Elastic Scale Powershell Script Problem

I have been playing around with the scripts that you set up in Managing Elastic Scale with Scripts - http://azure.microsoft.com/nb-no/documentation/articles/sql-database-elastic-scale-manage-scripting/. The first time that I run the scripts, everything
works fine. I get the Shard Map Manager Database created as well as today's shard. I then delete those 2 databases through Enterprise manager using the commands
drop database [Shard_20150419]
drop database [ShardMapManagerDb]
When I run the scripts again, the databases are created, but there are no tables inside the databases. The scripts complete without errors and the output from the output window looks the same as the first time I created them. What's going on here? Do I need
to do more to delete the databases than just drop them? When I wait another day, I get the same behaviour. The first time it works, then second time, empty databases. I have tried dropping and recreating the jobs in between runs, and that doesn't fix the problem.
I have also tried publishing the jobs, and that doesn't fix the problem. I really need to know what is going on here before I can continue evaluating this technology.
Regards,
Paul

Hi phebhardt - the sample scripts do not actually create a schema in the newly provisioned shard. In the ProvisionByDate.ps1 script, when the current day's database is not detected a new database is created by the New-SqlDatabase() method in the SqlDatabaseHelpers.ps1 script.

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+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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feel like I've been changing so much stuff that I'm not sure any more.
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[CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$true)]
param
[Parameter(Mandatory=$True,
ValueFromPipeline=$True,
ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$True,
HelpMessage='What is the server you want to put in Maintenance Mode?')]
[Alias("Server")]
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[Parameter(Mandatory=$True,
ValueFromPipeline=$false,
ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$True,
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[Parameter(Mandatory=$True,
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ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$True,
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ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$True,
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ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$True,
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[Parameter(Mandatory=$False,
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ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$True,
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ThreadID = 2164;
UserContext = "NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM";
WorkingDirectory = "C:\\Windows\\ccmcache\\1c\\";
]LOG]!><time="16:11:13.852+300" date="01-12-2015" component="execmgr" context="" type="1" thread="2164" file="event.cpp:715">
<![LOG[Raised Program Started Event for Ad:VNT20014, Package:VNT00018, Program: Uninstall Script]LOG]!><time="16:11:13.852+300" date="01-12-2015" component="execmgr" context="" type="1" thread="2164" file="executioncontext.cpp:459">
<![LOG[Raising client SDK event for class CCM_Program, instance CCM_Program.PackageID="VNT00018",ProgramID="Uninstall Script", actionType 1l, value NULL, user NULL, session 4294967295l, level 0l, verbosity 30l]LOG]!><time="16:11:13.852+300" date="01-12-2015" component="execmgr" context="" type="1" thread="2164" file="event.cpp:405">
<![LOG[Raising client SDK event for class CCM_Program, instance CCM_Program.PackageID="VNT00018",ProgramID="Uninstall Script", actionType 1l, value , user NULL, session 4294967295l, level 0l, verbosity 30l]LOG]!><time="16:11:13.868+300" date="01-12-2015" component="execmgr" context="" type="1" thread="2164" file="event.cpp:405">
<![LOG[MTC task with id {D52026A7-5735-402B-868C-EF9791656512}, changed state from 4 to 5]LOG]!><time="16:11:13.884+300" date="01-12-2015" component="execmgr" context="" type="1" thread="2164" file="execreqmgr.cpp:6288">
<![LOG[Program exit code 0]LOG]!><time="16:11:17.571+300" date="01-12-2015" component="execmgr" context="" type="1" thread="4128" file="scriptexecution.cpp:676">
<![LOG[Looking for MIF file to get program status]LOG]!><time="16:11:17.571+300" date="01-12-2015" component="execmgr" context="" type="1" thread="4128" file="executionstatus.cpp:282">
<![LOG[Script for Package:VNT00018, Program: Uninstall Script succeeded with exit code 0]LOG]!><time="16:11:17.571+300" date="01-12-2015" component="execmgr" context="" type="1" thread="4128" file="executionstatus.cpp:262">
<![LOG[Raising event:
[SMS_CodePage(437), SMS_LocaleID(1033)]
instance of SoftDistProgramCompletedSuccessfullyEvent
AdvertisementId = "VNT20014";
ClientID = "GUID:E306FF26-C884-4E36-9C03-C19523A17F40";
DateTime = "20150112211117.571000+000";
MachineName = "VM-WIN7-MIKE";
PackageName = "VNT00018";
ProcessID = 1788;
ProgramName = "Uninstall Script";
SiteCode = "VNT";
ThreadID = 4128;
UserContext = "NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM";
]LOG]!><time="16:11:17.587+300" date="01-12-2015" component="execmgr" context="" type="1" thread="4128" file="event.cpp:715">
<![LOG[Raised Program Success Event for Ad:VNT20014, Package:VNT00018, Program: Uninstall Script]LOG]!><time="16:11:17.587+300" date="01-12-2015" component="execmgr" context="" type="1" thread="4128" file="executioncontext.cpp:483">
<![LOG[Execution is complete for program Uninstall Script. The exit code is 0, the execution status is Success]LOG]!><time="16:11:17.587+300" date="01-12-2015" component="execmgr" context="" type="1" thread="2564" file="execreqmgr.cpp:4165">
<![LOG[Raising client SDK event for class CCM_Program, instance CCM_Program.PackageID="VNT00018",ProgramID="Uninstall Script", actionType 10l, value Result:TRUE ,SDKCallerId:, user NULL, session 4294967295l, level 0l, verbosity 30l]LOG]!><time="16:11:17.602+300" date="01-12-2015" component="execmgr" context="" type="1" thread="2564" file="event.cpp:405">
<![LOG[Requesting MTC to delete task with id: {D52026A7-5735-402B-868C-EF9791656512}]LOG]!><time="16:11:17.618+300" date="01-12-2015" component="execmgr" context="" type="1" thread="2564" file="executionrequest.cpp:9036">
<![LOG[MTC task with id: {D52026A7-5735-402B-868C-EF9791656512} deleted successfully.]LOG]!><time="16:11:17.618+300" date="01-12-2015" component="execmgr" context="" type="1" thread="2564" file="executionrequest.cpp:9065">
<![LOG[Raising client SDK event for class CCM_Program, instance CCM_Program.PackageID="VNT00018",ProgramID="Uninstall Script", actionType 1l, value , user NULL, session 4294967295l, level 0l, verbosity 30l]LOG]!><time="16:11:17.618+300" date="01-12-2015" component="execmgr" context="" type="1" thread="2564" file="event.cpp:405">

