I'm marking this solved as I create a direction from / called scripts and that does what I need.

No real need for a public shareable desktop when this works just fine.

and if you want to change the window size.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8688846/resize-command-prompt-through-commands

@wrx7m said in PowerShell - Off-boarding Script:

@dafyre said in PowerShell - Off-boarding Script:

@wrx7m said in PowerShell - Off-boarding Script:

@dafyre I think I found where you got it - https://www.powershelladmin.com/wiki/Powershell_prompt_for_password_convert_securestring_to_plain_text

Anyway, I am not sure where, in my script, I should place that function.

You'd put the actual function at the top of your script, and then just

$myPassword=convertFrom-SecureToPlain -securepassword $MySecurePassword

Wherever you need the password in plain text form.

Thanks. It mostly works. The only problem is that it isn't actually using the password I specify at the top. It is somehow generating its own and then writing it at the end. I put in

write-host "Plain Text Says: $plainText"

and it shows the password that I typed in for the secure variable at the beginning, followed by the one that it generated.

Plain Text Says: $#@%4#@177 Jof91348

Works fine for me here.... Check and make sure you don't have an extra write-host or anything somewhere.

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@Kelly said in Use Powershell to audit Windows service accounts:

Unless you're wanting to use Powershell for a learning experience you might look at something like this: http://www.cjwdev.com/Software/ServiceCredMan/Info.html. If you still want to use the Powershell route this might be a good way to check the success of your script.

That looks like it will do exactly what we want... thanks for the link.

@JaredBusch : I'm not certain if this fits the bill, but what about the "diff" command? Of course, this does nothing to sync the files but does offer a way to simply compare the directories.

diff -rs manxam jaredbusch

This will get you :

Files /home/manxam/TEST and /home/jaredbusch/TEST are identical Only in /home/manxam: i_am_manxam Only in /home/jaredbusch: you_are_jared

Just used this again today, as another script I have had this attribute.

Not sure when the attribute was written to the script though. But it's working now.

This is the full error.

/bin/sh: bad interpreter: Operation not permitted

@NashBrydges said in Mass upload sound files into FreePBX:

Very useful stuff, thanks for this.

Self serving. I’m buildinging a mass import right now using this process.

For reference, here is the same IVR dialplan as output by FreePBX

asterisk -x "dialplan show ivr-4" [ Context 'ivr-4' created by 'pbx_config' ] '*' => 1. Set(__ivrreturn=0) [extensions_additional.conf:4167] [ivrsel-*] 2. Goto(app-blackhole,hangup,1) [extensions_additional.conf:4168] '0' => 1. Set(__ivrreturn=0) [extensions_additional.conf:4164] [ivrsel-0] 2. Goto(ivr-4,s,1) [extensions_additional.conf:4165] '9' => 1. Set(__ivrreturn=0) [extensions_additional.conf:4170] [ivrsel-9] 2. Goto(um-vm,s,1) [extensions_additional.conf:4171] 'fax' => 1. Goto(${CUT(FAX_DEST,^,1)},${CUT(FAX_DEST,^,2)},${CUT(FAX_DEST,^,3)}) [extensions_additional.conf:4149] 'h' => 1. Hangup() [extensions_additional.conf:4192] 'hang' => 1. Playback(vm-goodbye) [extensions_additional.conf:4194] 2. Hangup() [extensions_additional.conf:4195] 'i' => 1. Set(INVALID_LOOPCOUNT=$[${INVALID_LOOPCOUNT}+1]) [extensions_additional.conf:4173] 2. GotoIf($[${INVALID_LOOPCOUNT} > 3]?final) [extensions_additional.conf:4174] 3. Set(IVR_MSG=no-valid-responce-pls-try-again&custom/client_main) [extensions_additional.conf:4175] 4. Goto(s,start) [extensions_additional.conf:4176] [final] 5. Playback(no-valid-responce-transfering) [extensions_additional.conf:4177] 6. Goto(app-blackhole,hangup,1) [extensions_additional.conf:4178] 'return' => 1. Set(_IVR_CONTEXT=${CONTEXT}) [extensions_additional.conf:4187] 2. Set(_IVR_CONTEXT_${CONTEXT}=${IVR_CONTEXT_${CONTEXT}}) [extensions_additional.conf:4188] 3. Set(IVR_MSG=custom/client_main) [extensions_additional.conf:4189] 4. Goto(s,start) [extensions_additional.conf:4190] 's' => 1. Set(TIMEOUT_LOOPCOUNT=0) [extensions_additional.conf:4151] 2. Set(INVALID_LOOPCOUNT=0) [extensions_additional.conf:4152] 3. Set(_IVR_CONTEXT_${CONTEXT}=${IVR_CONTEXT}) [extensions_additional.conf:4153] 4. Set(_IVR_CONTEXT=${CONTEXT}) [extensions_additional.conf:4154] 5. Set(__IVR_RETVM=) [extensions_additional.conf:4155] 6. GotoIf($["${CHANNEL(state)}" = "Up"]?skip) [extensions_additional.conf:4156] 7. Answer() [extensions_additional.conf:4157] 8. Wait(1) [extensions_additional.conf:4158] [skip] 9. Set(IVR_MSG=custom/client_main) [extensions_additional.conf:4159] [start] 10. Set(TIMEOUT(digit)=3) [extensions_additional.conf:4160] 11. ExecIf($["${IVR_MSG}" != ""]?Background(${IVR_MSG})) [extensions_additional.conf:4161] 12. WaitExten(10,) [extensions_additional.conf:4162] 't' => 1. Set(TIMEOUT_LOOPCOUNT=$[${TIMEOUT_LOOPCOUNT}+1]) [extensions_additional.conf:4180] 2. GotoIf($[${TIMEOUT_LOOPCOUNT} > 3]?final) [extensions_additional.conf:4181] 3. Set(IVR_MSG=no-valid-responce-pls-try-again&custom/client_main) [extensions_additional.conf:4182] 4. Goto(s,start) [extensions_additional.conf:4183] [final] 5. Playback(no-valid-responce-transfering) [extensions_additional.conf:4184] 6. Goto(app-blackhole,hangup,1) [extensions_additional.conf:4185] Include => 'ivr-4-custom' [pbx_config] Include => 'from-did-direct-ivr' [pbx_config]

@JaredBusch Glad it worked as intended.

Must've been that one server. Seems like it's running fine on another one.

@wrx7m said in Creating Scheduled Task with Powershell - Using specific user account:

@obsolesce said in Creating Scheduled Task with Powershell - Using specific user account:

I know this post is old, but I've found doing scheduled tasks with SaltStack is insanely simple and very effective lately... so much more than using MS Group Policy.

https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/modules/all/salt.modules.win_task.html

I really want to get back into learning saltstack again.

Here's an example of a task that goes to all minions it's supposed to go to... and it "just works". No AD required.
Also, using SaltStack to sync that .ps1 it runs from GitLab:

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Here is a script I made to set up a scheduled task to either launch a PowerShell script, or a batch file.

Comment out the $action line that you do NOT want to use. The below script will create a scheduled task that launches a PowerShell script called psScript.ps1.

Note that you must execute these lines in an elevated PowerShell window.

#Requires -RunAsAdministrator $action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe' -Argument "-ExecutionPolicy bypass -NonInteractive -NoLogo -NoProfile -File '\\server\path\to\psScript.ps1'" # $action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute '\\server\path\to\batchFile.bat' $trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogon $principal = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal -GroupId "BUILTIN\Administrators" -RunLevel Highest $settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet $task = New-ScheduledTask -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -Principal $principal -Settings $settings Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName "kickoff" -InputObject $task

If you choose to launch the PowerShell script via a batch file, here's what you need to have in your .bat file:

Powershell.exe -executionpolicy bypass -File "\\server\path\to\psScript.ps1"

Here are some instructions I found.

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-flash-drive-that-copys-users-files-si/

@gjacobse So basically you want to iterate through a list of computers the same script correct? So do you have a list of computers? What are other steps on your script? because what we can do is the following

*$computers = import-csv -Path "c:\script\computers.csv" foreach ($oldname in $computers){ Rename-Computer -NewName $newname -DomainCredential domain\admin -Restart}

This assumes you have a CSV file with a oldname and new name columns with computer names.

not having much luck...... It's Friday so giving up till Monday/Tuesday 🙂

You don't know JS free open source book series is probably one of the best resources too. It explains how JS works, other than explaining how to program it in a nice way.
I think that if someone understand well how a programming language works, then he should know how to program it in the proper way, no? 🙂

Thanks @Mike-Davis

That is just want was needed. added it to my other script and works great thus far.

@DustinB3403 Ahh I see, then yes a prompt for input script is best then.

PowerShell Empire has some good modules that will do all that 😉
Check out BloodHound.