Guys I was dying trying to find something that could let me take the details of the XML data of a specific event so I could then use it to, say, send an email with just that data. Here's how to do that: Here's all the code right away: # Get the event you want and then format that event in XML Format $event = Get-WinEvent -MaxEvents 1 -FilterHashtable @{logname="Security"; id=5379} $event = [xml]$event.ToXml() # Drill down into the XML. In this example we're getting Event > EventData … [Read more...] about PowerShell – Parsing and creating variables from Events in Event Logs using XML
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Script to delete or manage IIS Logs
An exchange server I manage had up to 30GB of log files. Maybe you need log files, maybe you don't. There are a number of methods in dealing with log files when you do need them. Here's an awesome web page giving you a ton of different options. I chose the option to remove log files after 30 days. Note that these are for IIS logs, not Exchange Logs. http://www.iis.net/learn/manage/provisioning-and-managing-iis/managing-iis-log-file-storage#02 And the VBS Script that I'm now running in Task … [Read more...] about Script to delete or manage IIS Logs
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