Tips and Tricks

#PSTip Verify Active Directory account credentials using System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry

Jaap Brasser
2 Min To Read
21 May, 2013
- Active directory
- Tips and tricks

The System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement namespace provides a nice way of testing if a set of Active Directory credentials are correct (also discussed in PSTip Validating Active Directory user credentials ).

#PSTip Adding local users to SQL Server Logins using SMO

Ravikanth C
1 Min To Read
17 May, 2013
- Tips and tricks
- SQL

Note: This tip requires PowerShell 2.0 or above. There was a question on StackOverflow about adding local users to SQL Server logins.

#PSTip List SQL database mirroring partner using SMO

Ravikanth C
1 Min To Read
14 May, 2013
- Tips and tricks
- SQL

Note: This tip requires PowerShell 2.0 or above. In an earlier tip, we looked at how to verify if a SQL database is mirrored.

#PSTip Detecting if the console is in Interactive mode

Shay Levy
2 Min To Read
13 May, 2013
- Tips and tricks

So, in your scripts you want to gather information from the user who runs it and you use the Read-Host cmdlet.

#PSTip Verify if a SQL database is mirrored or not

Ravikanth C
1 Min To Read
10 May, 2013
- Tips and tricks
- SQL

Note: This tip requires PowerShell 2.0 or above. When using SQL SMO to work with mirroring configuration, it is essential to verify if the database is mirrored, or not, before performing any other operations.

#PSTip Working with the Windows.Forms.Screen Class

Jaap Brasser
1 Min To Read
09 May, 2013
- Tips and tricks

When working with Windows PowerShell it can be important to know the screen configuration and resolution of the current computer monitors.

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