[THIN] Re: OT: FW: Scripting News Wire: Volume 2, Issue 3 [May 2003]
- From: Marco Cortigiani <tuscan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 23:54:07 -0400
this is a great news
thanks
Nail, Larry wrote:
>For those of you using ADSI in scripting, the ADSI Scriptomatic is pretty
>slick. I use the Scriptomatic for WMI all the time, so I'm looking forward
>to using this a a quick reference for ADSI.
>
>Larry
> _____
>
>From: Peter Costantini [mailto:peterco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 8:49 PM
>To: System Administration Scripting
>
>
>A New Scriptomatic for ADSI
>
>Download from:
>
><http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=39044E17-2490-487D
>-9A92-CE5DCD311228&displaylang=en>
>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=39044E17-2490-487D-
>9A92-CE5DCD311228&displaylang=en
>
>So you've been told that ADSI scripting is hard? Well, someone has been
>pulling your chain. EzADScripto.hta, EzAdScripto for short, helps you write
>simple ADSI scripts to manage Active Directory. The tool teaches you an
>important point about ADSI scripting: like WMI, there are consistent
>patterns to ADSI scripts. To keep things easy (Ez is in the name you know),
>EzADScripto doesn't do any error checking or provide anything particularly
>fancy. So don't go unleashing the thing on your production AD domain. Use it
>as a learning tool and let us know if you've told your colleague to stop
>pulling your chain!
>
> _____
>
>
>New Columns on the Web
>
>How do the Scripting Guys do it? They just keep cranking out column after
>column. Their secret? They're paid by the word (just kidding).
>
>o Script Output that Sticks Around
> TechNet Tales from the Script column, April 2003
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/columns/scripts/sg0403.asp
><http://www.microsoft.com/technet/columns/scripts/sg0403.asp>
><http://www.microsoft.com/technet/columns/scripts/sg0203.asp>
> Have you ever written a script and run it from the command line only to
>see a blur of lines quickly scrolling past, carrying away the very
>information you created the script to retrieve? How do you get around this
>problem? As it turns out, there are several easy ways to create more
>readable output, and to create more permanent output as well.
>
> _____
>
>
>TechNet Scripting Webcasts
>
>The Scripting Guys have been catching some serious air: two TechNet Webcasts
>in the past few months and another live one coming up in June.
>
>o Scripting WMI Events - An introduction to the cranks, gears, and levers
>you can use to proactively monitor Windows
> June 4, 2003 - 10:00am to 11:30am Pacific Time / 1:00pm Eastern Time.
> http://www.microsoft.com/usa/webcasts/upcoming/1941.asp
><http://www.microsoft.com/usa/webcasts/upcoming/1941.asp>
> What do SNMP traps and WMI events have in common? One answer is both
>represent triggered notifications -- automated alerts -- that tell you when
>a predefined system or network condition is satisfied. For example, an SNMP
>trap might tell you, or your network management station, when a router port
>goes down. Similarly, you can use WMI events to notify you when a process
>terminates, a running service stops, or a disk runs out of free space, to
>name a few. Join The Scripting Guys as they show you how to create WMI
>scripts that turn the crank that rotates the gears causing the lever to
>subscribe to an event that subsequently notifies you when a system event
>occurs.
>
>o What's New in Scripting for Windows 2003?
> April 23, 2003
> http://www.microsoft.com/usa/webcasts/ondemand/1809.asp
><http://www.microsoft.com/usa/webcasts/ondemand/1809.asp>
> Have you found scripting to be a useful system administration tool in
>Windows 2000? Well, just wait until you see what's in store for you in
>Windows 2003. Just in time for the Windows 2003 launch, the Microsoft
>Scripting Guys provide a preview of coming scripting attractions, including
>such things as: new WMI classes, methods, and properties; the ability to
>monitor performance; the ability to manage Terminal Server; and the ability
>to set security on anything and everything from files to folders to registry
>keys. If you see only one Webcast about Windows 2003 scripting this year,
>make it this one!
>
>o How To Administer Windows 2000 Using Scripts
> February 27, 2003
> http://www.microsoft.com/usa/webcasts/ondemand/1604.asp
><http://www.microsoft.com/usa/webcasts/ondemand/1604.asp>
> In this session we will take an introductory look at the Scripting for
>administrators. We will look at the Windows Scripting host to see what it
>does and what makes it up and some basic usage. We will also cover ADSI and
>WMI, looking at what each does.
>
> _____
>
>
>Scripting at Windows & .NET Magazine Connections
>
>May 18-21, 2003
>Fairmont Scottsdale Princess,
>Scottsdale, Arizona
>
> <http://www.winconnections.com/> http://www.winconnections.com
>
>Finally, you can fullfill that childhood dream: spend a whole day hanging
>with the Scripting Guys (if you can stand them that long). Learn how to
>instantiate the objects of your affection (WMI or ADSI). Hear those same
>tired jokes so many times you'll learn them by heart.
>
>o Scripting Made Practical
> Pre-Conference Workshop
> Sunday, May 18, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
> "In this hands-on scripting session, get down, get dirty, and get coding!
>No prior scripting experience is necessary to attend this workshop. ... What
>is scripting? What kind of system administration tasks can you automate
>through scripting? What is WSH? ADSI? WMI? How do you write systems
>administration scripts? Do you want to know how to script 80 percent of your
>Active Directory administration tasks, such as creating objects (e.g.,
>Computers, Groups, OUs, Users, etc.), reading/writing/modifying objects, and
>deleting objects?"
>
>Renowned Scripting Guy Bob Wells, AKA Sporty Script, is also presenting two
>sessions:
>o Managing Active Directory Security by Using ADSI and WSH
> "This session takes an in-depth look at managing and delegating Active
>Directory security using the three ADSI security interfaces and WSH. Topics
>include: security descriptor architecture and mechanics, ADSI Security
>Interfaces and Enumerations, reading/writing/modifying security descriptors,
>creating (dumping) security descriptor reports, per object type and per
>property delegation, extended-rights delegation, and canonical form. Many of
>the concepts presented in this session also apply to managing other
>securable object types (e.g., files, folders, registry keys, and shares)
>using the new ADSI IADsSecurityUtility interface."
>
>o New Scripting Tools in Windows Server 2003
> "Windows Server 2003 introduces many new and improved systems
>administration scripting tools and technologies. Learn about the
>scriptrelated enhancements to ADSI, WMI, Windows Script Host, Command-Line
>Tools, and the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit through a series of
>practical demonstrations. (Makes a great follow-up to the Scripting
>Pre-Con.)"
>
>Hope to see you there.
>
> _____
>
>
>Until next month ... script's up,
>
>The Scripting Guys
>
>System Administration Scripting Team
>
>TechNet Script Center: <http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter>
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter
>MSDN Scripting Clinic: <http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting>
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting
>Windows 2000 Scripting Guide
> Microsoft Press: <http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/6417.asp>
>http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/6417.asp
> online version:
><http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scrguide/sagsas_overview.asp>
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scrguide/sagsas_overview.asp
>Scripting Newsgroup:
> o News server: msnews.microsoft.com
> o Newsgroup: microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting
>
>
>
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