I just tried using powershell to accomplish the same task, and got the same result. Script ran fine, but nothing resulted. 0 errors in the execmgr.log on the client.
Program options:
Command Line: Powershell.exe -executionpolicy Bypass -file .\VirtUninstall.ps1
the powershell script looks like this:
$app = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product | Where-Object {$_.Name -match "VirtViewer*"}
$app.Uninstall()
exit /B
Again, the script runs great when launched locally, but not wehen deployed

An unknown error occurred while executing the PowerShell script:

Hello all,
Not the most descriptive title, granted. I'm hoping this may prompt the next version toprovide additional valuable content.
Kindly requesting any help on this problem. I'm running VMM 2012 R2 version 3.2.7668
When I try to look at properties of an existing Private Cloud, I get this error, only if I "look" at certain attributes. If I stay away from the specific attributes, everything is hunky dory. For reasons unknown, after I get this error, I have
to exit and go back into VMM in order to get anything else to run.
The text in the error dialogue box is not entirely applicable because I was connected to the VMM server and will connect again, when I exit/relaunch.
An unknown error occurred while executing the PowerShell script:
The connection to the VMM management server scvmm2.mmmmmm.com was lost.
Ensure that scvmm2.mmmmmm.com is online and that you can access the server remotely from your computer. Then connect to scvmm2.mmmmmm.com and try the command again using the new connection. Or, you can ensure that the Virtual Machine Manager service is started
on scvmm2.mmmmmm.com. Then connect to scvmm2.mmmmmm.com and try the command again using the new connection. If the command fails again because of a connection failure, restart the Virtual Manager service and then try the operation again.
Try the operation again. If the issue persists, contact Microsoft Help and Support.
ID: 27235
This is what I get in Events
Warning 4/9/2015 3:27:04 PM PowerShell (Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell) 4100 Executing Pipeline
Log Name:      Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell/Operational
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell
Date:          4/9/2015 3:27:04 PM
Event ID:      4100
Task Category: Executing Pipeline
Level:         Warning
Keywords:      None
User:          mmmmmm\paufra
Computer:      tools-francis.mmmmmm.com
Description:
Error Message = The connection to the VMM management server scvmm2.mmmmmm.com was lost. (Error ID: 1610)
Ensure that scvmm2.mmmmmm.com is online and that you can access the server remotely from your computer. Then connect to scvmm2.mmmmmm.com and try the command again using the new connection. Or, you can ensure that the Virtual Machine Manager service is started
on scvmm2.mmmmmm.com. Then connect to scvmm2.mmmmmm.com and try the command again using the new connection. If the command fails again because of a connection failure, restart the Virtual Manager service and then try the operation again.
Fully Qualified Error ID = 1610,Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.Cmdlets.GetSCReplicationGroupCmdlet
Recommended Action = Ensure that scvmm2.mmmmmm.com is online and that you can access the server remotely from your computer. Then connect to scvmm2.mmmmmm.com and try the command again using the new connection. Or, you can ensure that the Virtual Machine Manager
service is started on scvmm2.mmmmmm.com. Then connect to scvmm2.mmmmmm.com and try the command again using the new connection. If the command fails again because of a connection failure, restart the Virtual Manager service and then try the operation again.
Context:
        Severity = Warning
        Host Name = Default Host
        Host Version = 4.0
        Host ID = 94963cd4-5979-4786-9da2-c8814de8c7c3
        Host Application = C:\Program Files\Microsoft System Center 2012 R2\Virtual Machine Manager\Bin\VmmAdminUI.exe
        Engine Version = 4.0
        Runspace ID = 359d7a46-3752-4929-8c09-0de4152d10e4
        Pipeline ID = 16
        Command Name = Get-SCReplicationGroup
        Command Type = Cmdlet
        Script Name =
        Command Path =
        Sequence Number = 91
        User = mmmmmm\paufra
        Shell ID = Microsoft.PowerShell
