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01-04-2008
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| | Re: find pst files To run PowerShell login scripts, all workstations should have PowerShell installed. Is that the case in your environment? ----- Shay Levi $cript Fanatic http://scriptolog.blogspot.com Hebrew weblog: http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/scriptfanatic Quote: > that's interesting, now tell me how would you proceed to setup a ps > logon script? > > --Ilann > > "Shay Levi" <no@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:8766a944170c98ca1ce1abd67e1a@xxxxxx > Quote: >> This one too: >> Locate PST Files on Remote Workstations >> https://blogs.pointbridge.com/Blogs/...osts/Post.aspx >> ?ID=57 >> ----- >> Shay Levi >> $cript Fanatic >> http://scriptolog.blogspot.com >> Hebrew weblog: http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/scriptfanatic Quote: >>> you said these values also appear in the registry, would it be >>> possible to >>> connect to the remote computer registry? if not, is there a way to >>> accomplish that? >>> get-child-item would work but browsing hd content remotely takes a >>> while, >>> thank you >>> --Ilann >>> >>> "Shay Levi" <no@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:8766a944169c38ca1bae2820b98e@xxxxxx >>>> You can't. it's a client side script. >>>> >>>> ----- >>>> Shay Levi >>>> $cript Fanatic >>>> http://scriptolog.blogspot.com >>>> Hebrew weblog: http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/scriptfanatic >>>>> I changed it a little bit: >>>>> >>>>> $outlook = new-object -com outlook.application >>>>> $ns = $outlook.GetNameSpace("MAPI") >>>>> $ns.folders | foreach { >>>>> $store = $_.storeid >>>>> $len=$store.length-2 >>>>> $file="" >>>>> trap{continue} >>>>> for($i=0;$i -lt $len ;$i+=2) >>>>> { >>>>> $hex = $store.substring($i,2) >>>>> if($hex -ne "00") { >>>>> $tmp = [char][convert]::ToInt16($hex,16) >>>>> $tmp2 = [char]$tmp >>>>> $file+= $tmp2 >>>>> } >>>>> } >>>>> $file.substring($file.IndexOf(':\')-1) >>>>> } >>>>> [void][System.Runtime.Interopservices.Marshal]::ReleaseComObject($ >>>>> ou tl ook) >>>>> >>>>> now how can I execute this script on remote machines? >>>>> >>>>> --Ilann >>>>> >>>>> "ilann" <ilann@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>>>> news:%23eyHlWWTIHA.4768@xxxxxx >>>>>> does this work for you? >>>>>> >>>>>> --Ilann >>>>>> "Shay Levi" <no@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>>>>> news:8766a944168b28ca1b859f82374c@xxxxxx >>>>>>> Here you go  >>>>>>> >>>>>>> $outlook = new-object -com outlook.application >>>>>>> $ns = $outlook.GetNameSpace("MAPI") >>>>>>> $ns.folders | foreach { >>>>>>> $store = $_.storeid >>>>>>> $len=$store.length-2 >>>>>>> $file="" >>>>>>> trap{continue} >>>>>>> for($i=0;$i -lt $len ;$i+=2) >>>>>>> { >>>>>>> $hex = $store.substring($i,2) >>>>>>> if($hex -ne "00") { >>>>>>> $file+= [char][convert]::ToInt16($hex,16) } } >>>>>>> $file.substring($file.IndexOf(':\')-1) >>>>>>> } >>>>>>> [void][System.Runtime.Interopservices.Marshal]::ReleaseComObject >>>>>>> ($ >>>>>>> ou >>>>>>> tlook) >>>>>>> ----- >>>>>>> Shay Levi >>>>>>> $cript Fanatic >>>>>>> http://scriptolog.blogspot.com >>>>>>> Hebrew weblog: http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/scriptfanatic >>>>>>>> this works perfect, let me know once you have PS version, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> thanks again >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --Ilann >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "Shay Levi" <no@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>>>>>>> news:8766a9441681b8ca1b71241b4f80@xxxxxx >>>>>>>>> Try to run this, haven't got the time yet to convert it to >>>>>>>>> powershell: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> set oshell = createobject("wscript.shell") >>>>>>>>> profileName="DefaultProfile" >>>>>>>>> regKey = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows >>>>>>>>> NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\" & >>>>>>>>> profileName >>>>>>>>> mailboxName = oShell.RegRead(regKey) >>>>>>>>> 'msgbox mailboxName >>>>>>>>> Set outlook = WScript.CreateObject("Outlook.Application") Set >>>>>>>>> ns >>>>>>>>> = >>>>>>>>> outlook.GetNamespace("MAPI") >>>>>>>>> ns.Logon mailboxName,,True,True >>>>>>>>> ' For each folder in the Profile >>>>>>>>> For Each vStore In ns.Folders >>>>>>>>> pos = InStr(1,HextoAsc(vStore.storeid),"\") >>>>>>>>> If pos <> "0" then >>>>>>>>> pst = Mid (HexToAsc(vStore.storeid),pos -2) >>>>>>>>> wscript.echo "PSTNAME = " & vStore.name & " PSTPATH = " & pst >>>>>>>>> Else >>>>>>>>> End If >>>>>>>>> Next >>>>>>>>> Function HexToAsc(vhstr) >>>>>>>>> Dim vX Dim vNstr Dim vHexstr For vX = 1 To Len(vhstr) Step 2 >>>>>>>>> If Mid(vhstr, vX, 2) = "00" then Else >>>>>>>>> vnstr = vNstr & Chr("&H" & Mid(vhstr, vx, 2)) >>>>>>>>> End If >>>>>>>>> Next >>>>>>>>> HexToAsc = vNstr >>>>>>>>> End Function >>>>>>>>> ----- >>>>>>>>> Shay Levi >>>>>>>>> $cript Fanatic >>>>>>>>> http://scriptolog.blogspot.com >>>>>>>>> Hebrew weblog: >>>>>>>>> http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/scriptfanatic >>>>>>>>>> 2003. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> any way to decode the binary values? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> --Ilann >>>>>>>>>> "Shay Levi" <no@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>>>>>>>>> news:8766a944167ee8ca1b68838cb944@xxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>> What Outlook version? I'd just checked it on another user's >>>>>>>>>>> Outlook (2007), Works fine, no warnings. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 2003 there's a problem. I'll check it. >>>>>>>>>>> As for the registry values, they are stored under: >>>>>>>>>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows >>>>>>>>>>> NT\CurrentVersion\Windows >>>>>>>>>>> Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\<ProfileName> >>>>>>>>>>> But they are unreadable, values are in Binary. >>>>>>>>>>> ----- >>>>>>>>>>> Shay Levi >>>>>>>>>>> $cript Fanatic >>>>>>>>>>> http://scriptolog.blogspot.com >>>>>>>>>>> Hebrew weblog: >>>>>>>>>>> http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/scriptfanatic >>>>>>>>>>>> yes I do, what about registry? do you know if the paths are >>>>>>>>>>>> stored somewhere in the registry? