Win32 Perl Scripting

Dave has been programming since 1981 in various languages, from assembler to C++, LPC, and Peri. His code is used by organizations as diverse as Microsoft", the U.S Department of Defense, Disney, Industrial Light and Magic, Digital Paper, Hewlett-Packard, Metagenix, Radcom, and various colleges and universities. Formerly, Dave helped assemble and administer a statewide WAN for the state of Michigan, and he has designed and administered LANs for Ameritech and Michigan State University.

In Win32 Perl Scripting. The Administrators Handbook, Dave Roth applies the same straightforward and example-driven approach as in his book on Win32 Perl extensions. This resource focuses on the ways you can automate administrative tasks and take advantage of Perl's capabilities on the Win32 platform. You will find expertise on such issues as:

o Using Perl and COM to interact with
Windows programs

o Writing autoloading Win32 services
using Perl

o Managing drives, users, and group accounts, including backing up user databases and modifying user logon profiles

o Securing systems through effective
permissions management

This instructive reference provides you with scripts that enable you to more effectively:

Locate data in the Registry

Interact with ADSI and WMI

Check for errors in event logs

Manage running processes on local and remote machines

Manage user privileges

Contents

• Introduction
  
• 1 Perl and the Admin
  
• 2 Accourir Maintenance
  
• 3 Tools
  
• 4 Crisis Management
  
• 5 Monitoring and Reporting
  
• 6 Logon Scripts
  
• 7 Processes
  
• 8 Win32 Services
  
• 9 ADSI and WMI
  
• An Example Code and Online Book Discussions
  
• Index