Windows Command Prompt

Question 1

Get-LocalGroup

Answer 1

Get default local groups listed w descriptions

Question 2

Get-LocalUser

Answer 2

gives the names of users, if they are enabled or not, with description

Question 3

Get-LocalGroupMember

Answer 3

can see which users are in the group

Question 4

cat etc/password

Answer 4

first field is username, password, UID (user ID),

Question 5

How to reset password in GUI

Answer 5

computer management, local users and groups, select account, properties, then you can ask to reset PW or set it manually for them by selecting set PW

Question 6

net user cindy ‘some_password’ OR * to then ask for PW for user

OR /logonpasswordchg:yes

Answer 6

to change a users password, set it hidden from sight, or for next login they will have to change it

Question 7

passwd cindy

Answer 7

changing password for cindy in Linux, you need current PW, then entering a new one

Question 8

new -localuser in windows

Answer 8

creates a new user in windows

Question 9

net user cindy * /add

Answer 9

adds a new user called cindy and asks for the password/hidden in Windows

Question 10

net user cindy /logonpasswordchg:yes

Answer 10

next login cindy will need to change her password in Windows

Question 11

net user cindy /del

Answer 11

delete cindy command in Windows

Question 12

Remove-LocalUser Cindy

Answer 12

removes a local user in Windows

Question 13

sudo userdel cindy

Answer 13

deletes a user in Linux

Question 14

icacls

Answer 14

which users have access to my desktop, letters represent each permission (OI) (CI) (F) read write execute files

Question 15

icacls “C:\Vacation Pictures” /grant “Everyone: (OI)(CI)(R)”

it would be single quotes ‘ asdf’ in Windows Powershell Admin command prompt

Answer 15

grants everyone to see pics

Question 16

icacls “C:\Vacation Pictures” /grant “Authenticated Users:(OI)(CI)(R)”

Answer 16

to grant only people with passwords access

Question 17

using chocolatey is used for?

Answer 17

Install-Package -Name sysinternals

lets you install any package or software that exists in the public chocolatey repository

can create your own private repository if you need to package something like an internal company app

Question 18

orca.exe

Answer 18

used to create MSI installer packages as a programmer

Question 19

Diskpart

Answer 19

shows the disk and version used

Question 20

list disk

select disk 1

clean

create partition primary

select partition 1

active

format FS=FTFS label=my-thumb-drive quick

Answer 20

lists the disks used, size, and available room

Question 21

mounting

Answer 21

making something accessible to the computer, like a filesystem or hard drive

Question 22

notepad.exe file_1_shortcut.lnk

mklink /H file_1_hardlink file_1.txt (can change the name)

Answer 22

makes a symbolic link aka shortcut that opens original

Question 23

fsutil repair query C:

chkdsk /F D:

Answer 23

can enable general repair to a disk if not shut down properly

Question 24

taskkill /pid 5856

Answer 24

process ID (PID) can task kill

Question 25

tasklist

Get-Process (for powershell)

Answer 25

shows all the tasks running

Question 26

Process Explorer is…

Answer 26

Process Explorer is a utility Microsoft created let IT support specialists, systems administrators, and other users look at running processes.

Question 27

Get-Process (powershell)

Get-Process | Sort CPU -decending | Select -first 3 -property ID, ProcessName, CPU

Answer 27

gets processes,

gets detailed processes with the processes using most CPU with added details listed

Question 28

cp *.jpg C:\Users\Drdoo\Desktop\

cp ‘bird pics’ C:\Users\Drdoo\Desktop\ -Recurse -Verbose

Answer 28

will copy all files of .jpg to this area

will copy the directory and any sub directories to copy contents and directory itself

Question 29

mv .\blue_doc.txt yellow_doc.txt

Answer 29

it will move/rename the file, can also move files from a directory to another

Question 30

rm -Force

Answer 30

removes with force for admin privilege’s

Question 31

more myfile.txt

more myfile.txt -Head 10

Answer 31

goes into more program, a separate file,

top 10 lines of file

enter key to go line by line,
space for page by page,
q to quit

Question 32

putty.exe -ssh drdoo@104.131.122.215

Answer 32

will remote connect using putty

Question 33

pscp.exe C:\Users\drdoo\Desktop\myfile.txt cindy@104.131.112.215:

Answer 33

will copy a file from the path to the IP address

Question 34

net share ShareMe=C:\Users\drdoo\Desktop\ShareMe /grant:everyone,full

Answer 34

share a folder called shareme showing the path, granted to certain users or everyone with what types of access

Question 35

eventvwr.msc

Answer 35

event viewer to view why a computer is crashing or troubleshooting