Scripting for Windows Server

Script to parse programatically through files in a folder

Hassan - 17 Nov 2007 8:56 PM - 3 messages

I am new to scripting and even programming for that matter.. What i want to do is run a command that processes all files in a folder and once successfully done move the processed file to another folder So for eg: ...

shell script

ned - 16 Nov 2007 11:57 PM - 4 messages

Hi all I am not sure this is OT Is there a way to concatenate the output from two commands into a single line in a batch file? Something like echo A <concatenate> echo B >> file.txt ...

Force password Expiration to 5 days

Sonny - 16 Nov 2007 6:53 PM - 4 messages

We currently have password expiration policy set to 120 days. Due to new stringent password complexity requirements, i need to force users to change their passwords. When users login to AD, they should get a prompt that says you have 5 days to change your password before you password expires? ...

Disable all unused / disconnected NICs in Windows Server 2003 ??

Jeffrey Kusters - 16 Nov 2007 9:11 AM - 3 messages

Hi, We have implemented a fully automated deployment method for our Windows Server 2003 based Citrix servers (using Altiris). The last step I can't quite figure out is how to automatically disable any unused NIC's. Most of our ...

Scheduled script problem

dk - 16 Nov 2007 4:15 AM - 8 messages

Here is the problem: A vbs script that sets up a command to run a batch file, calls EXEC on the command. When run from a scheduled task, it hangs on the EXEC command, until the scheduler stops the script after the maximum allowed time to run. ...

Script that shows prmary DNS

skip - 16 Nov 2007 1:01 AM - 6 messages

Hello all I need to list the primary DNS ip address for all my servers. All servers are in an OU, is there a vb script available that i can run that will show the primary DNS settings for the network adapter? ...

Registry/Script question

pand0ra.usa - 15 Nov 2007 11:01 PM - 2 messages

Ok, here is the problem. I am looking to have a script file execute when a usb device is attached to a computer. My problem is how to do this without doing a scheduled task. Is there a registry key I can use ...

CSVD export of SMTP addresses

randy - 15 Nov 2007 9:44 PM - 7 messages

I am attempting to export a list of all usernames and smtp email addresses fromt LDAP. I have the following command which works, except for the fact that it keeps exporting the Distinguished name, even though I don't ask it to ...

WSUS Aproved Updates - [WP]

WILDPACKET - 15 Nov 2007 1:38 PM - 6 messages

I found this on WSUS Site under Script Centre this Provides a status report for approved updates. Every update approved on your server is shown, with a list of the target groups for which it was approved. Within each group, counts are shown for how many computers have a specific ...

Deploy Flash player

Miha - 15 Nov 2007 7:05 AM - 3 messages

Hi We need to deploy Adobe Flash Player to our users in a Win2003 domain (on WinXP and Win2000 computers). Can this be done via GPO with msi file? I can't find anywhere adobe flash player in a .msi file. Has anyone allready done this? ...

command shell looping

ned - 14 Nov 2007 10:25 PM - 2 messages

Hi all I have this customer 2003 server... when i try to run a batch file e.g. myfile.bat on the machine the command shell will open but execution will just loop with no actual command being carried out by the batch. ...

Alerts for Performance Counters

Tomm - 14 Nov 2007 6:32 PM - 3 messages

I have been searching every where to find some sample code (vbscript, VB.NET, c#, VB) to create alerts in "Performance Logs and Alerts". Does anyone have any sample code to get me started? ...

list computers accounts that never have changed their password

Gustavo - 13 Nov 2007 8:11 PM - 2 messages

Hello, I need your help, I need to find a script, that list computers accounts that never have changed their password, in an OU. thanks ...

List users that last logon was 180 days ago

Gustavo - 13 Nov 2007 8:08 PM - 3 messages

Hello guys, I need to find 2 scripts, that help me to list all users in a domain, where the users never have done logon, and another script that list the users that theis last logon was 180 days ago ...

retrieving all User accounts Profile prioperties

Civic - 13 Nov 2007 7:19 PM - 2 messages

I need to get a list of all user accounts in our domain, whether they have a login script listed as part of their user account, and the name of the script, from our AD. Can someone assist me -or at least point me in the ...

Mass addition of user accounts

Blackberry - 13 Nov 2007 11:20 AM - 4 messages

Hi All Just been asked to add user accounts to our Win2k3 server AD setup for each child rather than each class so I have a list of 300-odd kids to enter - is there a way I can automate this process as don't think my digits can handle ...

Alternative adding printer script ?

Blackberry - 13 Nov 2007 11:18 AM - 5 messages

Hi All Been using a BAT file script to 'push' printers through to clients using the standard rundll lines, etc, but been told that this is not a robust and reliable method and should be looking at an alternative. Something about ...

Pausing a Windows 2000 print queue

mtfeliz - 12 Nov 2007 9:25 PM - 3 messages

Hello, I need a way to pause a windows 2000 server print queue through a script. I would like to pause the printer allowing jobs to queue until the queue is resumed. The paused time period expands over a weekend so ...

HP2600N Nightmare on Win2k3 server

Blackberry - 12 Nov 2007 7:58 PM - 3 messages

Hi All Been installing HP2600N's at schools no problem in a server environment. Installed 2 today (ie configured static ip on each (school rule), installed the driver on the Win2k3 server via the installer cd, restarted the server (mandatory), shared the printers and config'd GPO to 'push' these printers ...

Finding files older than 2 weeks old

mharmon - 12 Nov 2007 5:23 PM - 5 messages

I want to write a script that will look through a folder and subfolder and find all files of a particular file extension that are over 2 weeks old and write these files to a log. Then run weekly from Windows Scheduler. ...

Exchange Server 2003 Mailbox size by country

dal - 12 Nov 2007 12:43 PM - 2 messages

Does anyone know of a script to get the mailbox sizes listed by country out of an exchange server? I have come across various scripts to get mailbox sizes ([link]) ...