Lesson 3 of 412 min

Just-enough PowerShell

Get-, Set-, New-, Remove- verbs. Pipe, filter, format. The four cmdlets that handle 80% of Tier-1 automation.

PowerShell uses Verb-Noun cmdlets: Get-ADUser, Set-ADUser, New-Mailbox, Remove-MailboxPermission.

Pipe (|) passes objects between cmdlets: Get-ADUser -Filter * | Where-Object {$_.Enabled -eq $false}.

ALWAYS pair destructive cmdlets with -WhatIf before running for real. -WhatIf shows what would happen without doing it.

Key takeaways