User Data:
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell" Guid="{A0C1853B-5C40-4B15-8766-3CF1C58F985A}" />
    <EventID>4100</EventID>
    <Version>1</Version>
    <Level>3</Level>
    <Task>106</Task>
    <Opcode>19</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x0</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2015-04-09T22:27:04.993655700Z" />
    <EventRecordID>285</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation ActivityID="{48059811-1A63-41E1-9057-7498D0E4FC20}" />
    <Execution ProcessID="2344" ThreadID="4076" />
    <Channel>Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell/Operational</Channel>
    <Computer>tools-francis.mmmmmm.com</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-4008432563-1984933819-4238309236-2721" />
</System>
<EventData>
    <Data Name="ContextInfo">        Severity = Warning
        Host Name = Default Host
        Host Version = 4.0
        Host ID = 94963cd4-5979-4786-9da2-c8814de8c7c3
        Host Application = C:\Program Files\Microsoft System Center 2012 R2\Virtual Machine Manager\Bin\VmmAdminUI.exe
        Engine Version = 4.0
        Runspace ID = 359d7a46-3752-4929-8c09-0de4152d10e4
        Pipeline ID = 16
        Command Name = Get-SCReplicationGroup
        Command Type = Cmdlet
        Script Name =
        Command Path =
        Sequence Number = 91
        User = mmmmmm\paufra
        Shell ID = Microsoft.PowerShell
</Data>
    <Data Name="UserData">
    </Data>
    <Data Name="Payload">Error Message = The connection to the VMM management server scvmm2.mmmmmm.com was lost. (Error ID: 1610)
Ensure that scvmm2.mmmmmm.com is online and that you can access the server remotely from your computer. Then connect to scvmm2.mmmmmm.com and try the command again using the new connection. Or, you can ensure that the Virtual Machine Manager service is started
on scvmm2.mmmmmm.com. Then connect to scvmm2.mmmmmm.com and try the command again using the new connection. If the command fails again because of a connection failure, restart the Virtual Manager service and then try the operation again.
Fully Qualified Error ID = 1610,Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.Cmdlets.GetSCReplicationGroupCmdlet
Recommended Action = Ensure that scvmm2.mmmmmm.com is online and that you can access the server remotely from your computer. Then connect to scvmm2.mmmmmm.com and try the command again using the new connection. Or, you can ensure that the Virtual Machine Manager
service is started on scvmm2.mmmmmm.com. Then connect to scvmm2.mmmmmm.com and try the command again using the new connection. If the command fails again because of a connection failure, restart the Virtual Manager service and then try the operation again.
</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

Hi Sir,
First , please try to run the VMM configuration analyzer on that computer :
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=41555
In addition , please try to use "VMMTrace" mentioned in following article to collect trace log and find some useful information :
http://blogs.technet.com/b/jonjor/archive/2011/01/07/vmmtrace-simplified-scvmm-tracing.aspx
Best Regards,
Elton Ji
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Need some help in building a PowerShell Script

I am in the process of setting up continuous self-auditing on a set of computers that are on a Domain. My company has a restriction on use of USB devices as well as CDs/DVDs. The domain pushes patches but we have been seeing some users that are using (or
trying to) the network without becoming a part of the domain. My aim is to run a PowerShell script periodically (say, hourly) on each computer on the domain and dump certain parameters to XML / XHTML and then load these onto a web-server that can display the
results in a (sort of) dashboard to flag anomalies like unauthorised USB use etc.
I know there must be some commercial products for this but the boss says "No" to a purchase.
Am I on the right track or do I need to change my approach? Also, is there a starting scirpt available somewhere so that I can study it for techniques? My major problem is the display part. I am able to dump it into XML and (sort of ) format it but how do
I collate the data and display it as a web-page is what is bothering me. Help would be deeply appreciated.

