Get-MachineConfig

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     Displays summary of machine.config 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script is a re-write of an MSDN sample which fetchs the machine.config 
6.     file, prints out file path, and key sections. Also shows how many sections 
7.     exist in the machine.config file. Also fixed errors in original C# code 
8.     and improved the layout of the results a bit. 
9. .NOTES 
10.     File Name  : get-machineconfig.ps1 
11.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
12.     Requires   : PowerShell V2 CTP3 
13. .LINK 
14.     Updated Powershell script posted to: 
15.     http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2009/02/get-machineconfig.html
16.     MSDN Sample at: 
17.     http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.configuration.configurationmanager.openmachineconfiguration(VS.80).aspx 
18. .EXAMPLE 
19.     PSH [C:\foo]: .\get-machinefoncif.ps1 
20.     File path: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Config\machine.config 
21.      
22.        Name                                Allow Definition 
23.        ----                                ---------------- 
24.     system.data                        MachineToApplication 
25.     windows                            MachineToApplication 
26.     system.webServer                   MachineToApplication 
27.     mscorlib                           MachineToApplication 
28.     system.data.oledb                  MachineToApplication 
29.     system.data.oracleclient           MachineToApplication 
30.     system.data.sqlclient              MachineToApplication 
31.     configProtectedData                MachineToApplication 
32.     satelliteassemblies                MachineToApplication 
33.     system.data.dataset                MachineToApplication 
34.     startup                            MachineToApplication 
35.     system.data.odbc                   MachineToApplication 
36.     system.diagnostics                 MachineToApplication 
37.     runtime                            MachineToApplication 
38.     system.codedom                     MachineToApplication 
39.     system.runtime.remoting            MachineToApplication 
40.     connectionStrings                  MachineToApplication 
41.     assemblyBinding                    MachineToApplication 
42.     appSettings                        MachineToApplication 
43.     system.windows.forms               MachineToApplication 
44.     Total number of sections: 20 
45. #> 
46.  
47. ### 
48. #  Start of Script 
49. # Get the machine.config file. 
50. #### 
51.  
52. # Get config file 
53. $config = [System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager]::OpenMachineConfiguration() 
54.  
55. #Display machine.config path. 
56. "";"File path: {0}" -f $config.FilePath; "" 
57.  
58. # Loop to get the sections and display basic information. 
59. "{0,-25}     {1,25}"  -f "   Name", "   Allow Definition" 
60. "{0,-25}     {1,25}"  -f "   ----", "   ----------------" 
61. $i = 0 
62. foreach ($section in $config.Sections)  { 
63. "{0,-25}     {1,25}" -f $section.SectionInformation.Name,$section.SectionInformation.AllowExeDefinition 
64. $i++ 
65. } 
66. # Display total sections     
67. "Total number of sections: {0}" -f $i  

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