Steve Seguis
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Steve Seguis is the CEO and chief software architect of SCRIPTMATION, which specializes in enterprise system automation. He is an MCSE, a Microsoft MVP for Windows Server, and a Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform.
Email address: steve@scriptmation.com
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21 results found for Steve Seguis, displaying items 1 - 20
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September 26, 2007 |
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Programmatically Change Permissions in Print Clusters
If you have to change the permissions on the printers in your print cluster, you don't have to make those changes manually. PrinterPerms.cmd demonstrates how you can script permission changes.
Windows IT Pro
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July 18, 2007 |
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An Uncomplicated Way to Copy a File Using Alternate Credentials
Although it might seem like a lot of complicated code will be needed to automate a task, sometimes there's a simple solution. That's the case with CopyFile.cmd, which you can use to copy any file to any remote machine.
Windows IT Pro
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May 23, 2007 |
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Undocumented Class Lets You Access Information About IE Controls
You can use the MicrosoftIE_Object class with the root\cimv2\Applications\MicrosoftIE namespace to get the name and status of all the controls and programs that have been downloaded for Internet Explorer on a machine.
Windows IT Pro
An "Unkludgy" Way to Back Up Files
A reader created a batch file to back up a database. However, the batch file was a kludge, so he wanted to write a better script. Curious as to how a scripting pro would go about it, he contacted Scripting Pro VIP. The result is BackupFile.vbs.
Windows IT Pro
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April 25, 2007 |
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An "Unkludgy" Way to Back Up Files
A reader created a batch file to back up a database. However, the batch file was a kludge, so he wanted to write a better script. Curious as to how a scripting pro would go about it, he contacted Scripting Pro VIP. The result is BackupFile.vbs.
Windows IT Pro
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May 8, 2006 |
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Create DHCP Scopes
Use the Windows 2003 Netsh command to automatically change network settings, including DHCP configurations.
Windows IT Pro
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July 11, 2005 |
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Capture Printer Data Quickly
Need to document the printers installed on the your print servers so that you can later recreate it on new servers? Here's a solution.
Windows IT Pro
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May 10, 2005 |
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Gather Failed Logon Attempts
Here's a way to quickly discover failed Kerberos-related logon attempts on your DCs without having to go to each machine individually.
Windows IT Pro
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May 10, 2005 |
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A New, Improved Stab at File Ownership
Learn how to determine file ownership without relying on external tools.
Windows IT Pro
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May 10, 2005 |
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Manipulating Command-Line Parameters
Learn how to manipulate variables
Windows IT Pro
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April 11, 2005 |
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Updating AD Attributes—Revisited
The updateattribs.vbs script gets a makeover by its author. The new version lets you specify usernames instead of DNs as input and uses named parameters.
Windows IT Pro
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February 12, 2004 |
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Auditing File Ownership
Discover how Ownedby.cmd outputs the name of every file that a specified user has created in a particular directory structure.
Windows IT Pro
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February 12, 2004 |
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Querying Installed Software Remotely
Simplify software audits by easily and quickly querying a registry subkey to display a list of installation applications and hotfixes.
Windows IT Pro
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September 18, 2003 |
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Working Around LDAP Administration Limits
If your domain holds a large number of users, you might need to use one of these methods to make userstatusrpt.vbs return information about all your user accounts.
Windows IT Pro
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September 15, 2003 |
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Reporting on User Account Status
A short, simple script shows how to query AD for user account information.
Windows IT Pro
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September 8, 2003 |
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How to Locate Roaming Users
Finding out who is logged on to a particular computer is fairly easy, but finding out the machine a roaming user is logged to isn’t so easy. Here are two strategies you can use.
Windows IT Pro
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June 9, 2003 |
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Easily Update AD Attributes
You can create a VBScript script that uses ADSI to update AD according to the values in an Excel spreadsheet.
Windows IT Pro
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June 9, 2003 |
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Using Excel to Parse the Input File
Use Excel to overcome the shortcomings of CSV files.
Windows IT Pro
Automatically Audit Access to Files and Folders
Over time, permissions on shared files and folders can become unmanageable. Here’s an alternative to manually checking file and folder permissions.
Windows IT Pro
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February 11, 2003 |
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Event-Log Auditing, Part 2
Use this script to generate logon and logoff reports for a particular user for a specified time interval.
Windows IT Pro
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