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> thanks a lot for all your help! >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> --Ilann >>>>>>>>>>>> "Shay Levi" <no@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>>>>>>>>>>> news:8766a944167e38ca1b658a6f862c@xxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you have any PST files attached? >>>>>>>>>>>>> As for the security dialog, I should check it on another >>>>>>>>>>>>> computer >>>>>>>>>>>>> since my >>>>>>>>>>>>> outlook's VbaProject.OTM >>>>>>>>>>>>> is digitally signed. >>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- >>>>>>>>>>>>> Shay Levi >>>>>>>>>>>>> $cript Fanatic >>>>>>>>>>>>> http://scriptolog.blogspot.com >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hebrew weblog: >>>>>>>>>>>>> http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/scriptfanatic >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the $ns.stores is a null array in my case, any idea? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> --Ilann >>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Shay Levi" <no@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:8766a944167d08ca1b5f15fb0e16@xxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BEWARE: this way, the copy will perform from the remote >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> computer, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> through >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> YOUR computer to the destination. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What if the user reboots in the middle of your >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> operation? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As I previously suggested, this kind of activity should >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> performed >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the user knowledge, I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bet you don't want to end up with corrupted files. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I did some testings on Outlook. You can get all personal >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> storage >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> file >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> paths for a user (PST,OST) if you run >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this code when the user's Outlook is open: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PS > $outlook = new-object -com outlook.application; >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PS > $ns = $outlook.getNameSpace("MAPI"); >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PS > $ns.stores | foreach { if($_.filepath) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {$_.filepath} >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> } >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\ShayL\Local >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Settings\Application >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Data\Microsoft\Outlook\outlook0.ost >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> D:\Mail\Test1.pst >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> D:\Mail\Test2.pst >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HTH >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shay Levi >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $cript Fanatic >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://scriptolog.blogspot.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hebrew weblog: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/scriptfanatic >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what if I want to run the script from my computer, can >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I access user's HD remotely? can I run a script against >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> another box? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --Ilann >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Shay Levi" <no@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:8766a94415c0d8ca16f1de2322b0@xxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dependeing on the PST file size the user might be >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *never* >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> logged >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> off >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> might brutally turn off the computer thinking its >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hanged. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This kind of activity must be known by the user and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> his >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> permission, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unless the computer stays powered on and you are >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> executing >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the script over night. Even so, if the user left >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Outlook >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> open >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you'll >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to kill the process to free the PST file(s). >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How many users do you have? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Consider notifying the users by mail that such >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> activity >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> going >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> happend (few days before), you can write a script to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> launch >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a GUI windows with a warning that the process is about >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> begin >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ask >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the user to close outlook. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shay Levi >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $cript Fanatic >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://scriptolog.blogspot.