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Adding New Users in Powershell

Here’s an easy way to add Windows users in Powershell.

net user username 'password' /add

Passwords must meet requirements. While you are at it, give it Admin rights.

net localgroup Administrators username /add

Powershell Test Network Connection

Here’s the command to test a network connection in Powershell.

C:> Test-NetConnection -ComputerName server -Port 443

Result:

ComputerName     : server
RemoteAddress    : 10.0.0.5
RemotePort       : 443
InterfaceAlias   : Ethernet 0
SourceAddress    : 10.1.1.34
TcpTestSucceeded : True

GCE Agent Powershell

This is a Powershell script to restart a service if it’s down.

$ServiceName = 'GCEAgent'
$arrService = Get-Service -Name $ServiceName
 
if ($arrService.Status -ne 'Running')
{
 
    Start-Service $ServiceName
    write-host $arrService.status
    write-host 'Service starting'
    Start-Sleep -seconds 60
    $arrService.Refresh()
    if ($arrService.Status -eq 'Running')
    {
        Write-Host 'GCE Agent Service is now Running'
    }
 
}
else
{
    Write-Host 'GCE Agent Service is Running'
}