Powershell try and catch

PowerShell to Query groups having no owners in FIM portal

<# Please do not anything in the production enviroment unless and untill you are very much sure #>
# Load FIMAutomation module
 if(@(Get-PSSnapin | ? { $_.Name -eq "FIMAutomation" } ).Count -eq 0)
 {
     Add-PSSnapin FIMAutomation;
 }
$groups = Export-FIMConfig -customConfig "/Group[Owner !=/Person]" -Uri "http://localhost:5725"  -OnlyBaseResources
foreach ($group in $groups)
{
$x = (($group.ResourceManagementObject.ResourceManagementAttributes | Where-Object {$_.AttributeName -eq "DisplayName"}).Value)
Write-Host "Groups are $x"
}

Adding user from txt in AD group

<#   The input file is User.txt havig the samaccount of the user, try and catch is used to verify if the user is already added to the group, Here we can use variable to out the result in logs for the user which are already added in group #>

Import-module ActiveDirectory
Import-CSV "C:\Users\administrator\Desktop\User.txt" | % {
try {$x=$_.UserName
Add-ADGroupMember -Identity allit -Member $x }
catch [system.exception] {
write-host "the user $x is alreday a member of the group"}
}

PSBUG UG meet Bangalore 1st June 2013

PSBUG UG meet at Microsoft Bangalore- was doing my Night shift and UG meet was on Saturday in the morning, I was eager to learn new thing in Power Shell and meet few MVP that motivate me to attain the meeting in spite of doing the Night shift.

New Learning for me J

F7 and H command will show the command that had been executed.

Group migration from AD to FIM 2010. ( the documentaion is in progress)

 

The main drawback with the classic rule is you have to use vb.net or C# rule extension to bring the group type and group scope from AD in metaverse.it will drive you nut if you do not have an experience in programing knowledge and to test this in the production will mess up all the thing, if it is not properly coded at first go.

In Declerative Rule it can be done as below.

A Inbound sync rule that will bring the group from AD to metaverse
FIM export that  will populate the group  from metaverse in FIM 2010

FIM Sync RULE

Christmas – 2011

The last day of the Year 2011 in office

The Night we were in the office with Grace, Jyothi, Sai..We enjoy a lots on that day..Grace bought the guitar and Sai played the Guiter .. The picture is not clear, I have posted this so that I can go back and remember the day I had spent in Microsoft Hyderabad.  Miss u all……..