@JRV:
Users don't have to be domain administrators
to be able to install software. Local admin is more than enough. ie: I am no admin in the domain of my customer but am allowed to install software
Although I agree with you, in the sense it would be easier to restrict the users, it doesn't mean that a company has to do it that way; and it certainly doesn't represent the intelligence of an individual.
@SarabRSingh:
What you are asking for is a lot of work, to get the script right (considering the special demands, ie. AV update checking is different depending on the SW) and it might require a lot of resources on the client.
From what you describe, you want to prevent any USB/Optical Media use. You should consider Group Policies to manage that. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb742376.aspx
The only part I would script (based on my work environment) is the checking of AV updates (gets tricky because our SW has a hard time forcing the user to update when connected by VPN).
user log in / out --> group policy: logon/off script writing appending timestamp to a file
has he/she used any USB device --> if you want to block it: GPO, if you only want to track it: powershell
Get-WmiObject Win32_USBControllerDevice
has any new application / software been installed: restrict installation completely with user permissions or: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/f4dc8ab9-370b-423e-b65d-1fa46fa9bcc4/powershell-script-to-remotely-audit-computers-on-lan?forum=ITCG
was the AV: no idea on what you are using (maybe: http://serverfault.com/questions/129611/how-to-detect-when-antivirus-is-out-of-date-with-powershell
OS updated: WSUS http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc708519(v=ws.10).aspx
If you found this post helpful, please "Vote as Helpful". If it answered your question, remember to "Mark as Answer"
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Disable Static IP in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 or Powershell Script to get network "connected to" value

Hi,
I´m in a situation where I need to disable static IP option on all Domain machines (workstations). I have found many different forum topics about that but nothing is suitable for me. Let me describe a situation:
* In our environment every computer have specific IP configured in DHCP (specific MAC = specific IP). Machines Must be configured DHCP enabled!
* In our environment all developers are local admins in their computers. This can´t be changed as we are IT corporation and this is our policy.
* As every IP have specific rights in Firewall to access different places then some IT guys are quite smart to change their IP to static IP that have more access then they should have.
This last thing is my main problem! We have working PKI and NPS in both WLAN and LAN so only domain and certified computers can have access to our local network. My mission is to prevent local admins to change IP addressess by themselves but I can´t find
a good solution for doing that. I have tought about Powershell script that is published by SCCM or GPO to all workstations and script idea is to find network card that is "connected to" our "domain.com" network. If this is true then automatically
DHCP will be enabled for that interface (Set-NetIPInterface -Dhcp Enabled). I know that here is an open window for some moment when script will be ran again or GPO policy will be refreshed but it´s better then nothing. In this script I have one problem - I
can´t find a solution about how to find network interface that is connected to our "domain.com"? It seems that there is no easy way to do that.
Is there any other and better solution to accomplished this situation. Any good ideas will be appreciated.
Best Regards,
Taavi

Hi,
the real answer is the one you don't want to hear: don't make your users local admninistrators.
Local administrators will always be able to get araound any security measurement you put in place. For gpo's for example, they can identify the involved registry key, configure it to their desired value and
remove privileges for everyone but themselves to write the key. Upcoming 'gpupdate' will not be able to write the values...
For your script, I would recommend to just configure all adapters to dhcp on the client computers. After all the location detection depends on the network Location Awareness service. If your users disable that one (an rermove the appropriate privileges from
registry ;) ) your script would again be useless.
That being said, as you post to the security forums my answer is focussed on the security off your solution. if you need assistance in creating this script, I would advice to post back in the Scripting guys forums (and leave out the why as you will otherwise
agin be pointed on the flawed security ;) )
I think get-connectionprofile might already be helpull on 8.1
MCP/MCSA/MCTS/MCITP

How to change maintenance powershell script via GPO?

Per suggestion reposted from here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/6eece9d6-a524-48aa-8e64-7554f0ec9b31/how-to-change-maintenance-powershell-script-via-gpo?forum=winserverGP
Posted at http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/desktop-shortcuts-to-items-on-network-drives/94eddb27-342b-40fc-9ad4-677ff4ee8ebe?page=9&tm=1403700614489 originally.
There is a very annoying "feature" in Windows 7 called BrokenShortcuts.ps1 which is being called out weekly via maintenance task and if it finds more than 4 "broken" network shortcuts it removes them all. So it means if a user at this
moment is disconnected from the network he will lose all links to shares, network applications sitting on his desktop. Funny that there was no such script on Vista and i don't see this on Win8. On the post i have attached one user suggested to edit this script
and change 4 to 500 or whatever high number. That's fine for one time fix. But i need to do this for 200+ users. This file cannot be simply replaced by a script, so i'm wondering is there any way to do it via GPO?
I have already tried various startup scripts, but i'm not sure which user to put into commands.
I need to run this on startup:
takeown /F C:\Windows\diagnostics\scheduled\Maintenance\TS_BrokenShortcuts.ps1
icacls c:\windows\diagnostics\scheduled\maintenance\TS_BrokenShortcuts.ps1 /grant "some user":F
copy \\share\folder$\TS_BrokenShortcuts.ps1 C:\Windows\diagnostics\scheduled\Maintenance\ /Y

