Windows 2000 Admin Scripting Little Black Book: A Concise Guide to Essential Scripting for Administration - Softcover

Torres, Jesse M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1932111158 ISBN 13: 9781932111156

Publisher: Paraglyph Press, 2002

Synopsis

This book is designed to be a scripting programmer's best friend. Hundreds of immediate solutions and highly-practical scripting examples are provided to help programmers save valuable time. The book explores techniques for working with files, input/output, text files, and performing various network administrative tasks through scripting. It explains the concept and necessity of logon scripts, the backbone structure of a good logon script, and how to implement these scripts in an everyday environment to automate repetitive tasks such as inventory, file modifications, installations, and system updates. It also provides an in-depth look into the registry and registry editing tools including locating the important registry keys and values, and modifying them. The book features example scripts on every new topic covered to reinforce what the reader has just learned.

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From the Publisher

Windows Admin Scripting Little Black Book, 3rd Edition, shows Windows users and administrators how to perform Windows management and administrative tasks using powerful scripts for just about every important task imaginable. It covers techniques for working with files, input/output, text files, and performing various network administrative tasks through scripting. It presents the necessity of logon scripts, the backbone structure of a good logon script, and how to implement these scripts in an everyday environment to automate repetitive tasks such as inventory, file modifications, installations, and system updates. It also provides an in-depth look into the registry and registry editing tools including locating the important registry keys and values, and modifying them. The book features example scripts on every new topic covered to reinforce what the reader has just learned. Key scripting topics include manipulating the Windows XP file system, using powerful third-party scripting tools, creating scripts for installing service packs and new applications, automating applications from the command line, and setting up security features for Windows XP. Everything is included in this book, and users can easily modify or combine the scripts to perform myriad tasks. And the author has included all the scripts on his website for easy reference.

From the Author

Features new power scripts for Windows XP administrators to automate frequent operations with simple commands
Features a new chapter on WMIC available on XP and Windows Server 2003. WMIC extends WMI for operation from several command-line interfaces and through batch scripts.
Features expanded scripts and command-line applications to help administrators perform essential security operations and maintenance
Contains essential tips and techniques for using Log Parser used to search for data, create and export logs to a SQL database, input and output formatting and more
Covers cluster management scripting to perform a wide variety of tasks
Uses the latest scripting languages and tools including shell scripting, Kixtart, Windows Script Host (WMI, LDAP, WinNT), VBA, and AutoIT, with expanded focus on WMI

Edition details

• Publisher: Paraglyph Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1932111158
• ISBN 13: 9781932111156
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432