active Directory 335

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 19: Searching in the Active Directory 349

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 20: Additional Libraries for Active Directory Administration 361

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 21: Databases 373

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 22: Advanced Database Operations 389

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 23: Security Settings 401

<P style="MARGIN: 0px 24: Advanced Security Administration 413

<P style="MARGIN: 0px PartIII: Appendices

<P style="MARGIN: 0px Appendix A: PowerShell Commandlet Reference 429

<P style="MARGIN: 0px Appendix B: PowerShell 2.0 Preview 445

<P style="MARGIN: 0px Appendix C: Bibliography 449

<P style="MARGIN: 0px Index 453

CONTENTS:

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