You need to take time to study how Windows does these things. You can control them with GP which is what you asked. The article shows you how to disable elements of the tasks. Each task controls a script. If you disable the task the
script that deletes shortcuts will be stopped. Other maintenance tasks will continue to run.
Most of your problem is that you seem to want someone to provide a magical solution. In technology it is necessary to fully research your issues until you understand all aspects. After fully studying the issue you should understand the possible
solutions if they exist.
You claim to have deployed the patch that Microsoft released to fix the issue. You claim it didn't work. If that is the case then you need to call MS and \p[en a support incident. If Microsoft determines that you are right about the
patch not working you will not be charged for the call.
I know that learning how to support technology is hard and frustrating for newcomers. In time, by using these incidents to learn, you will become a seasoned technician and all of this will seem trivial. Until then we can only suggest that you
do things that most of us are familiar with. We cannot fix your network for you.
I think you haven't really posted in the GP forum but posted a question about GP in the server forum. Try posting in the GP forum.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/home?forum=winserverGP
Here is one answer from the GP forum:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/home?forum=winserverGP
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/600ca14f-8b1b-400c-b27f-a7f5733407ac/windows-scheduled-maintenance-task?forum=winserverGP
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

PowerShell script : Directory object not found error in Get-ADGroupMember

I am new in powershell scripting. I am writing a script to add users in different AD Groups. while doing so I do the following:
Check if the user already exist in the group:
$mbr_exist = Get-ADGroupMember $grpname | Where-Object {$_.SamAccountName -eq $sam}
If user does not exist then add the user to the group.
When I manually run the script its runs flawless, without any errors. But when I schedule the script to run it gives an error as follows:
3/30/2015 8:32:15 AM Directory object not foundAt + $mbr_exist = Get-ADGroupMember $grpname | Where-Object {$_.SamAc ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Error at Line:$mbr_exist = Get-ADGroupMember
$grpname | Where-Object {$_.SamAccountName -eq $sam}
The strange thing is the user for which it throws the error is present in the group.I am not sure why this error is occurring when scheduled. Can any one please help? All the suggestions will be appreciated
Note: (The script is scheduled using Windows Task Scheduler)
try
# # Initialize the variables we will use
$status = 'false'
$drivename = "H:"
$sysdate = Get-Date -UFormat "%m_%d_%Y"
$foldername = $drivename + "\Script_Result\PowershellData"+ $sysdate
$backup_folder = "$foldername\AD_Groups_Backup"
$updatedGroup = "$foldername\Updated_AD_Groups_LogFiles"
$LogFilePath = "$foldername\Log_Update_ADGroups"+$sysdate+".log"
# # Initialize the arrays we will use
$GroupArray = @()
# # maintain log of program startup
$logdate = get-date
$logdate.ToString() + "`tStarted script to Update AD user Groups..." | Out-File -FilePath $LogFilePath
# # Create a sub folder to store the backup files
$fileexist = Test-Path $backup_folder -PathType Container
if($fileexist -ne 'False')
New-Item -ItemType Directory $backup_folder
# # Create a sub folder to store Updated AD group Log files
$fileexist = Test-Path $updatedGroup -PathType Container
if($fileexist -ne 'False')
New-Item -ItemType Directory $updatedGroup
# # Take back up of the AD groups data
Get-ADGroupMember -Identity "Group1" | Export-csv "$backup_folder\Group1_BackUP$sysdate.csv"
Get-ADGroupMember -Identity "Group2" | Export-csv "$backup_folder\Group1_BackUP$sysdate.csv"
Get-ADGroupMember -Identity "Group3" | Export-csv "$backup_folder\Group1_BackUP$sysdate.csv"
Get-ADGroupMember -Identity "Group4" | Export-csv "$backup_folder\Group1_BackUP$sysdate.csv"
(an so on..... 11 such groups )
# # Fetch AD Users data
$ADusers = Get-ADUser -filter {(EmployeeNumber -gt 1) -and (EmployeeNumber -ne "N/A") -and (Enabled -eq $true)} -Properties * | Sort-Object -Property EmployeeNumber
$ADusers.Count
foreach($u in $ADusers)
$sam = $u.SamAccountName
$empnum = $u.EmployeeNumber
$mgr = $u.mgr
$fsal = $u.'fsalary-Hourly'
$comp = $u.Company
$ofc = $u.Office
Write-Host "$sam : $empnum : $mgr :$fsal : $comp : $ofc" -ForegroundColor Yellow
$GroupArray = @()
# # Check if the user fits in any of the 11 scenarios
if($comp -eq "US")
# scenario 7
write-host "7. Add to US Employees"
