VMware: Powershell Query each ESX Hosts Syslog

This query will report each host and its current Syslog

get-vmhost | select Name,@{Name="SysLog"; Expression={(get-vmhostsyslogserver $_.name)}} | FL

Powershell: RDP log user account off of all servers using jobs.

#Log User account off all servers
# Tony Unger
# 

$Domain = "Microsoft.com"
$Servers = Get-ADComputer -Filter {(OperatingSystem -Like "Windows Server*")-and (enabled -eq "true")} -Property SamAccountName -Server $Domain Select -expand Name
$username = read-host "Enter Users Name:"
$i = 0

$scriptblock = {
 param(
 [string]$server,
 $Username
 )

$queryResults = (qwinsta /server:$server $Username| foreach { (($_.trim() -replace "\s+",","))} | ConvertFrom-Csv)
 foreach ($queryResult in $queryResults){
  Logoff /server:$server $queryResult.id
 }
}
$TotalServersCount = $Servers.count
foreach($server in $Servers){
$i++
    $running = @(Get-Job | Where-Object { $_.State -eq 'Running' })
 Write-Progress -Activity "logging off user" -status "Currently on $server -- $i of $TotalServersCount" -percentComplete ($i / $Servers.count*100)
 if ($running.Count -le 50) {
        Start-Job -ScriptBlock $scriptblock -Name $server -ArgumentList $server, $username
    }
 else {
         $running | Wait-Job
    }
}

while ($running.Count -ge 1) {
      sleep 1
    $running = @(Get-Job | Where-Object { $_.State -eq 'Running' })
 Remove-Job -State Completed
}

SQL - If you don't have permission to logon fix

Purpose: If you don't want to put a SQL db into single user mode, you can try the following to give yourself permission to a SQL instance. The following will open a command prompt as the built in security principal "System" using PSExec. psexec -i -s -d cmd From there open SQL management studio from within that command prompt. ie: c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\Ssms.exe" I came up with this independently, but a simple google search will show you others have figured it out as well. Should be able to now give yourself permissions to log on now depending on how the SQL was initially configured. If this doesn't work you will have to Start the instance of SQL Server in single-user mode by using either the -m or -f options. Any member of the computer's local Administrators group can then connect to the instance of SQL Server as a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd207004.aspx

Batch - Get time from remote server write to csv audit log

Purpose: needed a hacked up batch file that was able to read time from a remote server and log to a CSV for user logon auditing. They may have been a better way to do this in batch, but after about 5 hours of looking i decided to just write my own. Wish i could have used powershell. Note:I found that using the net time //x.x.x.x command against a server can return different formatted results I think this script is able to handle the differences but i can not be certain without further testing

@echo off
REM Tony Unger
REM
REM login audit script
REM For Log In
Rem Writes to a CSV file
REM Thanks to http://brisray.com/comp/batch3.htm for length checking in batch


setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
for /f "delims=" %%i in ('net time \\servername') do (
    if "!CurrentTime!"=="" (set CurrentTime=%%i) else (set CurrentTime=!CurrentTime!#%%i)

)

echo %CurrentTime%
Echo parse the Net Time command
FOR /f "tokens=6,7,8" %%a IN ("%CurrentTime%") DO (
SET _date=%%a
SET _time=%%b
SET _AMPM=%%c
Echo after read ampm is %_AMPM%
If %_AMPM% ==AM#Local (
FOR /f "tokens=14,15,16" %%a IN ("%CurrentTime%") DO (
SET _date=%%a
SET _time=%%b
SET _AMPM=%%c
)
)
If %_AMPM% ==PM#Local (
FOR /f "tokens=14,15,16" %%a IN ("%CurrentTime%") DO (
SET _date=%%a
SET _time=%%b
SET _AMPM=%%c
)
)
Echo Now it is equal to: %_AMPM%

