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Deploying the SCCM Client with VMware Client Windows Guest Customization
Since SCCM is our configuration management tool of choice, the SCCM client needs to get installed on all of our newly provisioned…
Windows
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NSLookup still showing IP of demoted Domain Controller
So had an interesting issue today where a Domain Controller (DC) was demoted yet the IP of the demoted DC was still…
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ConfigMgr 2012 R2 – WSUS sync fails with HTTP 503 errors
Ran into this issue with ConfigMgr 2012 R2 where it was unable to synchronize Software Update Point with the WSUS server. A…
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Active Directory Ports required between client and domain controllers
Active Directory uses several ports for communication between domain controllers and clients. These ports are required both by client computers and Domain…
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Speed up Active Directory & DNS replication between Sites
Using the standard GUI Microsoft Management Consoles to make the change to speed up Active Directory replication is not possible. The best result of using administrator consoles will be…
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Guide to migrate FRS to DFSR
For most users this article only applies if you have Window 2003/ 2003 R2 Domain Controller in your enviornment that you are…
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The Lazy Way To Do Active Directory Inventory
From time to time admins have to run an inventory of what is running in the AD environment. This is a good…
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Adding a security group to the Local Administrator Group in AD
[su_tooltip position=”north” content=”Note: I normally disable the built-in Administrator account., and make another account an admin. This is a good security precaution and…
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Connecting to a remote domain controller using PowerShell
Covering one of the basic day to day task if you are a Windows Administrator; connecting to the domain controller. Â I try…
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Reset Windows Server 2012 R2 RDS 120 Day Grace Period
The RD Licensing grace period has expired and the service has not registered with a license server with installed licenses. A RD…