Windows Command-Line Administrator's Pocket Consultant

Name: Windows Command-Line Administrator's Pocket Consultant
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ISBN: 9780735622623

ISBN-10: 0735622620

ISBN-13: 9780735622623

Edition: 2nd 2008

Authors: William R. Stanek

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Now updated for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, this practical, pocket-sized reference delivers ready answers for using Windows command-line tools to manage multiple clients and servers. Its packed with hundreds of examples that show you how to run, use, schedule, and script Windows commands, support tools, and Resource Kit tools without touching the GUI.

Book details

List price: $34.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 6/18/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 592
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.650
Language: English

William R. Stanek has over 20 years of hands-on experience with advanced programming and development. He has written 61 books including: "Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Administrator's Pocket Consultant", "Windows Server 2003 Inside Out", "Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Administrator's Pocket Consultant", and "Microsoft IIS 6.0 Administrator's Pocket Consultant" (all from Microsoft Press). These are currently the best sellers in their respective markets. Mr. Stanek has an MS degree in Information Systems with distinction, and a BS degree in Computer Science magna cum laude.



Acknowledgments


Introduction


Who Is This Book For?


How Is This Book Organized?


Conventions Used in This Book


Support



Windows Command-Line Fundamentals



Overview of the Windows Command Line


Command Line Essentials


Understanding the Windows Command Shell


Understanding the MS-DOS Command Shell


Understanding Windows PowerShell


Configuring Command-Line Properties


Working with the Command History


Making Supplemental Components Available


Using the Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista


Registering the Remote Server Administration Tools Package


Configuring and Selecting Remote Server Administration Tools


Removing the Remote Server Administration Tools


Removing the Remote Server Administration Tools Package



Getting the Most from the Command Line


Managing Command Shell Startup


Working with the Command Path


Managing the Command Path


Managing File Extensions and File Associations


Redirecting Standard Input, Output, and Error


Redirecting Standard Output to Other Commands


Redirecting I/O to and from Files


Redirecting Standard Error


Chaining and Grouping Commands


Using Chains of Commands


Grouping Command Sequences



Command-Line Scripting Essentials


Creating Command-Line Scripts


Common Statements and Commands for Scripts


Clearing the Command-Shell Window


Adding Comments to Scripts


Managing Text Display and Command Echoing


Fine-Tuning Command Echo with @


Setting the Console Window Title and Colors


Passing Arguments to Scripts


Getting Acquainted with Variables


Using Variables in Scripts


Naming Variables


Setting Variable Values


Substituting Variable Values


Localizing Variable Scope


Using Mathematical Expressions


Working with Arithmetic and Assignment Operators


Understanding Operator Precedence


Simulating Exponents


Command-Line Selection Statements


Using If


Using If Not


Using If Defined and If Not Defined


Nesting Ifs


Making Comparisons in If Statements


Command Line Iteration Statements


Iteration Essentials


Stepping Through a Series of Values


Iterating Through Groups of Files


Iterating Through Directories


Parsing File Content and Output


Creating Subroutines and Procedures


Using Subroutines


Using Procedures



Windows Systems Administration Using the Command Line



Deploying Windows Servers


Managing Server Configurations


Working with Roles, Role Services, and Features


Managing Roles, Role Services, and Features


ServerManagerCmd Essentials


Querying Installed Roles, Role Services, and Features


Installing Roles, Role Services, and Features


Removing Roles, Role Services, and Features



Managing Windows Systems


Examining System Information


Working with the Registry


Understanding Registry Keys and Values


Querying Registry Values


Comparing Registry Keys


Saving and Restoring Registry Keys


Adding Registry keys


Copying Registry Keys


Deleting Registry Keys


Exporting and Importing Registry Keys


Loading and Unloading Registry Keys


Managing System Services


Viewing Configured Services


Starting, Stopping, and Pausing Services


Configuring Service Startup


Configuring Service Logon


Configuring Service Recovery


Restarting and Shutting Down Systems from the Command Line