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hebrew weblog: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/scriptfanatic >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I tried and it fails, then I guess the only solution >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is a log off script. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> please help >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --Ilann >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Shay Levi" <no@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:8766a94415b9e8ca16db65deb3de@xxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> .. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think the copy will fail. the best way to know for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sure is to create a PST on your local computer, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> attach it to your outlook while it's open, copy some >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> messages to it and then try to copy it. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shay Levi >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $cript Fanatic >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://scriptolog.blogspot.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hebrew weblog: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/scriptfanatic >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thank you Shay, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thanks for the advice. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what if the file is in use by outlook? is there a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> way >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> force >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> copy? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --Ilann >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Shay Levi" <no@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:8766a94415b688ca16d4f167d96e@xxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> m. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> .. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Ilann, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If I were you I would create a folder for each >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> user on the destination folder to avoid >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> overwriting PST files of other users that share >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the same name, as in archive.pst. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Make sure the user running the script has write >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> permmision on the destination folder. Also make >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sure the files are not in use by outlook. Another >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> issue is if the move operation wasn't successful, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the PST file can get corrupted. I think it is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> better to copy the file first and if no error >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> occured delete the local one. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Note, consider searching for OST files if you're >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> users use Outlook in Cache Exchange Mode. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $user = $env:username >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get-childitem c:\ *.pst -rec | foreach { # the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -force >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> creates >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> user >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> destination folder on the fly if it doesn't exist >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> # remove -whatif on production >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> copy-item $_ -destination \\server\folder\$user >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -force >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -whatif >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> # >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> if >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> no >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> error occured >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> if($?) { # consider not removing the files for few >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> days >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> make >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sure nothing went wrong. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> # you can always run the script again and delete >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> files. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> remove-item $_ -force -whatif } else { write host >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "error >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> file >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> copy: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $($_.fullname)" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> } >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> } >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shay Levi >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $cript Fanatic >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://scriptolog.blogspot.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hebrew weblog: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/scriptfanatic >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I need to find pst files on all desktops and move >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> those files on a fileserver. how could I do that >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> via a script? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --Ilann >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> |
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