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Set-CitrixServerLogon.ps1 (Citrix Top 10)

Here is a useful little script. This Creates a MFCom Server Object and disables or Enables Logons for that Server.

  1. # Set-CitrixServerLogon.ps1
  2. # Brandon Shell [MVP]
  3. # www.bsonposh.com
  4. # Sets the Server to Enable or Disable Logons
  5. Param($Server,[switch]$enable,[switch]$disable,[switch]$help)
  6. function HelpMe{
  7.     Write-Host
  8.     Write-Host " Set-CitrixServerLogon.ps1:" -fore Green
  9.     Write-Host "   Sets the Server to Enable or Disable Logons"
  10.     Write-Host
  11.     Write-Host " Parameters:" -fore Green
  12.     Write-Host "   -Server                  : Optional. Server to Set Logon"
  13.     Write-Host "   -Enable                  : Optional. Checks Hours of Idle Time (Default)"
  14.     Write-Host "   -Disable                 : Optional. Checks Minutes of Idle Time"
  15.     Write-Host "   -Help                    : Optional. Displays This"
  16.     Write-Host
  17.     Write-Host " Examples:" -fore Green
  18.     Write-Host "   To disable the Logon for a Server" -fore White
  19.     Write-Host "     Set-CitrixServerLogon.ps1 -server <serverName> -Disable" -fore Yellow
  20.     Write-Host
  21. }
  22.  
  23. if(!$Server -or $help){helpme;Write-Host;return}
  24.  
  25. Write-Host
  26.  
  27. Write-Host " Getting Server [$Server]"
  28. $mfsrv = New-Object -ComObject MetaFrameCOM.MetaFrameServer
  29.  
  30. Write-Host " - Initializing Server"
  31. $mfsrv.Initialize(6,$Server)
  32.  
  33. if($enable)
  34. {
  35.     Write-Host " - Setting to EnableLogon = 1"
  36.     $mfSrv.WinServerObject.EnableLogon = 1
  37. }
  38. if($disable)
  39. {
  40.     Write-Host " - Setting to EnableLogon = 0"
  41.     $mfSrv.WinServerObject.EnableLogon = 0
  42. }
  43.  
  44. Write-Host " - Server [$($mfSrv.ServerName)] is set to [$($mfSrv.WinServerObject.EnableLogon)] for EnableLogon"
  45.  
  46. Write-Host

Another option would be to remove the Apps from the Server all together.

  1. # Unpublish-CitrixServer.ps1
  2. # Brandon Shell [MVP]
  3. # www.bsonposh.com
  4. # Removes all App from Server
  5. Param($Server)
  6. $mfsrv = New-Object -ComObject MetaFrameCOM.MetaFrameServer
  7. $mfsrv.Initialize(6,$Server.ToUpper())
  8. $mfsrv | foreach{$_.Applications} | foreach{$_.LoadData(1);$_.RemoveServer($Server.ToUpper());$_.SaveData()}

tshell :: Apr.09.2008 :: All, Citrix, Powershell, Scripting :: No Comments »

Get-CitrixPrinterInfo.ps1 (Citrix Top 10)

This script just collects the Printer Information from all the Servers in the Farm. It will output them to a file or you can pipe them and filter them.

Name: Get-CitrixPrinterInfo.ps1
Purpose: Gets Print Driver Info from all the Servers in the Farm and outputs to file or console