Managing Restart and Shutdown of Local Systems


Managing Restart and Shutdown of Remote Systems


Adding Shutdown or Restart Reasons and Comments



Event Logging, Tracking, and Monitoring


Windows Event Logging


Viewing and Filtering Event Logs


Viewing Events


Filtering Events


Writing Custom Events to the Event Logs


Creating and Using Saved Queries


Monitoring Performance: The Essentials


Understanding Performance Monitoring at the Command Line


Tracking Performance Data



Monitoring Processes and Maintaining Performance


Managing Applications, Processes, and Performance


Understanding System and User Processes


Examining Running Processes


Monitoring System Resource Usage and Processes


Stopping Processes


Detecting and Resolving Performance Issues Through Monitoring


Monitoring Memory Paging and Paging to Disk


Monitoring Memory Usage and the Working Memory Set for Individual Processes


Resolving Performance Bottlenecks



Managing Event and Performance Logging


Managing the Event Logs


Getting Started with Wevtutil


Listing Available Logs and Registered Publishers


Viewing and Changing Log Configuration


Exporting and Manipulating Event Logs


Clearing Event Logs


Centralizing Event Logging Across the Enterprise


Configuring Event Forwarding and Collection


Creating Subscriptions


Managing Subscriptions


Performance Logging


Getting Started with Data Collector Sets


Working with Data Collector Sets


Collecting Performance Counter Data


Configuring Performance Counter Alerts


Viewing Data Collector Reports



Scheduling Tasks to Run Automatically


Scheduling Tasks on Local and Remote Systems


Introducing Task Scheduling


Monitoring Scheduled Tasks


Scheduling Tasks with Task Scheduler


Creating Basic Tasks


Creating Advanced Tasks


Managing Task Properties


Enabling and Disabling Tasks


Copying Tasks to Other Computers


Running Tasks Immediately


Removing Unwanted Tasks


Scheduling Tasks with Schtasks


Creating Scheduled Tasks with Schtasks /Create


Creating Scheduled Tasks Triggered by Windows Events


Changing Scheduled Tasks with Schtasks /Change


Querying for Configured Tasks with Schtasks /Query


Creating Tasks Using XML Configuration Files


Running Tasks Immediately with Schtasks /Run


Stopping Running Tasks with Schtasks /End


Deleting Tasks with Schtasks /Delete



Windows File System and Disk Administration Using the Command Line



Configuring and Maintaining Disks


Getting Started with DiskPart


DiskPart Basics


DiskPart: An Example


Understanding Focus and What It Means


DiskPart Commands and Scripts


DiskPart: A Script Example


Installing and Managing Hard Disk Drives


Installing and Checking for a New Drive


Checking Drive Status and Configuration


Changing Drive Partition Styles


Working with Basic and Dynamic Disks


Understanding Basic and Dynamic Disks


Setting the Active Partition


Changing the Disk Type: Basic to Dynamic or Vice Versa


Maintaining Disks


Obtaining Disk Information and Managing File Systems with FSUtil


Checking Disks for Errors and Bad Sectors


Fixing Disk Errors


Controlling Auto Check on Startup


Defragmenting Disks



Partitioning Basic Disks


Obtaining Partition Information


Creating Partitions


Creating Partitions for MBR Disks


Creating Partitions for GPT Disks


Managing Drive Letters and Mount Points


Assigning Drive Letters or Mount Points


Changing Drive Letters or Mount Points


Removing Drive Letters or Mount Points


Formatting Partitions


Using FORMAT


Using FILESYSTEMS


Formatting: An Example


Managing Partitions


Converting a Partition or Volume to NTFS


Changing or Deleting the Volume Label


Shrinking Partitions or Volumes


Extending Partitions or Volumes


Deleting Partitions



Managing Volumes and RAID on Dynamic Disks


Obtaining Volume Information and Status


Creating and Managing Simple Volumes


Creating Simple Volumes


Extending Simple Volumes


Bringing Dynamic Disks Online


Deleting Volumes


Providing Fault Tolerance with RAID on Dynamic Disks


Implementing RAID-0: Disk Striping


Implementing RAID-1: Disk Mirroring and Duplexing


Implementing RAID-5: Disk Striping with Parity


Managing RAID and Recovering from Failure


Breaking a Mirrored Set


Resynchronizing and Repairing a Mirrored Set


Repairing a RAID-0 Striped Set Without Parity


Regenerating a RAID-5 Striped Set with Parity



Windows Active Directory Administration Using the Command Line



Core Active Directory Services Administration


Controlling Active Directory from the Command Line


Understanding Domains, Containers, and Objects


Understanding Logical and Physical Structures in Active Directory


Understanding Distinguished Names


Getting Started with the Active Directory Command-Line Tools


Making Directory Queries Using the DSQUERY Command


DSQUERY Subcommands and Syntax


Searching Using Names, Descriptions, and SAM Account Names


Setting Logon and Run As Permissions for Searches


Setting the Start Node, Search Scope, and Object Limit


Setting the Output Format for Names


Using DSQUERY with Other Active Directory Command-Line Tools


Searching for Problem User and Computer Accounts


Renaming and Moving Objects


Removing Objects from Active Directory



Managing Computer Accounts and Domain Controllers


Overview of Managing Computer Accounts from the Command Line


Creating Computer Accounts in Active Directory Domains


Creating a Computer Account


Customizing Computer Account Attributes and Group Memberships


Managing Computer Account Properties


Viewing and Finding Computer Accounts


Setting or Changing a Computer's Location or Description Attribute


Disabling and Enabling Computer Accounts


Resetting Locked Computer Accounts


Joining Computer Accounts to a Domain


Renaming Computers and Computer Accounts


Moving Computer Accounts


Deleting Computer Accounts


Working with Domain Controllers


Installing and Demoting Domain Controllers


Finding Domain Controllers in Active Directory


Designating Global Catalog Servers


Finding Global Catalog Servers


Adding or Removing a Global Catalog


Checking Caching Settings and Global Catalog Preferences


Designating Operations Masters


Finding Operations Masters


Configuring Operations Master Roles Using the Command Line


Finding Read-Only Domain Controllers



Managing Active Directory Users and Groups


Overview of Managing User Accounts from the Command Line


Adding User Accounts


Creating Domain User Accounts


Customizing Domain User Account Attributes and Group Memberships


Creating Local User Accounts


Managing User Accounts


Viewing and Finding User Accounts


Determining Group Membership for Individual User Accounts


Setting or Changing User Account Attributes


Disabling and Enabling User Accounts


Resetting Expired User Accounts


Controlling and Resetting User Passwords


Moving User Accounts


Renaming User Accounts


Deleting User Accounts


Overview of Managing Group Accounts from the Command Line


Adding Group Accounts


Creating Security and Distribution Groups


Creating a Local Group and Assigning Members


Managing Group Accounts


Viewing and Finding Group Accounts


Determining Group membership


Changing Group Type or Scope


Adding, Removing, or Replacing Group Members


Moving Group Accounts


Renaming Group Accounts


Deleting Group Accounts



Windows Network Administration Using the Command Line



Administering Network Printers and Print Services


Obtaining Support and Troubleshooting Information for Printers


Working with Printers at the Command Line


Tracking Print Drivers and Printer Information


Getting Detailed Print Statistics for Capacity Planning and Troubleshooting


Managing Printers


Installing Physically Attached Print Devices


Installing Network-Attached Print Devices


Listing Printers Configured on a Computer


Viewing and Setting the Default Printer


Renaming Printers


Deleting Printers


Managing TCP/IP Ports for Network-Attached Printers


Creating and Changing TCP/IP Ports for Printers


Listing Information About TCP/IP Ports Used by Printers


Deleting TCP/IP Ports Used by Printers


Configuring Printer Properties


Adding Comments and Location Information


Sharing Printers


Publishing Printers in Active Directory


Setting a Separator Page and Changing Print Device Mode


Scheduling and Prioritizing Print Jobs


Configuring Spooling and Other Advanced Printer Options


Solving Spooling Problems


Checking the Print Spooler Service


Fixing a Corrupted Spooler


Managing Print Queues and Individual Print Jobs


Viewing Jobs in the Queue


Pausing the Printer and Resuming Printing


Emptying the Print Queue


Pausing, Resuming, and Restarting Individual Document Printing


Removing a Document and Canceling a Print Job


Backing Up and Restoring Print Server Configurations


Backing Up Print Server Configurations


Restoring Print Server Configurations


Migrating Printers and Print Queues



Configuring, Maintaining, and Troubleshooting TCP/IP Networking


Using the Network Services Shell


Working with Netsh Contexts


Working with Remote Computers


Working with Script Files


Managing TCP/IP Settings


Configuring IPv4


Configuring IPv6


Supporting TCP/IP Networking


Obtaining and Saving the TCP/IP Configuration


Examining IP Address and Interface Configurations


Working with TCP Internet Control and Error Messages


Examining Fragmentation, Reassembly, and Error Details


Examining Current TCP and UDP Connections


Troubleshooting TCP/IP Networking


Viewing Diagnostic Information


Diagnosing General Computer Configuration Issues



Essential Command-Line Tools Reference



Quick Reference for Netsh


Index