$GroupArray += "US Employees"
if($mgr -eq "Y")
Write-Host "1. ADD to US MAnagers"
$group = "US Managers"
$GroupArray += $group
if(($fsal -eq "Hourly") -and ($ofc -ne "Canton"))
Write-Host "3. Add to US Hourly (excluding Canton)"
$group = "US Hourly (excluding Canton)"
$GroupArray += $group
if(($fsal -eq "Hourly") -and ($ofc -eq "Canton"))
write-host "4. Add to US Canton Hourly"
$group = "US Canton Hourly"
$GroupArray += $group
if(($fsal -eq "Salaried") -and ($ofc -eq "Corporate" -or $ofc -eq "Landis Lakes 1" -or $ofc -eq "Landis Lakes 2"))
Write-Host "5. Add to US Salaried Corporate"
$group = "US Salaried Corporate"
$GroupArray += $group
if(($fsal -eq "Salaried") -and ($ofc -ne "Corporate" -and $ofc -ne "Landis Lakes 1" -and $ofc -ne "Landis Lakes 2"))
Write-Host "6. Add to US Salaried Plant"
$group = "US Salaried Plant"
$GroupArray +=$group
elseif($comp -eq "canada")
# scenario 9
write-host "9. Canada Employees"
$GroupArray += "Canada Employees"
if($mgr -eq "Y")
Write-Host "2. Add to Canada Managers"
$group = "Canada Managers"
$GroupArray += $group
if($fsal -eq "Hourly")
Write-Host "10. Add to Canada Hourly"
$group = "Canada Hourly"
$GroupArray += $group
if($fsal -eq "Salaried")
Write-Host "11. Add to Canada Salaried Plant"
$group = "Canada Salaried Plant"
$GroupArray += $group
elseif($ofc -eq "Corporate" -or $ofc -eq "Landis Lakes 1" -or $ofc -eq "Landis Lakes 2")
Write-Host "8. Add to Corporate Employees"
$GroupArray += "Corporate Employees"
write-host "Final Group List" -ForegroundColor Green
$grplen = $GroupArray.Length
#$GroupArray
$grplen
for($i= 0; $i -lt $grplen; $i++)
$grpname = $GroupArray[$i]
write-host "$sam will be added to Group : $grpname" -ForegroundColor Magenta
# # Check if the user is already present in the Group
$mbr_exist = Get-ADGroupMember $grpname | Where-Object {$_.SamAccountName -eq $sam}
if($mbr_exist -eq $null)
# #Add user to US Managers group
Add-ADGroupMember -Identity $grpname -Members $sam
Write-Host "1. User $sam is added to $grpname group" -ForegroundColor Green
# # documenting the user list that are added to this group
$grpmbr = New-Object PSObject
$grpmbr | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "EmployeeNumber" -Value $empnum
$grpmbr | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "SamAccountName" -Value $sam
$grpmbr | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Name" -Value $u.Name
$grpmbr | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "DistinguishedName" -Value $u.DistinguishedName
$grpmbr | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "mgr" -Value $mgr
$grpmbr | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Company" -Value $comp
$grpmbr | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Salary/Hourly" -Value $fsal
$grpmbr | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Office" -Value $ofc
$grpmbr | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "ADGroup" -Value $grpname
$grpmbr | Export-Csv "$updatedGroup\ADUsers_To_Group($grpname)_$sysdate.csv" -Append -NoTypeInformation
else
Write-Host "Member $sam already exist in $grpname group" -ForegroundColor Red
$logdate = get-date
$logdate.ToString() + "`tCompleted script to Update Update AD Groups..." | Out-File -FilePath $LogFilePath -Append
$status = 'true'
return $status
catch
$err_lineno = $error[0].InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber
$err_line = $error[0].InvocationInfo.Line
$ExceptionMessage = $_.Exception.Message
#$ExceptionMessage
$error_info = $error[0].ToString() + $error[0].InvocationInfo.PositionMessage
Write-Host "$error_info " -ForegroundColor Red
$FailedItem = $_.Exception.ItemName
if($ExceptionMessage)
$logdate.ToString() + "`t $error_info " | out-file "$foldername\ErrorLog_Update_AD_Groups$sysdate.log" -append
"Line Number: $err_lineno . `nError at Line: $err_line" | out-file "$foldername\ErrorLog_Update_AD_Groups$sysdate.log" -append
#Invoke-Item "C:\ErrorLog.log"
$status = 'false'
return $status

Hi mdkelly, Sorry for such a late reply (due to credential issues).
I am using Windows task scheduler to schedule the task. I am given the administrator access to the server (Windows Server 2012). So I think I set to run the script under system account.
My apologies for asking this, am I missing something while scheduling the script through task scheduler? how to check if the scheduled task is running under who's credentials? How to pass my (admin) credentials, so that the script execution won't face
a problem? Any suggestion on the above questions will be helpful. (I tried to search on net for the questions but didn't get any conclusive answers)
Thanks in advance.

How to give readonly Permission rights to 1000 users with button using powershell script?

