Common Scripting Solutions

In this reading, you will learn about a variety of scripting languages, their uses, and their risks. As an IT Support professional, you may need to automate routine tasks. For example, you might want to automate a backup of company data that runs every night. You might also need to automate high volume tasks, like changing security access settings on thousands of files. Scripting is a common tool used for automation. This tool can help IT Support staff save time and resources in a busy enterprise work environment.  

Scripting languages

There are many scripting languages available to use for a variety of tasks in different operating system environments. Most scripts are written in command line environments.

Scripting languages for Windows environments:

Scripting languages for Linux and Unix environments:

Programming languages that can be used for scripting: 

Scripting uses - finding the right tool for the job

Security risks of using scripts

IT Support professionals need to be very careful when using scripts, especially with prewritten scripts copied or downloaded from the internet. Some of the security risks of using scripts could include:

Key takeaways 

A basic knowledge of scripting is an important tool for IT professionals. You may need to improve workflow efficiency by automating basic functions with a scripting language. Some common scripting languages include:

Scripts have multiple helpful uses, such as:

There are risks in using scripts, including:

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