April 21, 2023

Blogs, Articles, and Posts

Create a local user with password authentication for a SFTP-enabled storage account using an Azure PowerShell script (wmatthyssen.com)
This blog post will demonstrate how to use an Azure PowerShell script to create a local user that

uses password authenticationContinue Reading

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By: wmatthyssen submitted:Apr 21 2023

Custom Compliance PowerShell script for detecting additional local Administrators (powershellisfun.com)
One of our customers wanted to be sure that there were no additional accounts in the local

Administrators group on their Intune devices, and... That's where Custom Compliance policies come in 🙂 In this blog post, I will show you how to automatically check the Administrators group and mark the device as non-compliant if needed.

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By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Apr 21 2023

Embrace the Power of PowerCLI 13.1: Innovative Modules, Enhanced vSAN Capabilities, and Beyond (angrysysops.com)
This version ushers in a long-awaited PowerCLI feature - a PowerCLI module for vSphere Replication,

utilizing the same foundation as our auto-generated modules for NSX...

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By: Piotr Tarnawski submitted:Apr 21 2023

Migrate Azure Functions From Consumption Plan To Higher Plans – Comprehensive Guide (charbelnemnom.com)
As a developer, you may have started with Azure Functions on the Consumption Plan, and as your

workload grows, you may need to consider movingContinue Reading9 Min. Read

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By: Charbel Nemnom submitted:Apr 21 2023

PowerShell: How to find Special Characters in a String (sid-500.com)
Sometimes special characters are a nuisance. If you are trying to create some user accounts in

on-premise or cloud environments, you should avoid special characters in usernames. In this blog post I [...]

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By: Patrick Gruenauer submitted:Apr 21 2023

Running Simple HTTP Web Server Using PowerShell (woshub.com)
For testing purposes or as a simple stub at the service deployment stage, I regularly need to run a

simple web server on Windows. To avoid a full-featured IIS installation,...

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By: Windows OS Hub submitted:Apr 21 2023

The Right Way to Revoke Access from Azure AD Accounts with PowerShell (office365itpros.com)
The Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK includes two cmdlets to revoke access for Azure AD accounts. As

it turns out, Microsoft would prefer if developers use the Revoke-MgUserSignInSession cmdlet instead of Invoke-MgInvalidateUserRefreshToken, but who would have known if we hadn't asked the question?

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By: Tony Redmond submitted:Apr 21 2023

Vice Society: A Tale of Victim Data Exfiltration via PowerShell, aka Stealing off the Land (unit42.paloaltonetworks.com)
The Vice Society ransomware gang exfiltrated victim network data using a custom Microsoft PowerShell

script. We dissect how each function of it works.

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By: Just Another Blue Teamer submitted:Apr 21 2023

What open source tools do you use to check the security of your PowerShell scripts? (reddit.com)
. . . what about closed-source tools?
By: u/CitizenJosh submitted:Apr 21 2023

Projects, Scripts, and Modules

Gathering Battery Information via PowerShell & WMI (garytown.com)
TLDR: GitHub Script: garytown/BatteryInfo.ps1 If you have an HP Device, there is a nifty utility

called HP Power Manager, in which it tells you the health and status of your battery. Related Posts: This is pretty useful, but sometimes you need to access this information via PowerShell or WMI for scripting or Inventory. I'm going ... Read more

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By: Gary Blok submitted:Apr 21 2023

Books, Media, and Learning Resources

Install Applications in Azure Image Builder with PowerShell! (youtube.com)
Azure Image Builder provides a way to create images for Azure VM's in an automated pipeline. It's

even easier with the new portal integration. This video picks up where the previous video left off and goes over the steps to install applications and modify the base OS using PowerShell. We start with the requirements of using silent installation for the software deployment, and then go over how to use inline PowerShell commands and PowerShell scripts to customize the image. The result is a custom Windows 10 multi-user image ready for deployment.

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By: Travis Roberts submitted:Apr 21 2023

Maximizing Community Engagement with sqldbawithabeard (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
Today, we had the pleasure of interviewing Rob "sqldbawithabeard" Sewell, who shared insights on

changes to dbachecks, maximizing community involvement, mentorship, and dbatools. We also discussed the exciting upcoming events, including psconfeu and data Saturdays, where enthusiasts can come together to learn, share ideas, and connect with like-minded individuals. In addition, Rob shared his innovative approach to automating the process of finding speakers for events, streamlining the planning and organization of future gatherings.

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By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Apr 21 2023

Community

PowerShell.Org (powershell.org)
It is probably known to most of you out there, but for the few who might not be aware the site

powershell.org has been a treasure to the community for as long as I can remember.

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By: PowerShell.Org submitted:Apr 21 2023

Fun

Fake Powershell code I wrote for my friends baby! I put it on a onesie (reddit.com)
Too cute not to share 🙂
By: u/Astrochotic submitted:Apr 21 2023

I hate PowerShell (mstdn.social)
but there's no way I'm gonna be fluent or able to use this language if I still hate it. So here's a

challenge for you:Tell me one thing to make me hate less or love more #Microsoft's weird language PowerShell.

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By: Collei submitted:Apr 21 2023

Upcoming Events

MMS 2023 at MOA (mmsmoa.com)
April 30 - May 5, 2023 at the Mall of America Bloomington, Minnesota
By: MMS submitted:Jan 13 2023

PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit (powershellsummit.org)
April 24-27, 2023 Bellevue, WA
By: The DevOps Collective submitted:Jan 13 2023

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