$site = Get-SPSite
-Identity "http://mysite/"
$user = Get-SPUser
-Identity "mydomain\myuser"
-Web $site.RootWeb
$assignment = New-Object
Microsoft.SharePoint.SPRoleAssignment($user)
$role = $site.RootWeb.RoleDefinitions[[Microsoft.SharePoint.SPRoleType]::Reader]
$assignment.RoleDefinitionBindings.Add($role);
foreach ($web in $site.AllWebs)
if ($web.HasUniquePerm)
$web.RoleAssignments.Add($assignment)
With above script I can give Readonly permission to the users...but at a time I can give permission to only one user...Actually 1000 users requires these permissionMy requirement is I will have a textbox and a button.I will enter username in textbox
and when i clicked button the required permission should be assigned to the user given in the textbox...can you please tell how can i achieve this........how make to run powershell script when button is clicked.

Hello,
Instead of applying security to user level, it'll be better to create a SharePoint group where you will add the users. and use the outof the box interface to give permissions.
and for your button, just add the direct link to add user
http://serverurl/_layouts/15/aclinv.aspx?GroupId=7&IsDlg=1
replacing the group ID by the id of your new group (you can see it in the url when your are in the group)
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How to export Powershell script information to Sharepoint?

I'm trying to export information gather from a Powershell script to a Sharepoint list. I've got a couple of powershell scripts that gather general server information from a server ex: server uptime, disk space, service tag, etc. and it will export the information
to a csv file. What I would like to do is out-put the same information gathered by the powershell scripts to a Sharepoint list directly if at all possible.
Ex:
# all this does is reads from a list and runs a script call "boottime.ps1"
get-content "\\%Data-Path-Of-List%\computers.txt" | %Data-Path-Of-Script%\boottime.ps1 | Export-csv %Data-Path-For-CSV\Computers.csv
# then just exports the information from the boottime.ps1 script to a csv file
#I also have a script that will upload the information to a sharepoint list.
# I found that I have to run this in version 2 of powershell, so I just open a DOS prompt in Admin Priv's and type the following
powershell.exe -version 2.0
# Next I make sure the Sharepoint snap-in is loaded
if ( (Get-PSSnapin -Name Microsoft.sharepoint.powershell - erroraction silentlycontinue) -eq $null)
Add-PsSnapin Microsoft.Sharepoint.Powershell
$spweb = get-SPweb $spserver
$spdata =$spweb.getlist("%URL_Of_My_List%")
# this is the same location from the orginal Powershell script previously stated.
$ComputerInfoFile = "%Data-Path-For-CSV%\Computers.csv"
foreach ($rows in $tblData) {
# here is where I add the information from my csv file
# 2 things needs to be present
# 1st the colums have to be present in the sharepoint site before I can upload the information
# 2nd the columns have to the headers in my csv file
$spItem = $spData.AddItem()
$SpItem["ServerName"] = $row."ServerName".toString()
$SpItem["Uptime"] = $row."Uptime".toString()
$SpItem.Update()
# this just disconnects from Sharepoint
$spWeb.Dispose()
Please dismiss all the comments it just helps me understand what the code is doing, also if this is not the correct place to post this question I appologize in adavance and ask that if this is the incorrect place to post this question please provide me a
link to a where I can post such questions.

