PowerShell Cmdlets for the Support Environment

A Quick Reference Guide for Desktop Support and IT Helpdesk Staff
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4842-2127-3
Verlag: Apress

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

This book is a handy PowerShell reference guide for those working in a Windows-based IT support role.
When a customer calls with an IT support issue, you’ll often be expected to deal with it immediately. In these situations, testing error-ridden scripts from online forums can cause more problems than it solves. Enter PowerShell Cmdlets for the Support Environment, a book full of useful PowerShell cmdlets for the IT support environment.
Written in a no-nonsense quick-reference style, this book assumes you are already familiar with PowerShell and ready to put it to work. By adding PowerShell Cmdlets for the Support Environment to your arsenal, you will be able to tackle IT issues head-on and stand out from the crowd as a valuable member of any IT support team. Impress your colleagues and clients by having an answer to every problem!
What You Will Learn: - Efficiently create and maintain Active Directory and Group Policy objects

- Secure the contents of a hard drive through the use of encryption

- Manage Windows services and processes on both the local and remote terminals

- Establish secure connections to remote terminals

- Quickly resolve IT incidents and service change requests

- Save time when editing files and folders

Who This Book is For:This book is suitable for IT professionals, especially IT support personnel, who understand the basics of PowerShell and want to put it to work to solve their customers’ technical issues quickly and efficiently.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Millanta, Luke

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Systemverwaltung & Management
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Microsoft Programmierung Windows Programmierung
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Betriebssysteme Windows Betriebssysteme
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Programmier- und Skriptsprachen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Basic ComputingChapter 1: Safe ScriptingChapter 2: Terminal Names & StatesChapter 3: Managing ProcessesChapter 4: Managing ServicesChapter 5: Time And DateChapter 6: General Tasks
Part II: Domains And WorkgroupsChapter 7: Domain SettingsChapter 8: Workgroup Settings
Part III: Network SettingsChapter 9: TCP/IP AddressingChapter 10: Network SwitchesChapter 11: Network Controllers
Part IV: Files And FoldersChapter 12: Managing FilesChapter 13: Managing FoldersChapter 14: Network Drives
Part V: PrintersChapter 15: Printer ConnectionsChapter 16: Printer Administration
Part VI: Active DirectoryChapter 17: Active Directory UsersChapter 18: Active Directory GroupsChapter 19: Active Directory Computers
Part VII: Group PolicyChapter 20: Group Policy ObjectsChapter 21: Backing Up ObjectsChapter 22: Reporting
Part VIII: Server AdministrationChapter 23: IIS AdministrationChapter 24: DNS AdministrationChapter 25: DHCP AdministrationChapter 26: File StorageChapter 27: DFS Management
Part IX: Computer SecurityChapter 28: Windows DefenderChapter 29: BitLocker EncryptionChapter 30: PKI Management
Part X: Managing UpdatesChapter 31: Windows UpdateChapter 32: Windows Server Update Services
Part XI: Collaborating with PowerShellChapter 33: Script Sharing

Über Autor(innen)

Luke Millanta is a software developer, technical writer, and entrepreneur residing in the bustling city of Sydney, Australia. His passion for software development goes back to his high school days where he was taught the basics of network scripting. Upon leaving high school, Luke enrolled himself in a local programming course and never looked back. He has since developed software applications for a number of highly prestigious organizations and is also the founder and director of the free-to-use educational services website, Acadeemit-dot-com.