if %_HourUpdate% == 01 (set _HourUpdate=13)
Echo Break up the date to Day Month Year
for /f "tokens=1,2,3 delims=/ " %%A in ("%_date%") DO (
SET _Month=%%A
SET _Day=%%B
SET _Year=%%C
)
Echo Breakup Time to Hour Min Sec
for /f "tokens=1,2,3 delims=: " %%A in ("%_time%") DO (
SET _Hour=%%A
SET _Min=%%B
SET _Sec=%%C
)
Echo Removing spaces
set _Year=%_Year: =%
set _MonthUpdate=%_MonthUpdate: =%
set _Day=%_Day: =%
set _Hour=%_Hour: =%
set _Min=%_Min: =%
set _Sec=%_Sec: =%
REM
Echo Convert Month to two digits
set c=%_Month%
:Monthloop
if defined c (set c=%c:~1%&set /A _MonthCount += 1&goto Monthloop)
Echo Found %_MonthCount% in Month string
if "%_MonthCount%" LSS "2" (set _MonthUpdate=0%_Month%)
IF "%_MonthCount%" GTR "1" (set _MonthUpdate=%_Month%)
Echo %_MonthUpdate%
REM
Echo Convert Day to Two Digits
echo %_Day%
set c=%_Day%
:Dayloop
if defined c (set c=%c:~1%&set /A _DayCount += 1&goto Dayloop)
Echo Found %_DayCount% in day string
if "%_DayCount%" LSS "2" (set _DayUpdate=0%_Day%)
IF "%_DayCount%" GTR "1" (set _DayUpdate=%_Day%)
Echo %_DayUpdate%
REM
Echo Convert Hour to two digits
set c=%_Hour%
:Hourloop
if defined c (set c=%c:~1%&set /A b += 1&goto Hourloop)
Echo Found %b% in hour string
if "%b%" LSS "2" (set _HourUpdate=0%_Hour%)
IF "%b%" GTR "1" (set _HourUpdate=%_Hour%)
REM
Echo %_HourUpdate%
Echo Convert Hour to 24Hour
if %_AMPM%==PM#Local (
  if %_HourUpdate% == 01 (set _HourUpdate=13)
  if %_HourUpdate% == 02 (set _HourUpdate=14)
  if %_HourUpdate% == 03 (set _HourUpdate=15)
  if %_HourUpdate% == 04 (set _HourUpdate=16)
  if %_HourUpdate% == 05 (set _HourUpdate=17)
  if %_HourUpdate% == 07 (set _HourUpdate=19)
  if %_HourUpdate% == 08 (set _HourUpdate=20)
  if %_HourUpdate% == 09 (set _HourUpdate=21)
  if %_HourUpdate% == 10 (set _HourUpdate=22)
  if %_HourUpdate% == 11 (set _HourUpdate=23)
  ) ELSE (
  if %_HourUpdate% == 12 (set _HourUpdate=00)
  )
if %_AMPM%==PM#The (
  if %_HourUpdate% == 01 (set _HourUpdate=13)
  if %_HourUpdate% == 02 (set _HourUpdate=14)
  if %_HourUpdate% == 03 (set _HourUpdate=15)
  if %_HourUpdate% == 04 (set _HourUpdate=16)
  if %_HourUpdate% == 05 (set _HourUpdate=17)
  if %_HourUpdate% == 07 (set _HourUpdate=19)
  if %_HourUpdate% == 08 (set _HourUpdate=20)
  if %_HourUpdate% == 09 (set _HourUpdate=21)
  if %_HourUpdate% == 10 (set _HourUpdate=22)
  if %_HourUpdate% == 11 (set _HourUpdate=23)
  ) ELSE (
  if %_HourUpdate% == 12 (set _HourUpdate=00)
  )
REM
Echo  Convert Mins to two digits
set c=%_Min%
:Minloop
if defined c (set c=%c:~1%&set /A _MinCount += 1&goto Minloop)
Echo Found %_MinCount% in minute string
if "%_MinCount%" LSS "2" (set _MinUpdate=0%_Min%)
IF "%_MinCount%" GTR "1" (set _MinUpdate=%_Min%)
Echo %_MinUpdate%
REM This is done incase seconds doesn't return as in older versions of windowss
if "%_Sec%"==" " SET _Sec=00
REM Remove Spaces from Strings
set _Year=%_Year: =%
set _MonthUpdate=%_MonthUpdate: =%
set _DayUpdate=%_DayUpdate: =%
set _HourUpdate=%_HourUpdate: =%
set _MinUpdate=%_MinUpdate: =%
set _Sec=%_Sec: =%
if not %_MonthUpdate%==is echo Log Off,%_Year%-%_MonthUpdate%-%_DayUpdate% %_HourUpdate%:%_MinUpdate%:%_Sec%,%COMPUTERNAME%,%USERNAME%  >> \\servername\audit\%USERNAME%.csv
if %_MonthUpdate%==is echo %date:~10,4%-%date:~4,2%-%date:~7,2%,%COMPUTERNAME%,%USERNAME% >> \\servername\audit\errors.txt