Sorry for the delay in posting this, but I ended up getting working. I'll post it in the hopes that my head scratching will save someone else some head scratching:
I ended up writting 3 PS scripts and one batch job.
1st Batch file
powershell.exe -version 2.0 -command
\\%Script-Location\Get-Server-Infor-4-SP.ps1
powershell.exe -version 2.0 -command \\%Script-Location\Delete-list-Items.ps1"
powershell -veriosn 2.0 -command
\\%Script-Location\Populate-SP.ps1
1st PS script that gets the info:
get-content
\\%Location-Of-My-File-With-List-Of-Servers%\%name-of-file%.txt |
\\%Location-Of-My-Script-To-get-the-Information-I-want | Export-csv
\\%location-of-my-output\%filename%.csv
Ex: get-content C:\scripts\computers.txt | C:\scripts\boottime.ps1 | export-csv C:\scripts\computer.csv
2nd PS script Delete-List-Items.ps1
# http:
#Script 1 Boottime.ps1:
# This script permits to get UpTime from localHost or a set of remote Computer
# usage
# localHost
# .\BootTime.ps1
# set of remote computers
# get-content .\MyserverList.txt | .\boottime.ps1
# Optionally pipe output to Export-Csv, ConverTo-Html
Process {
$ServerName = $_
if ($serverName -eq $Null) {
$serverName= $env:COMPUTERNAME
$timeVal = (Get-WmiObject -ComputerName $ServerName -Query "SELECT LastBootUpTime FROM Win32_OperatingSystem").LastBootUpTime
#$timeVal
$DbPoint = [char]58
$Years = $timeVal.substring(0,4)
$Months = $timeVal.substring(4,2)
$Days = $timeVal.substring(6,2)
$Hours = $timeVal.substring(8,2)
$Mins = $timeVal.substring(10,2)
$Secondes = $timeVal.substring(12,2)
$dayDiff = New-TimeSpan $(Get-Date –month $Months -day $Days -year $Years -hour $Hours -minute $Mins -Second $Secondes) $(Get-Date)
$Info = "" | select ServerName, Uptime
$Info.servername = $servername
$d =$dayDiff.days
$h =$dayDiff.hours
$m =$dayDiff.Minutes
$s = $daydiff.Seconds
$info.Uptime = "$d Days $h Hours $m Min $s Sec"
$Info
#Script 2: Delete-List-Items.ps1
# http://markimarta.com/sharepoint/delete-all-items-in-sharepoint-list-using-powershell/
# there seems to be a problem with running this script in version 3 or later, the workaround is to run it in version 2
# below is the cmd for doing so, just open up a DOS prompt with Admin Privileges Start-->Run-->cmd
# type then copy and paste the following line the DOS window then you can run this script
#powershell.exe -version 2.0
# make sure that the Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell Snap-in is installed as well
if ( (Get-PSSnapin -Name Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null )
Add-PsSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell
# "Enter the site URL instead http://serverurl"
$SITEURL = "%http://serverurl%"
$site = new-object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSite ( $SITEURL )
$web = $site.OpenWeb()
"Web is : " + $web.Title
# Enter name of the List below in the [“%List-Name%”]
$oList = $web.Lists["%List-Name%"];
# This echo out the name of the list its going to be deleting the records from
"List is :" + $oList.Title + " with item count " + $oList.ItemCount
# It’s just counting the rows/records
$collListItems = $oList.Items;
$count = $collListItems.Count - 1
# Here is where it is actually deleting the records and then out put the number or the record it deleted
for($intIndex = $count; $intIndex -gt -1; $intIndex--)
"Deleting record: " + $intIndex
$collListItems.Delete($intIndex);
#Script 3: Populate-SP_Test.ps1
# http://blogs.technet.com/b/stuffstevesays/archive/2013/07/10/3577320.aspx
# there seems to be a problem with running this script in version 3 or later, the workaround is to run it in veriosn 2
# below is the cmd for doing so, just open up a DOS prompt with Admin Privileges Start-->Run-->cmd
# type then copy and paste the following line the the DOS window then you can run this script
#powershell.exe -version 2.0
# make sure that the Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell Snap-in is installed
if ( (Get-PSSnapin -Name Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null )
Add-PsSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell
# Here are some more varables that can be added I was not able to get this to work
#$SPComputerInfo="/Lists/PowershellTest/"
# Here is where we connect and Open SharePoint List via Powershell
$SPServer= "%http://serverurl%
$spWeb = Get-SPWeb $SPServer
$spData = $spWeb.GetList("%List-Name%")
# This is the variable for the path that has the file I want to input to SharePoint List
$InvFile="\\%location-ofList%\computers.csv"
# This is just some error checking to make sure the file exist
$FileExists = (Test-Path $InvFile -PathType Leaf)
if ($FileExists) {
"Loading $InvFile for processing..."
$tblData = import-csv $InvFile
} else {
"$InvFile not found - stopping import!"
exit
# Loop through Applications add each one to SharePoint
"Uploading data to SharePoint...."
foreach ($row in $tblData) {
#Here is where I add the information from my CSV file
#2 things have to be present
# 1. the columns have to be in the sharepoint site before I can import the information
# 2. columns have to the headers in my csv file
#"Adding entry for "+$row."Computer Information".ToString()
$spItem = $spData.AddItem()
$spItem["ServerName"] = $row."ServerName".ToString()
$spItem["Uptime"] = $row."Uptime".ToString()
#$spItem["DNSHostName"] = $row."DNSHostName".ToString()
#$spItem["DistinguishedName"] = $row."DistinguishedName".ToString()
$spItem.Update()
# This is just disconnecting from SharePoint
$spWeb.Dispose()
Enjoy, and if anyone has a better way of doing this I'm interested in knowing, thanks again
Thanks in Adavance

How to insert the file name to the start and the end of a SQL file by a powershell script

I just began to learn powershell script and I have a problem that I cannot figure out. I have a lot of .sql files. I need to insert its file name to the beginning of the file (After USE statement) and the end of the file (before the last END statement). Is
there anybody knowing how to do this?
Thanks so much
Regards

Actually, I want to add a insert SQL statement to the beginning of the file and the end of the file. Only the file name is a variable and different among
different files. All the other sql statements are the same and can be hard coded. Hopefully it helps –
The problem I think is that I want to add the same thing (except the file name) to hundreds of sql files and only the file name is different. I do not want
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