Network Admin Toolkit aka Scripting Basics

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Network Admin Toolkit aka Scripting Basics
Bloomington Tech Feast

• Terry Sullivan, Technology Director
• tsulliva_at_comwares.netShiloh CUSD 1 Edgar
  County CUSD6

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Introduction

• What is a script
• Where can scripts be applied
• Scripts and Active Directory
• Scripting tools
• Scripting Samples
• Batch files
• WSH (vbs) files
• Wscript and CScript
• Scripting Resources

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What is a Script

• Series of commands to be executed
• Can be sequential or include decision logic
• Commands written instruction in special language
  VBScript, Jscript, other,
• Windows Scripting Host - WSH is the part that
  reads and carries out the instructions in the
  script
• Included in Windows since Win98 IE 4.0
• WSCRIPT and CSCRIPT - Executables that actually
  interpret the .vbs or .js script files

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Working from a Command Line

• http//www.ss64.com/

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Jobs that Script Do?

• Map network drives
• Connect to printers
• Modify environment variables e.g. Temp
• Run basic functions such as CreateObject and
  GetObject
• Print a message to a Message Box on screen
• Modify keys and values in the registry
• Anything which can be done manually

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Complete set of commands OrCall other programs
and utilities
Sample Utility
WinExit.SCR

• Other Windows 2003 Resource Kit Tools

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Other Tools - SysInternals

• www.sysinternals.com

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http//www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/
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Types of Scripts

• Batch or Command Files
• WSH or VB script
• Wscript
• Cscript
• Java
• REXX
• Perl

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Tools

• Script-o-Matic 2.0
• Script Wizard
• WMI
• Windows Management Information
• ADSI
• Active Directory Service Interfaces
• Tweak-o-matic
• Log Parser
• Find Samples!!

• http//www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/crea
  teit.mspx

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• http//www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/crea
  teit.mspx

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Samples Examples

• Simple to Complex
• Classic Batch Files
• WSH (vbs files)
• Calling other applications
• Login Script Resources
• Other types of scripting
• PERL, JAVA or Jscript, etc.

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QA