Free PowerShell Commands for Active Directory

Introducing the ActiveRoles Management Shell for Active Directory

Microsoft PowerShell is a new admin-focused command line and scripting language developed by Microsoft to let administrators work more efficiently with applications running on the Windows Platform. PowerShell is rapidly gaining attention because of its extensive use in Microsoft Exchange 2007 and because of its simple to use syntax and command line automation features that are easy for day-to-day administrators to use.

What is the link between PowerShell and ActiveRoles?

Microsoft PowerShell was originally developed as the underlying command shell for Microsoft Exchange 2007 and provides no support for Active Directory. ActiveRoles on the other hand provided excellent support for Active Directory but lacked the command line interface that many administrators preferred.

Free PowerShell Commands for Active Directory

The ActiveRoles Management Shell for Active Directory is a set of PowerShell commands (CMDLETs) that can be downloaded and used for free to perform administrative tasks within Active Directory.

Date Posted	Name	Version	File Type	Size
Dec 19 2007	ActiveRoles Management Shell for Active Directory	1.0.6		7.81 MB
Dec 19 2007	ActiveRoles Management Shell for Active Directory - Administrator's Guide	1.0.6		713.79 KB

Free PowerShell Community and Graphical User Interface

Quest has sponsored a sharing community to provide members the opportunity to download and upload pre-built custom scripts/commands among community members. Take a few moments to browse this free site - PowerGUI.org.

Also available as a free download at PowerGUI.org is PowerGUI - an extensible, and intuitive interface that allows you to use the rich capabilities of Windows PowerShell in a familiar and intuitive GUI MMC-like console.