Episode 85 – Lee Holmes talks about v2
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Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we talk to author and developer Lee Holmes from the PowerShell team.
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[You can now use the Microsoft AD Cmdlets](http://blogs.msdn.com/adpowershell/archive/2009/09/18/active-directory-management-gateway-service-released-to-web-manage-your-windows-2003-2008-dcs-using-ad-powershell.aspx) on your Windows Server 2003 domain
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New from PowerWF:Â [convert scripts to workflows, v2 support, UAC, PowerCLI support](http://blog.powerwf.com/post/195230863/recent-highlights)
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PrimalForms 2009 now has an [integrated script editor](http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/2009/09/primalforms-2009-script-editor/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed)
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Brandon [informs us](http://bsonposh.com/archives/990) of a new AD Codeplex project: [AD Replication Module](http://adreplicationmodule.codeplex.com/)
Interview
Links
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Lee's PowerShell Cookbook [http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596528492/](http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596528492/)
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[http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2008/09/30/powershell-s-security-guiding-principles.aspx](http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2008/09/30/powershell-s-security-guiding-principles.aspx)
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[http://leeholmes.com/blog](http://leeholmes.com/blog)
Questions
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glnsize: ## what is the provider story? Â Where a couple years in now, where do providers work?
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glnsize: ## wait we can use eventing to handle jobs... i thought this was limited to wmi
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glnsize: ## what scope does the event scriptblock run in?
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palen: ## do events get lost when the powershell.exe host is close?
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aleksandar: ## can we get a blog post in the near future about the eventing in V2. it's new and very powerful feature, but most of the sysadmins are not very familiar with it
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glnsize: ## where are these (ISE) extentions?
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glnsize: ## with providers not your lane, but what do i have to do to get a skydrive provider?
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spowser: ##Is Powershell ISE considered part of Powershell release cycle or can updates be released off-cycle?
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glnsize: ##we're suppose to be migrating to powershell.... did I just hear that I should be using an NT cmd over a powershell core function
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palen: ## Is it in the roadmap to make .ps1 scripts native logon/logoff scripts?
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finked: ## What is the easiest way to list the events in the ISE that you can register for
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glnsize: ##besides the registry where have transactions been implemented?
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spowser: ##What kind of feedback have you got from other teams within Microsoft about V2?
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glnsize: ## softball -> favorite feature of V2...hardball->feature you couldn't get in
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glnsize: ## I think transactions are awesome, but I barley ever modify the registry
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glnsize: ##is there a post that shows me how my advanced functions can support transactions? Â how involoved is this
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finked: ## Will transactions be in the new Cook Book? What is new in the vNext Cook Book?
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glnsize: ## will there be a v 2.1 or will be have to wait till windows 8 for the next posh release... feel free not to answer 😉
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glnsize: ##isn't [execution policy] -scope process a security hole?
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