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Windows Server 2016 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook - Second Edition

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Published in Sep 2017
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ISBN-13 9781787122048
Pages 660 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Authors (2):
Thomas Lee Thomas Lee
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 Ed Goad Ed Goad
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Title Page
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgment
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
1. What's New in PowerShell and Windows Server 2. Implementing Nano Server 3. Managing Windows Updates 4. Managing Printers 5. Managing Server Backup 6. Managing Performance 7. Troubleshooting Windows Server 2016 8. Managing Windows Networking Services 9. Managing Network Shares 10. Managing Internet Information Server 11. Managing Hyper-V 12. Managing Azure 13. Using Desired State Configuration

Finding expired computers in AD


Expired computers, computers that have not logged on recently, can be something you need to investigate. A client computer that has not logged on to the domain for, say, a month, could have been stolen. Such a computer could also be an under-used asset that is a candidate for redeployment. If it's a server that has not logged in for a month, it could indicate a computer that is non-functioning and one you should investigate.

This recipe is a variation on the Report on AD Users recipe.

Getting ready

This recipe needs computer accounts in the AD.

How to do it...

  1. Build the report header:
$RKReport = ''$RkReport += "*** Reskit.Org AD Unused 
                      + "Computer Report`n"$RKReport += "*** Generated [$(Get-Date)]`n"$RKReport += "***********************************`n`n"
  1. Report on computer accounts that have not logged in in past 14 days:
$RkReport += "*** Machines not logged on in past 14 days`n"$FortnightAgo = (Get-Date).AddDays(-14)$RKReport += Get-ADComputer...
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