Windows PowerShell is a scripting language that simplifies Windows system administration. PowerShell in Practice is a hands-on reference for administrators wanting to learn and use PowerShell. Following the "in Practice" style, individual related techniques are clustered into chapters. Each technique is presented in the form: problem, solution, discussion, and includes annotated code listings.
Written to answer the question "How can PowerShell make my job as an administrator easier?" this book concentrates on practical tasks and automation. Starting with an a brief tutorial and review, the majority of the book focuses on two major PowerShell usage areas: People - user accounts, mailboxes, desktop configuration; and Servers - Active Directory, Exchange, IIS, and more.
Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.

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PowerShell in Practice
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Table of contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Brief Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About this Book
- About the Author
- About the Cover Illustration
- Part 1. Getting started with PowerShell
- Chapter 1. PowerShell fundamentals
- Chapter 2. Learning PowerShell
- Chapter 3. PowerShell toolkit
- Chapter 4. Automating administration
- Part 2. Working with people
- Chapter 5. User accounts
- Chapter 6. Mailboxes
- Chapter 7. Desktop
- Part 3. Working with servers
- Chapter 8. Windows servers
- Chapter 9. DNS
- Chapter 10. Active Directory structure
- Chapter 11. Active Directory topology
- Chapter 12. Exchange Server 2007 and 2010
- Chapter 13. IIS 7 and XML
- Chapter 14. SQL Server
- Chapter 15. PowerShell innovations
- Appendix. Afterword PowerShell is for you
- Appendix A. PowerShell reference
- Appendix B. Modules and advanced functions
- Appendix C. PowerShell events
- Appendix D. Reference data
- Appendix E. Useful links
- Index
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Listings
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