Sorry if I missed this in a previous post. Is there a good resource I could download to introduce myself to Powershell commands? -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Kelly Prescott Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 10:00 PM To: 'Blind sysadmins list' Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Administration using powershell. I find all your comments interesting. I have used AWS for years and I never use nor have I ever used the GUI ill recently. I did my initial account setup with the GUI back in 2008 or 2009 and I have always used the command-line tools. A brief read of the manual was all it took and I have never had problems with the syntax etc. Of course, I cut my teeth on Unix starting in the 1980's and that might have something to do with it. What I am trying to say is just this: There are and can be different approaches for different people. Some people might like the command-line and powershell. That would be me. I use the command-line and CLI tools where ever I can. When I found powershell, I now find administering Windows systems far easier for me. I write powershell scripts for everything, and I do things I had never done before with Windows. Some people might need the GUI. If it is all accessible, then we have choice. Choice is good! -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Hodgson Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 3:43 PM To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Administration using powershell. Hi, I would say that even with these tools the GUI is a good way of identifying that you have done the right thing, or to establish a workflow. For example, when I was learning AWS and Terraform, I had to use the GUI to start with as I hadn't come across AWS concepts much before. I was asked to learn using the command line, but found this impossible especially using a DSL for infrastructure as code. One thing though with Azure is to look at something like Terraform especially if you are familiar with the concepts as it will save you a lot of time over the GUI or using PowerShell commands. I don't know whether Azure has a similar system to CloudFormation on AWS? Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Darragh Ó Héiligh Sent: 06 December 2016 16:29 To: Blind sysadmins list <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Administration using powershell. On the topic of using PowerShell as a full alternative to various inefficient UI's, I'd be really interested in hearing from someone who uses PowerShell exclusively for administering any system. Especially Active Directory, DFS, IIS, Office365, Azure VPN, Azure VM's, VMware VM's, SCCM and AzureSQL PAS. If there are people using PowerShell exclusively for administration of any of these applications, it would be fantastic to colaberate on building a repository of helpful scripts. Or, if there's one already out there, contributing to it. Thanks _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins