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Articles by Chirag Nagrekar
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How to create a self-signed certificate using PowerShell?
To create a self-signed certificate there are various methods like OpenSSL, IIS, PowerShell, etc. Here, we will see how we can create a self-signed certificate with PowerShell.To create a self-signed certificate with PowerShell, we need to use the New-SelfSignedCertificate command. When you create a self-signed certificate manually, you need to give few properties like DNSName, FriendlyName, Certificate start date, expiry date, Subject, a path of the certificate. Similarly, you can use those properties for this command to create it. Not all properties are mandatory.ExampleNew-SelfSignedCertificate ` -CertStoreLocation Cert:\LocalMachine\My ` -DnsName "testdomain.local" -VerboseOutputPSParentPath: Microsoft.PowerShell.Security\Certificate::LocalMachine\My Thumbprint ...
Read MoreHow to create a dummy file of any size with PowerShell?
To create any dummy file of having any size with PowerShell, we can use the below command.Example$f = new-object System.IO.FileStream c:\temp\test.dat, Create, ReadWrite $f.SetLength(50MB) $f.Close()The above command will create 50MB of Test.dat dummy file in the C:\temp. Such files are used for testing purposes.
Read MoreHow to get the default Documents from the IIS site using PowerShell?
To get the default documents stored on the IIS default website page, you can use the below command.ExampleGet-WebConfigurationProperty -Filter //defaultDocument/files/add -PSPath 'IIS:\Sites\Default Web Site' -Name value ` | select valueOutputValue ----- Default.htm Default.asp index.htm index.html iisstart.htmTo check if the Default document contains a specific file, (Get-WebConfigurationProperty -Filter //defaultDocument/files/add -PSPath 'IIS:\Sites\Default Web Site' -Name value).value -contains 'iisstart.htm'The above command checks if the IIS default website contains any iisstart.htm on the default document page.You can also use another website instead of using 'Default Web site'. To get the default documents file at the IIS level, (Get-WebConfigurationProperty -Filter //defaultDocument/files/add -PSPath 'IIS:' ...
Read MoreHow to copy only updated or newer files with PowerShell?
To copy only updated or newer files with PowerShell, we can use Copy-Item with some logic in the script that to check if the files exist on the destination folder if not then copy that file and if yes then compare the timestamp and copy the latest file. This would be tricky because we need to write several lines of code for it.But Windows support xCopy utility which can directly copy the newer or updated files and this utility we can accommodate in PowerShell as well.xCopy uses a switch called /d. its actual syntax is, Syntax/d [:MM-DD-YYYY]This means if the date ...
Read MoreHow to update the specific node of the XML file using PowerShell?
To update the specific XML node using PowerShell, we first need to select that node with the attribute with SelectSingleNode() method.We have below the XML file from the link stored in SampleXml.XML on C:\Temp location.https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/ms762271(v=vs.85)In this example, we are going to update Autor and Genre properties of the Book having attribute Id = ‘bk102’$xml=[xml](Get-Content C:\Temp\SampleXML.xml)$node=$xml.SelectSingleNode("//book[@id='bk102']")The above commands will load the XML file and select node with attribute value ‘bk102’.$node.genre='Non-Fiction' $node.author='Dell James' $xml.Save("C:\Temp\SampleXML.xml")The above commands will update the genre and author property.
Read MoreHow to check Azure VM Power state using PowerShell?
To check if the VMs are running, deallocated, or stopped using PowerShell, we need to use the - Status parameter.If you write only the Get-AzVM command to get the VM details, it won’t show up the Azure VM power status default.ExampleTo check the Azure VM Power Status, Get-AzVM -statusOutput The above command will show the Power State for all VMs for that particular subscription. For different subscriptions, you need to change the subscription and run this command.To get the VM Power State for the specific ResourceGroup, use the ResourceGroup name parameter.ExampleFor example, Get-AzVM -ResourceGroupName TestVMRG -StatusThe above command will retrieve all ...
Read MoreHow to get the Shared folder permissions with PowerShell?
To get the shared folder permissions using PowerShell, we can use the Get-SmbShare cmdlet.For example, we have a shared folder name DSC and we need to retrieve its permissions, we can use the below command.CommandGet-SmbShare -Name DSCOutputName ScopeName Path Description ---- --------- ---- ----------- DSC * E:\DSCIt doesn’t show the permission by default and we can retrieve the full list using Fl *. For example, Get-SmbShare -Name DSC | fl *And you can see the PresentPathACL property there. This property is used to retrieve the permissions on the shared folder. So we can directly use the command, Command(Get-SmbShare -Name ...
Read MoreHow to change SMB shared folder access permission using PowerShell?
We can use the command Grant-SmbShareAccess to change the shared folder access permission or to assign the new user to the shared folder with permission.In this example, we have already shared a folder name called “Shared Folder” and everyone's user permission is assigned with the read access and we will change it to the Full access permission.PS C:\Temp> Get-SmbShareAccess -Name "Shared folder" Name ScopeName AccountName AccessControlType AccessRight ---- --------- ----------- ----------------- ----------- Shared folder * Everyone Allow ReadExampleTo change the permission ...
Read MoreHow to share a windows folder using PowerShell?
To share a windows folder using PowerShell, we can use the New-SmbShare command. This command is a part of the module SmbShare.In this example, we have a folder called “DSC” and we want to share. The below command will simply share folderNew-SmbShare -Path E:\DSC\ -Name "Shared Folder"OutputName ScopeName Path Description ---- --------- ---- ----------- Shared Folder * E:\DSCDSC folder will be shared with a “Shared Folder” name with everyone’s Read Permission by default because we haven’t specified the scope yet.To assign the Full Access permission to the specific user, ...
Read MoreHow to remove windows folder sharing using PowerShell?
To remove the windows folder sharing using PowerShell, we can use the Remove-Smbshare command. For example, PS C:\Temp> Remove-SmbShare -Name DSC Confirm Are you sure you want to perform this action? Performing operation 'Remove-Share' on Target '*, DSC'. [Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"):Once you use this command, it will ask for confirmation. To remove the sharing forcefully, use - Force parameter. For example, Remove-SmbShare -Name DSC -ForceTo remove the shared folder permissions on the remote computer, you need to use the CIM session.In the below example, ...
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