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Microsoft reskit tool “forfiles” do a search in specific folder and its subfolders, can delete files with time stamp criteria. I was using this utility when I was in Microsoft and played with the log file of various servers. The folling command line can be used to delete 30 days old files from the path given, including subfolders: forfiles –p[TREE_PATH] -s -m*log* -d-30 -c"cmd /c del @FILE"

Services have ACLs like other objects do, so you can grant services specific start and stop permissions. Unfortunately, the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Services snap-in doesn't expose service ACLs in the interface, but two other methods for editing service permissions are available. With the first method, you create a security template via the MMC Security Templates snap-in and navigate to the System Services folder. Open the Service Properties page, select the Define this property check box, and click Edit Security, which opens the ACL for the service. Grant the consultant Start, stop and pause permission. Save the policy, and apply it by using the MMC Configuration and Analysis snap-in. The other method is more direct but it requires that you use the command line . Using the /service parameter with the Subinacl command lets you grant permissions to a service. For example, to grant Randy in domain Acme Start, stop and pause permission for the Spooler service, open a command

Flash Tip: Illustrated Script - Retrieving Free Disk Space Q: How do I retrieve free disk space from drive C? A: The script below illustrates the importance of Automation objects within Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript). If you have been having problems with users filling up drive C on their computers, you can use the three-line script below to find out how much free disk space is available on drive C of a computer. Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:") Set objLogicalDisk = objWMIService.Get("Win32_LogicalDisk.DeviceID='c:'") Wscript.Echo objLogicalDisk.FreeSpace You now have a custom solution for identifying the computers running low on disk space, a solution developed using very little VBScript code. Instead, the script: 1. Connects to Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), an Automation object, by using the VBScript GetObject method. 2. Uses the WMI Get method to retrieve information about drive C. 3. Uses the Windows Script Host

1. SRVMGR.EXE on the PDC and add the computer name of the Vista PC. 2. On Vista PC run, secpol.msc then Under Local Policies > Security Options, Change the following two settings" - Domain Member: Digitally Encrypt sign secure channel data (always) - change to disabled - Network Security: LAN Manager authentication level - change to "Send LM and NTLM - use NTLMv2 session security if negoitated"

Use Joe Richard's ADFind at http://www.joeware.net adfind -gc -b -f "&(objectclass=user)(ObjectCategory=person)(whenCreated>=20070101000000.0Z)(whenCreated<=20070525235959.0Z)" createTimeStamp

I used DirUse with a batch file as follows: ************************************************************************************** diruse /s /k /q:50 \\ComputerName\c$\test > c:\data.txt commail -host=ExchangeServer.DomainName.com -from=EmailAddress@DomainName.com -to=EmailAddress@DomainName.com -subject=FolderSize -msg=c:\data.txt ************************************************************************************** That worked Great. commail is what I use to send email. If you need it, email me.

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On Error Resume Next Computers = Array("Servername1","Servername2",......) For Each Computer In Computers Set objWMIService = GetObject _ ("winmgmts:\\" & Computer & "\root\cimv2:Win32_Process") errReturn = objWMIService.Create _ ("cmd.exe /c md c:\Foldername", Null, Null, intProcessID) Next