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ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú PowerShell Module

Overview

PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language.

Initially a Windows component only, known as Windows PowerShell, PowerShell was made open-source and cross-platform on August 18th, 2016 with the introduction of PowerShell Core.

To use the PowerShell, users call PowerShell commands. A PowerShell command executes a specific action. Administrators can run PowerShell commands and group commands together in PowerShell scripts to automate administrative tasks for commonly implemented processes.

A PowerShell module is a set of related PowerShell commands that are grouped together. PowerShell modules are hosted by Microsoft and available for installation from the .Ìý

°Õ³ó±ðÌý is a set of PowerShell commands that allow ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú administrators to interact with their ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú directory.

The ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú PowerShell module is at its core a wrapper for the  and communicates with the ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú API using the  PowerShell command over HTTPS.

Common administrative tasks that can be automated or scripted using the ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú PowerShell module include:

  • Importing ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú users from a .csv file
  • Exporting ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú user and system information to a .csv file
  • Creating and removing ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú users
  • Resetting ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú users password
  • Unlocking or locking a ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú user account
  • Disabling and enabling ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú user accounts
  • Adding or removing members from ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú Groups
  • Triggering ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú Commands
  • Reading the output of ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú Commands
  • Bulk actions

Common PowerShell Misconceptions

  • PowerShell only works on Windows

PowerShell comes preinstalled on Windows, but can easily be installed on both Mac and Linux. Find a full list of supported platforms with download instructions .

  • You have to have programming experience to use PowerShell

This could not be further from the truth! PowerShell uses a verb-noun naming convention for executing PowerShell commands. This verb-noun syntax makes PowerShell both easy to learn and understand.

Commands within in the ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú module can perform actions like creating a new ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú user (New-JCUser) or getting information on a ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú-managed system (Get-JCSystem).

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