  1. # Get-CitrixPrinterInfo.ps1
  2. # Brandon Shell [MVP]
  3. # www.bsonposh.com
  4. # Gets Print Driver Info from all the Servers in the Farm
  5. Param($Server,$file,[Switch]$help)
  6. function HelpMe{
  7.     Write-Host
  8.     Write-Host " Get-CitrixPrinterInfo.ps1:" -fore Green
  9.     Write-Host "   Gets Print Driver Info from all the Servers in the Farm"
  10.     Write-Host
  11.     Write-Host " Parameters:" -fore Green
  12.     Write-Host "   -Server                : Optional. Server to Get Print Info From "
  13.     Write-Host "   -File                  : Optional. File Name to Export Info to"
  14.     Write-Host "   -Help                  : Optional. Displays This"
  15.     Write-Host
  16.     Write-Host " Examples:" -fore Green
  17.     Write-Host "   Gets Print Info and Exports to File" -fore White
  18.     Write-Host "     .\Get-CitrixPrinterInfo.ps1 -file MyExportFile.txt" -fore Yellow
  19.     Write-Host
  20.     Write-Host "   Gets Print Drivers from a Specific Server and outputs DriverName and SourceServer"  -fore White
  21.     Write-Host "     .\Get-CitrixPrinterInfo.ps1 <serverName> | ft DriverName,SourceServer" -fore Yellow
  22.     Write-Host
  23. }
  24.  
  25. # Check for Help Flag
  26. if($help){HelpMe;Write-Host;Return}
  27.  
  28. # Check for File
  29. if($file)
  30. {
  31.     if($server) # If -Server was passed we run check just against it and output to screen
  32.     {
  33.         $mfsrv = new-Object -com "MetaframeCOM.MetaframeServer"
  34.         $mfsrv.Initialize(6,$Server.ToUpper())
  35.         $mfsrv | foreach{"`n$($_.ServerName) `n$(’-'*20)";$_.PrinterDrivers| Format-Table} | out-File $file -enc ASCII
  36.     }
  37.     else # We run the check against the whole farm and output results to file
  38.     {
  39.         $mfarm = new-Object -com "MetaframeCOM.MetaframeFarm"
  40.         $mfarm.Initialize(1)
  41.         $mfarm.Servers | foreach{"`n$($_.ServerName) `n$(’-'*20)";$_.PrinterDrivers| Format-Table} | out-File $file -enc ASCII
  42.     }
  43. }
  44. else
  45. {
  46.     if($server) # If -Server was passed we run check just against it and output to screen
  47.     {
  48.         $mfsrv = new-Object -com "MetaframeCOM.MetaframeServer"
  49.         $mfsrv.Initialize(6,$Server.ToUpper())
  50.         $mfsrv | foreach{"`n$($_.ServerName) `n$(’-'*20)";$_.PrinterDrivers| Format-Table}
  51.     }
  52.     else # We run the check against the whole farm and output results to screen
  53.     {
  54.         $mfarm = new-Object -com "MetaframeCOM.MetaframeFarm"
  55.         $mfarm.Initialize(1)
  56.         $mfarm.Servers | foreach{"`n$($_.ServerName) `n$(’-'*20)";$_.PrinterDrivers| Format-Table}
  57.     }
  58.  }

tshell :: Apr.07.2008 :: Citrix, Powershell, Scripting :: No Comments »

Get-CitrixSessionUser.ps1 (Citrix Top 10)

One of the script I was asked to convert was a script to output all the Users and the Client IP.

This is what I came up with

Name: Get-CitrixSessionUser.ps1
Purpose: List ClientAddress and UserName for each Session

  1. # Get-CitrixSessionUser.ps1
  2. # Brandon Shell [MVP]
  3. # www.bsonposh.com
  4. # List ClientAddress and UserName for each Session
  5.  
  6. $farm = new-Object -com "MetaframeCOM.MetaframeFarm"
  7. $farm.Initialize(1)
  8. $farm.Sessions | Format-Table UserName,ClientAddress

After I did this… I stopped and actually thought about what I was doing. What is the point? What would someone use this for? It seemed to me that a simpler script that was more flexible would not only meet the original goal, but expand it significantly. It comes back to the object nature of Powershell. I needed to stop thinking strings and start thinking objects. Using the following script not only accomplishes the same goal to get UserName and ClientAddress, but also expands it to add the following:

AAName
AAType
AccessSessionGuid
Applications
AppliedPolicy
AppName
AverageLatency
BandwidthCap
BytesRcvdPostExpansion
BytesRcvdPreExpansion
BytesSentPostCompression
BytesSentPreCompression
ClientAddress
ClientAddrFamily
ClientBuffers
ClientBuild
ClientCacheDisk
ClientCacheLowMem
ClientCacheTiny
ClientCacheXms
ClientColorDepth
ClientDimBitmapMin
ClientDimCacheSize
ClientDimVersion
ClientDirectory
ClientEncryption
ClientHardwareID
ClientHRes
ClientID
ClientLicense
ClientModemName
ClientModules
ClientName
ClientProductID
ClientProductIDValue
ClientVRes
DeviceID
ICABufLen
InputSpeed
LastLatency
LatencyDeviation
OutputSpeed
Processes
ProtocolType
ServerBuffers
ServerName
SessionID
SessionName
SessionState
SmartAccessFilters
UserName
VIPAddress
VirtualChannels

  1. # Get-CitrixSession.ps1
  2. # Brandon Shell [MVP]
  3. # www.bsonposh.com
  4. # Gets all the Sessions for a Farm
  5.  
  6. $farm = new-Object -com "MetaframeCOM.MetaframeFarm"
  7. $farm.Initialize(1)
  8. $farm.Sessions

tshell :: Apr.07.2008 :: All, Citrix, Powershell, Scripting :: No Comments »

Powershell, Remote Registry and You! Part 1 (Overview)

I was reading the news groups (as I do all the time) and I have notice numerous request/questions regarding remote registry access in powershell. I thought I would try to see if I could shed some light on the subject. So without further delay… on with the show!

