By Dick Lewis, 06/20/2007
In a perfect world, shared folders have specific permissions granted to one or more security groups that contain the user community for that share. But the world is far from ...
By Dick Lewis, 09/11/2006
Reviewing the uptime statistics for many servers can be time-consuming. Here's a script that produces a report in which it's easy to spot problematic uptime statistics.
By Dick Lewis, 09/11/2006
Learn about some of the challenges Dick Lewis faced when creating UptimeReport.bat. By sharing the lessons he learned, he hopes you can avoid similar problems.
By Dick Lewis, 08/11/2006
Here are some Microsoft command-line tools for scripting, creating, modifying, or just viewing the Distributed File System structure.
By Dick Lewis, 08/11/2006
By using a temporary file as your “array,” you can redirect command output to a text file to get a list that you can easily manipulate and filter.
By Dick Lewis, 08/11/2006
You can use Microsoft's command-line tools to configure and query DFS, but the tools might return more information than you need. Here’s a script that will help you get the ...
By Dick Lewis, 06/12/2006
Check out these five handy scripts to simplify management of local groups. They provide an easy way to add and remove members, enumerate memberships, and modify group properties.
By Dick Lewis, 05/08/2006
GetUserProfiles.bat is not only a working script that you can use to clean up old user profiles but it’s also a valuable learning tool.
By Dick Lewis, 04/10/2006
Learn the basics of setting up a Windows command shell scripting environment.
By Dick Lewis, 03/13/2006
RegModsMenu.bat illustrates how you can add a menu interface to scripts. This script stores registry-modification information and performs the modifications.
By Dick Lewis, 02/13/2006
Learn more about noteworthy error-handling techniques that Dick Lewis uses in two of his "mini" scripts.
By Dick Lewis, 02/13/2006
Eleven "mini" scripts use a variety of tools and techniques to automate specific, practical admin tasks related to system security and stability.
By Dick Lewis, 01/17/2006
The ReplicationTest script gives you better control over large-scale data replications by comparing directory sizes and file counts on replication partners and alerting you of ...
By Dick Lewis, 01/17/2006
These three techniques let you ensure unique temporary or output filenames.
By Dick Lewis, 01/17/2006
Use these techniques to ensure that scripts containing command paths with spaces will run correctly.
By Dick Lewis, 12/12/2005
This handy script takes the hassle out of multiple-server shutdowns by shutting down groups of servers sequentially and verifying that they've actually shut down and restarted.
By Dick Lewis, 12/12/2005
Multiple-usage routines and entry-point labels are two code-reusability techniques that can make your scripts more useful.
By Dick Lewis, 10/10/2005
The EICARtest batch file tries to copy EICAR.com, a simulated infected file, to specified nodes and logs the results.
By Dick Lewis, 10/10/2005
By Dick Lewis, 08/23/2005
Here are 10 affordable tools that will help you develop and run scripts faster and more easily