PowerShell Fast Track : Hacks for Non-Coders, 1st Edition

Create complex scripts in PowerShell and learn how to connect them to cloud services like Azure and Azure AD. This book will help you learn PowerShell by providing small “cheat” snippets that you can combine to write efficient and effective scripts. __PowerShell Fast Track__ starts with the basics of PowerShell before moving on to discuss functions like date and logs, along with concepts such as inputs for your scripts. Author Vikas Sukhija then walks you through interactive input and Snapins modules, where you will learn GUI button prompts and how to import sessions. He’ll then show you how to report errors through email and log errors to a text file. Reporting CSV (Comma Separate Value) is discussed next, followed by a demonstration of miscellaneous functions, including how to connect your PowerShell scripts with Azure, SharePoint, Teams and other services. As you progress further, you’ll see how PowerShell provides powerful features for automation that can be leveraged for managing your Teams workload. Finally, using practical examples, you will learn how to implement and create scripts for day-to-day usage. After reading this book, you will be able to hit the ground running and use PowerShell’s powerful features in your own work. **What Will You Learn:** * Utilize code Snippets to perform practical tasks * Combine the code to create more complex scripts. * Logging and reporting * Connect to various products such as Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, and AzureAD **Who Is This Book For:** Table of Contents About the Author About the Technical Reviewer Introduction Chapter 1: PowerShell Basics Variables and Printing If/Else Switch Conditional/Logical Operators Logical Operators Loops For Loop and While Loop For Loop While Loop Functions Summary Chapter 2: Date and Logs Date Manipulation Creating Folders Based on a Date Ready-Made Date and Log Functions Summary Chapter 3: Input to Your Scripts Import-CSV Importing from a Text File Input from an Array Summary Chapter 4: Interactive Input Read-host Parameters GUI Button Prompt (Yes or No) Summary Chapter 5: Adding Snapins/ Modules PowerShell Snapins Modules Cheat Module (vsadmin) Encrypting a Password (vsadmin) Summary Chapter 6: Sending Email Formatting a Message Body Sending HTML Summary Chapter 7: Error Reporting Reporting Errors Through Email Logging Everything Including Errors Logging Errors to a Text File Summary Chapter 8: Reporting CSV Report Excel Reporting HTML Reporting Summary Chapter 9: Miscellaneous Keywords Split Replace Select-String Compare-Object Summary Chapter 10: Gluing It All Together Product Examples (Daily Use) Microsoft Exchange Clean Database So That Mailboxes Appear in a Disconnected State Find Disconnected Mailboxes Extract Message Accept From Active Sync Stats Message Tracking Search Mailbox/Delete Messages Exchange Quota Report Set Quota Active Directory Exporting Group Members Setting Values for AD Attributes Exporting Active Directory Attributes Adding Members to the Group from a Text File Removing Members of the Group From a Text File Office 365 Exchange Online Mailbox Report Exchange Online Message Tracking Searching a Unified Log Azure AD Adding Users to an Azure AD Group From a Text File of UPN Removing Users in an Azure AD Group from a Text File of UPN Checking If a User Is Already a Member of a Group Adding Administrators to a Role Checking for Azure AD User Provisioning Errors Text/CSV File Operations Regex Summary Index Create complex scripts in PowerShell and learn how to connect them to cloud services like Azure and Azure AD. This book will help you learn PowerShell by providing small “cheat” snippets that you can combine to write efficient and effective scripts. PowerShell Fast Track starts with the basics of PowerShell before moving on to discuss functions like date and logs, along with concepts such as inputs for your scripts. Author Vikas Sukhija then walks you through interactive input and Snapins modules, where you will learn GUI button prompts and how to import sessions. He’ll then show you how to report errors through email and log errors to a text file. Reporting CSV (Comma Separate Value) is discussed next, followed by a demonstration of miscellaneous functions, including how to connect your PowerShell scripts with Azure, SharePoint, Teams and other services. As you progress further, you’ll see how PowerShell provides powerful features for automation that can be leveraged for managing your Teams workload. Finally, using practical examples, you will learn how to implement and create scripts for day-to-day usage. After reading this book, you will be able to hit the ground running and use PowerShell’s powerful features in your own work. What Will You Learn: Utilize code Snippets to perform practical tasks Combine the code to create more complex scripts. Logging and reporting Connect to various products such as Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, and AzureAD Who Is This Book For: System administrators Create complex scripts in PowerShell and learn how to connect them to cloud services like Azure and Azure AD. This book will help you learn PowerShell by providing small "cheat" snippets that you can combine to write efficient and effective scripts. PowerShell Fast Track starts with the basics of PowerShell before moving on to discuss functions like date and logs, along with concepts such as inputs for your scripts. Author Vikas Sukhija then walks you through interactive input and Snapins modules, where you will learn GUI button prompts and how to import sessions. He'll then show you how to report errors through email and log errors to a text file. Reporting CSV (Comma Separate Value) is discussed next, followed by a demonstration of miscellaneous functions, including how to connect your PowerShell scripts with Azure, SharePoint, Teams and other services. As you progress further, you'll see how PowerShell provides powerful features for automation that can be leveraged for managing your Teams workload. Finally, using practical examples, you will learn how to implement and create scripts for day-to-day usage. After reading this book, you will be able to hit the ground running and use PowerShell's powerful features in your own work. You will: Utilize code Snippets to perform practical tasks Combine the code to create more complex scripts. Understand logging and reporting Connect to various products such as Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, and AzureAD