Overview:
———-
Registry access in Posh is realatively simple and extremely powerful.
From a local stand point its as simple as:
PS> Set-Location HKLM:System
From a remote standpoint… you have to utilize the powers of .NET.
$ServerKey = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey]::OpenRemoteBaseKey([Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive]::LocalMachine, ServerName)

For the purpose of this post… I am going to focus on the remote aspect. Local is cover in tons of documentation. So, cause of time, I am only going to address the .NET method.

I will start by giving you the Remote Registry Object useful Properties/Methods

Object
——-
[Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey]::OpenRemoteBaseKey([Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive]::LocalMachine,MachineName)

Properties
————-
Name
SubKeyCount
ValueCount

Methods (Not all.. just the ones I use often)
—————————————————
CreateSubKey
DeleteSubKey
DeleteSubKeyTree
DeleteValue
GetAccessControl
GetLifetimeService
GetSubKeyNames
GetType
GetValue
GetValueKind
GetValueNames
OpenSubKey
SetAccessControl
SetValue

As you can see… You can do basically everything you could ever want.

Now that you have a basic idea of what the .NET provider can give you… let put it to practical use.

Examples:
———-
Purpose: Get a list of Subkeys and Values of Specific Registry Key. 

[code]$key = “SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion”
$type = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive]::LocalMachine
$regKey = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey]::OpenRemoteBaseKey($type, $Srv)
$regKey = $regKey.OpenSubKey($key)
Write-Host “Sub Keys”
Write-Host “——–”
Foreach($sub in $regKey.GetSubKeyNames()){$sub}
Write-Host
Write-Host “Values”
Write-Host “——”
Foreach($val in $regKey.GetValueNames()){$val}[/code]

Result (only showing first 10 of each:)

Sub Keys
——–
App Management
App Paths
Applets
BITS
Control Panel
Controls Folder
CSCSettings
DateTimeDynamic
DirectoryExplorer

Values
——
DevicePath
MediaPath
Unexpanded
SM_GamesName
SM_Configure
ProgramsName
ProgramFilesDir
CommonFilesDir
ProductId
WallPaperDir
MediaPath
ProgramFilesPath

——————————————-
Purpose: Get the Value of each of the Values. 

[code]$key = “SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion”
$type = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive]::LocalMachine
$regKey = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey]::OpenRemoteBaseKey($type, $Srv)
$regKey = $regKey.OpenSubKey($key)
Write-Host “Values”
Write-Host “——”
Foreach($val in $regKey.GetValueNames()){
   Write-Host $val.PadRight(30) -nonewline
   Write-Host $regKey.GetValue(”$val”)
}[/code]

Result (only showing first 10:)

Values
——
DevicePath = [C:\WINDOWS\inf;C:\Drivers\Broadcom\Win2003]
MediaPathUnexpanded = [C:\WINDOWS\Media]
SM_GamesName = [Games]
SM_ConfigureProgramsName = [Set Program Access and Defaults]
ProgramFilesDir = [C:\Program Files]
CommonFilesDir = [C:\Program Files\Common Files]
ProductId = [69713-640-4031427-45876]
WallPaperDir = [C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper]
MediaPath = [C:\WINDOWS\Media]
ProgramFilesPath = [C:\Program Files]

————————————————

Summary:
———–
As you now can see. POSH is really powerful given its .NET access to the registry. Honestly… there is virtually nothing you can’t do and its easy to boot. You have complete access to Registry keys/subkeys/values. You can even Create, Delete, and evaluate Values and keys. In the future I will be sharing a function I wrote to compare Registry Subkeys between machines. That has proven to be super valuable.

Well… That about does it (at least for today :) ) I think this is a pretty good start to your POSH .NET registry adventure. I will be expanding this as I have time.

As always… PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK!!! :)

tshell :: Jan.16.2007 :: .NET, All, HowTo, Powershell, Registry, Scripting :: No Comments »