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    This is a PowerShell function wrapping the ADMT executable to abstract out migrating Active Directory users.

    Read all the ADMT docs, and all the code and comments below before considering using this : )

    The COM object was covered nicely by Jan Egil Ring:
        http://blog.powershell.no/2010/08/04/automate-active-directory-migration-tool-using-windows-powershell/
        
        Unfortunately, the COM object does not support Include files, a critical requirement for us.

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    # Download and dot source Get-WinEventData
        # https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Get-WinEventData-Extract-344ad840
        . "\\path\to\Get-WinEventData.ps1"

    # Download and Set up Sysmon as desired
        # http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/dn798348
        # http://www.darkoperator.com/blog/2014/8/8/sysinternals-sysmon

    #Use Get-WinEvent and Get-WinEventData to obtain events and extract XML data from them - let's see all the properties behind one!
        Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{logname="Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational";id=3} |

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# A few handy tricks I use on a daily basis, from various sources


# Running with UAC and already elevated?  No prompts if you call things from here : )
    New-Alias -name hyperv -Value  "$env:windir\system32\virtmgmt.msc"
    New-Alias -name vsphere -value "C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Virtual Infrastructure Client\Launcher\VpxClient.exe"
    New-Alias -Name n -Value "C:\Tools\NotePad2\notepad2.exe"
    New-Alias -name RSAT -Value "C:\Tools\Custom.msc"
    #...

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    Picked up a trial for Thycotic Secret Server.

    Very impressed so far.  Simple setup, had a quick and dirty Get-Secret function a few minutes later.

    All code here assumes you have configured IIS and Secret Server to allow Windows Authentication, and have enabled web services.

    This is quick and dirty, i.e. we don't handle errors, we don't handle varying environments, etc.
    

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What is this?

A simple example illustrating how to collect a centralized list of PowerShell user groups

Why?

Keith asked if there were a list of PowerShell user groups. There is not.

What about...

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PowerShell Release Pipeline Community Projects

• Plaster
• Psake
• Pester
• POSHSpec
• OVF
• PowerShell Slack (Biased guess!)
• Lability
• PSDeploy

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Hi all!

TLDR: Would it be helpful to track PowerShell-related sessions at non-PowerShell events, rather than just tracking PowerShell-related events?

Longer story:

So! Personally, I've found that sessions covering $OtherTechnology through PowerShell fairly helpful.

Folks presenting on how to automate and configure SQL Server, VMware, Azure, Active Directory, and the many other technologies PowerShell can interface with tend to be good folks to learn from.

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<#
    This code illustrates highlighting a line based on a cell value
        Search-CellValue will help identify the rows we care about
        Format-Cell will format these rows
    
    Prerequisite: Download and load up PSExcel http://ramblingcookiemonster.github.io/PSExcel-Intro/
#>

# View the help on the primary commands we will be using
    Get-Help Search-CellValue -Full

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function Get-EnumValues {  
     <#
    .SYNOPSIS
        Return list of names and values for an enumeration object
     
    .DESCRIPTION
        Return list of names and values for an enumeration object
     
    .PARAMETER Type
        Pass in an actual type, or a string for the type name.