Specops Gpupdate Integrations

PowerShell is a cross platform task automation and configuration management framework. It consists of a command-line shell as well as a scripting language. PowerShell, unlike other shells that accept and return text, is built on top the.NET Common Language Runtime. (CLR) and accepts and returns.NET object. This fundamental change introduces new tools and methods of automation. PowerShell cmdlets can deal with objects, rather than traditional command-line interfaces. An object is structured information, which is more than the string of characters displayed on the screen. Command output always contains additional information that you can access if you require it. You'll notice a difference in how text-processing tools behave in PowerShell if you've previously used them to process data. To extract specific information, you don’t usually need text-processing software. You can directly access parts of the data by using standard PowerShell object syntax.

Active Directory stores information about objects in the network and makes it easy for administrators and users find and use this information. Active Directory uses a structured database store to organize directory information in a hierarchical, logical way. This data store, also known by the directory, contains information about Active Directory object. These objects usually include shared resources like servers, volumes and printers as well as the network user account and computer accounts. See Directory data store for more information on Active Directory. Active Directory security is integrated through logon authentication. This allows for access control to objects within the directory. Administrators can manage their directory and organization through one network logon. Authorized network users have access to all resources on the network. The management of complex networks can be made easier by policy-based administration.