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Updating User Workstations through PowerShell

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

C# and Remote PowerShell - Lookup Smallest Mailbox Database

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

Using PowerShell to Retrieve DCs within a Specific Domain

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! ///

/// Returns a domain controller from the specified domain ///

Microsoft Exchange

Exchange Remote PowerShell - PSLanguageMode to FullLanguage

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

Microsoft Exchange

Exchange 2010 - Check if Mailbox Exists using C# and Remote PowerShell

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;

Active Directory

AD .NET - User's Can't Change Password Attribute (Get/Set)

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.

Microsoft Exchange

Exchange 2010 - Enable Mailbox through C# & PowerShell

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.