Tag Archives: administration

Administering Securely

Posted on July 11, 2014 by way0utwest

This piece was originally published on Jul 8, 2009. It is being re-run as Steve is away on sabbatical. The other day I noticed a post where someone was asking a question that I’ve seen asked often. I still haven’t … Continue reading →

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Lockdown or Let Them Free

Posted on June 27, 2014 by way0utwest

This piece was originally published on Sept 21, 2009. It is being re-run as Steve is away on sabbatical/ I ran into this blog post about IT v other workers. The post is in response to an article in Slate about workers being oppressed … Continue reading →

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Attaching All Databases with PowerShell–Refactoring out Write-Host

Posted on June 5, 2014 by way0utwest

Someone posted a note to me on Twitter that noted that Write-Host is not recommended for your scripts. I checked the link to an MSDN blog on Write-Host Considered Harmful, and it made some sense. Basically it says that since … Continue reading →

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Attaching All Databases with PowerShell–Attaching Missing Databases

Posted on June 3, 2014 by way0utwest

I wrote a PowerShell script recently to actually accomplish a task I that I needed. What’s more, this was the first time I thought that Powershell might prove more useful than other methods. This series looks at my script, and … Continue reading →

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