How to Cheat at Windows System Administration Using Command Line Scripts

Description 

Essential Knowledge for Multitasked Managers

If you are like most managers in small to medium-sized enterprises, administering Windows is only one among many responsibilities. With every new version of Windows, Microsoft tries to ease administrators’ jobs by adding more layers of GUI or configuration wizards. Although these “wizards” are interactive and make the administrator’s job easier, they are not always the most convenient and most efficient way to accomplish everyday administration tasks. How to Cheat at Windows Administration Using Comman- Line Scripts uses a Best Practices approach to provide busy managers with clear, succinct instruction to accomplish a given task using the command-line utilities included with the operating system.

  

·          Learn the Basics of the Command Shell
Learn how to access the command shell and customize its properties.

·          Work with the Command Line Using a Nonadministrative Account
Change command input and output from the standard keyboard and the command shell window, and see how to handle errors.

·        Master the Task Scheduler Service
Schedule tasks to run at predetermined times, and use different subcommands of the schtasks utility to create, change, delete, query, run, or end a task.

·        Manage Files, Folders, and Floppy Disks
Learn the commands related to file and folder management, including Tree, MD (Mkdir), and RD (Rmdir).

·        Cover Maintenance of File Systems and Hard Disks
Understand how to best use utilities such as Fsutil, Chkdsk, and Defrag as well as Format, Convert, and Compact.

·        Use Diskpart to Manage Hard Disk Partitions
Use Diskpart to perform disk-related tasks, such as creating and deleting partitions and volumes, and creating, maintaining, and managing fault-tolerant volumes.

·        Query, Add, Delete, and Save Registry Entries
See how to maintain the Windows operating system, including services, drivers, and the Windows Registry.

·        Monitor and Manage Event Logs, Processes, and Logs
Learn how to view system services and applications using the TaskList command and how to terminate nonresponsive processes using TaskKill.

·        Manage Printers and Print Jobs
Use the command line to view and configure installed printers and also to manage printer drivers and print queues.

·          Manage Active Directory
Learn how to search for Active Directory objects, add and remove objects from the directory database, and modify an object’s properties.

·          Perform Network Troubleshooting
Examine a number of network diagnostic tools, such as Ping, IPConfig, Pathping, Finger, and ARP, and learn to interpret their results.