Below is a simple PowerShell script that can be used to search for all currently restricted accounts in Active Directory (accounts who have a value for userWorkstations), and update their list of workstations by adding/removing hosts as needed. This script might be most useful in a scenario where you…
The following example can be used to return the smallest available mailbox database with a given name pattern. This might be useful if you're running multiple mailbox databases with similar names: Database 1, Database 2, Database 3, etc.. You can pass in a search for "Database*" and it will find…
The following example will use a remote PowerShell session to query a list of domain controllers under a domain name, and return the first result. Note: This does not verify that the domain controller is online and responding to queries! /// <summary> /// Returns a domain controller from the specified…
How many developers have encountered the following errors when attempting to write remote PowerShell commands against Exchange? Function declarations are not allowed in restricted language mode or a Data section. Property references are not allowed in restricted language mode or a Data section. Assignment statements are not allowed in restricted…
The following is an example on how to use C# to check if exchange mailboxes exist in Exchange 2010 using remote PowerShell. Imports, not all are used in the example function below: using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.DirectoryServices; using System.EnterpriseServices;…
The following is an example on how to read a user's Can't Change Password attribute in Active Directory using C#. public bool GetCantChangePassword(string userid) { bool cantChange = false; try { DirectoryEntry entry = new DirectoryEntry(string.Format("LDAP://{0},{1}", "OU=Standard Users,OU=Domain", "DC=domain,DC=org")); entry.AuthenticationType = AuthenticationTypes.…
The following is an example on how to use C# to create exchange mailboxes for Exchange 2010 using remote PowerShell. Imports, not all are used in the example function below: using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.DirectoryServices; using System.EnterpriseServices; using System.…