- List all the computers in a domain.
- Periodically update the list an report new computers.
- List all kinds of parameters about the computers (e.g. size of free disk space)
- and send alert mail if one of the machines has some problem (e.g. low on disk space.)
- Script to check if a certain ini file exists on every computer and what is the value
of a certain key in a given section.
- Set a value of a given ini file / section / key in all your computers and report which were
successful and which were not.
- Do it repeatedly till you catch all the machines.
- Backup: based on a config file tar/zip files and save on a CDROM/tape/remote server etc.
- Monitoring (availability of) services and reporting problems (e.g. via e-mail)
- Starting/stopping services and fetching process information.
- Processing Log messages.
- Monitor the print server queues
- Find out dead workstation accounts (accounts that were not used for a certain period)
- Scan the network (the subnet) for open shares.
- Report user accounts and their rights on all workstations.
The above is 'short' list of task that a Windows system administrator should do occasionally
on his network. Probably all of them can be done by proprietary 3-rd party tools that cost
quite a lot of money or they can be written in Perl in a matter of few hours.
Some of these tasks will be covered in our
courses for Windows System administrators so you'll
go back to your company with a script that you only need to customize to your own needs.
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