Tag Archives: Powershell

German date is not accepted in Powershell

Posted on 2017/03/01 by maoeh

Problem: Systems or commands  working with english datetime do not accept german date formats. Converting them directly to Datetime ist not possible.  “System.DateTime”. Error: “String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.” Example: Solution: Convert the date to an english datetime … Continue reading →

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Powershell from scheduled task

Posted on 2016/09/22 by maoeh

As powershell is running by default in secure mode , use the following setting to run powershell scripts from a scheduled task. This way you do not have to elevate the rights for running scripts. Ensure your Powershell script is … Continue reading →

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ADDS Dump thumbnailPhoto to JPG file

Posted on 2016/02/04 by maoeh

Use this command line in Powershell to save a users thumbnailPhoto to a file. First start a Powershell session with Active Directory Modules loaded, then: get-aduser “sAMAccountname” -server “FQDN Domain Controller”-properties thumbnailPhoto | select -expandproperty thumbnailphoto | set-content -path “JPG … Continue reading →

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Clear Protected from accidental deletion flag

Posted on 2015/11/05 by maoeh

Windows Active Directory protects per default Organizational Units (OU) from accidential deletion . To clear this flag for an entire OU structure you can use this Powershell commands . This example command will remove the flag from an OU structure … Continue reading →

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Powershell write to file creates strange characters

Posted on 2015/10/30 by maoeh

Problem Reason The file was created by using the command  add-content without definition of encoding (default ANSI encoding). Later on lines where added by using command out-file (default Unicode encoding) Solution Do not mix the two line writer add-content and out-file … Continue reading →

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Read and change Active Synch profile domain wide

Posted on 2013/10/01 by maoeh

To list or change Active Sync profiles from users in a forest use the following Powershell PS1 commands. Run these lines in a Exchange 2010 PS1 box # select the Forest as target set-adServerSettings -viewEntireForest $true # list user with … Continue reading →

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