Hello all,

to export DFS-namespaces the tool dfsutil can be used.

Here is an simple example herefore.

$DFSRoots = (Get-DFSNRoot).Path
$Date = Get-Date -Format yyy-MM-dd
ForEach ($Root in $DFSRoots)
    { 
       dfsutil root export $($Root) $("D:\DFSBCK-$Root-$Date.xml")
    }

~David

Hello all,

here i have an example which shows how to get the desktop content from many computers.
A nice feature here is that it gets the desktops of the signed on users. So you won´t grab unnecessary contents.

$Computers = 'localhost'

foreach ($Computer in $Computers){

    #Gets the logged on user
    $User = Get-WmiObject win32_logonsession -ComputerName $Computer -Filter "Logontype = '2' or Logontype='11' or logontype='10'" |
                foreach {Get-WmiObject win32_loggedonuser -ComputerName $Computer -filter "Dependent = '\\\\.\\root\\cimv2:Win32_LogonSession.LogonId=`"$($_.logonid)`"'" | select Antecedent } |
                foreach { ($_.antecedent.split('"'))[1] + "\" + ($_.antecedent.split('"'))[3] } | Where-Object{$_ -notlike "*DWM*"} | select -unique

    #Catches Domain name
    if ($user -like "*\*")
    {
        $user = $user.Split('\')[-1]
    }

    $searchPath="\\$Computer\C$\Users\$User\Desktop\"
    Get-ChildItem -Path $searchPath -Recurse
}

This logic can also be modified easily for other purposes.

Have fun with it!

~David

Hello all,

the following code shows how to gather the actual logged on user. This snippet can be integradted easily in other scripts.

Get-WmiObject win32_logonsession -ComputerName $comp -Filter "Logontype = '2' or Logontype='11' or logontype='10'" |
foreach {Get-WmiObject win32_loggedonuser -ComputerName $comp -filter "Dependent = '\\\\.\\root\\cimv2:Win32_LogonSession.LogonId=`"$($_.logonid)`"'" | select Antecedent } |
foreach { ($_.antecedent.split('"'))[1] + "\" + ($_.antecedent.split('"'))[3] } |  Where-Object{$_ -notlike "*DWM*"} | select -unique

~David

In the following example an bulk-import of AD-Users is done. The clever thing – blank parameters will be skipped. A condition for this to work properly is that the the headers of the csv-file must match the names in the AD.

Import-Module ActiveDirectory
$users = Import-Csv -Path C:\temp\export\workspace.csv
foreach ($user in $users) {
    $properties = @{}
    $user | Get-Member -Type NoteProperty | Select -Expand Name | Foreach {
        if ($user."$_") { $properties.Add("$_", $user."$_") }
    }
    Set-ADUser -Identity $user.sAMAccountName @properties -Verbose
}

~David

If you have SCCM in use you should also throw an eye into the specific powershell cmdlets.
To use them you must previously load them with “Import-Module”. Use also a dynamic environment variable to do this so you can copy it easily from one computer to another without resetting the specific path.

Import-Module (Join-Path $(Split-Path $env:SMS_ADMIN_UI_PATH) ConfigurationManager.psd1)

Exemplaric function:

Get-CMDevice -CollectionName "Win 10 Desktops"

There are up to now a nearly uncountable bunch of cmdlets. You can do nearly everything with these powershell cmdlets in powershell. By automizing some processes you will reduce the errors by human inputs and also increase the speed of this processes.

~David