Windows Command-Line Administrator's Pocket Consultant, Second Edition Ebook
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Technical Reviewer: James Johnson, Technical Review services provided by Content Master, a member of CM Group, Ltd Cover: Tom Draper Design Body Part No. X14-71538 Contents at a Glance Part I Windows Command-Line Fundamentals 1 Overview of the Windows Command Line. 3 2 Getting the Most from the Command Line . 17 3 Command-Line Scripting Essentials . 27 Part II Windows Systems Administration Using the Command Line 4 Deploying Windows Servers . 59 5 Managing Windows Systems . 79 6 Event Logging, Tracking, and Monitoring . 105 7 Monitoring Processes and Maintaining Performance . 125 8 Managing Event and Performance Logging . 153 9 Scheduling Tasks to Run Automatically . 191 Part III Windows File System and Disk Administration Using the Command Line 10 Configuring and Maintaining Disks . 225 11 Partitioning Basic Disks. 257 12 Managing Volumes and RAID on Dynamic Disks . 279 Part IV Windows Active Directory Administration Using the Command Line 13 Core Active Directory Services Administration . 297 14 Managing Computer Accounts and Domain Controllers . 315 15 Managing Active Directory Users and Groups . 339 Part V Windows Network Administration Using the Command Line 16 Administering Network Printers and Print Services . 371 17 Configuring, Maintaining, and Troubleshooting TCP/IP Networking . 405 iii iv Contents at a Glance Appendix A Essential Command-Line Tools Reference . 453 Appendix B Quick Reference for Netsh . 501 Table of Contents Acknowledgments . xvii Introduction . .xix Who Is This Book For? . .xix How Is This Book Organized? . xx Conventions Used in This Book. .xxi Support . xxii Part I Windows Command-Line Fundamentals 1 Overview of the Windows Command Line . 3 Command Line Essentials . 3 Understanding the Windows Command Shell . 4 Understanding the MS-DOS Command Shell . 8 Understanding Windows PowerShell. 9 Configuring Command-Line Properties . 11 Working with the Command History. 12 Making Supplemental Components Available . 13 Using the Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista. 14 Registering the Remote Server Administration Tools Package . 14 Configuring and Selecting Remote Server Administration Tools. 15 Removing the Remote Server Administration Tools . 16 Removing the Remote Server Administration Tools Package . 16 2 Getting the Most from the Command Line . 17 Managing Command Shell Startup . 18 Working with the Command Path . 20 Managing the Command Path . 20 Managing File Extensions and File Associations . 21 What do you think of this book? 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To participate in a brief survey, please visit: www.microsoft.com/learning/booksurvey v vi Table of Contents Redirecting Standard Input, Output, and Error . 22 Redirecting Standard Output to Other Commands . 23 Redirecting I/O to and from Files. 24 Redirecting Standard Error . 24 Chaining and Grouping Commands . 25 Using Chains of Commands . 25 Grouping Command Sequences . 26 3 Command-Line Scripting Essentials. 27 Creating Command-Line Scripts. 27 Common Statements and Commands for Scripts . 29 Clearing the Command-Shell Window . 29 Adding Comments to Scripts . 30 Managing Text Display and Command Echoing . 31 Fine-Tuning Command Echo with @ . 32 Setting the Console Window Title and Colors . 33 Passing Arguments to Scripts . 34 Getting Acquainted with Variables. 35 Using Variables in Scripts . 36 Naming Variables . 36 Setting Variable Values . 37 Substituting Variable Values . 38 Localizing Variable Scope . 40 Using Mathematical Expressions. 41 Working with Arithmetic and Assignment Operators. 41 Understanding Operator Precedence . 42 Simulating Exponents . 43 Command-Line Selection Statements . 43 Using If . 43 Using If Not . 44 Using If Defined and If Not Defined . 45 Nesting Ifs . 45 Making Comparisons in If Statements. 45 Command Line Iteration Statements . 46 Iteration Essentials . 47 Stepping Through a Series of Values . 48 Iterating Through Groups of Files . 49 Iterating Through Directories . 49 Parsing File Content and Output . 51 Table of Contents vii Creating Subroutines and Procedures . 54 Using Subroutines. 54 Using Procedures . 56 Part II Windows Systems Administration Using the Command Line 4 Deploying Windows Servers . 59 Managing Server Configurations . 59 Working with Roles, Role Services, and Features . 61 Managing Roles, Role Services, and Features . 68 ServerManagerCmd Essentials . 68 Querying Installed Roles, Role Services, and Features . 74 Installing Roles, Role Services, and Features . 75 Removing Roles, Role Services, and Features . 77 5 Managing Windows Systems . 79 Examining System Information . 79 Working with the Registry . 81 Understanding Registry Keys and Values . 82 Querying Registry Values. 84 Comparing Registry Keys. 85 Saving and Restoring Registry Keys . ..