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Deploying the SCCM Client with VMware Client Windows Guest Customization

April 19, 2018 by mo wasay

Since SCCM is our configuration management tool of choice, the SCCM client needs to get installed on all of our newly provisioned VMs. I created a service account that only has read permission to theÂ \\sccmserver\sms_sitecode\clientÂ share on the SCCM server. The client is installed from this location to ensure that we are always using the latest … Read moreDeploying the SCCM Client with VMware Client Windows Guest Customization

ConfigMgr 2012 R2 – WSUS sync fails with HTTP 503 errors

March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 by mo wasay

Ran into this issue with ConfigMgr 2012 R2 where it was unable to synchronize Software Update Point with the WSUS server. A review of the component status messages for the SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER component on the primary site server reveals errors related to WSUS synchronization which are similar to the following: Got the following error when trying … Read moreConfigMgr 2012 R2 – WSUS sync fails with HTTP 503 errors

Add Alternate Email Address or Recovery Email Address for Office365 Administrator

September 6, 2017 by mo wasay

In Office365, depending on the admin role of an account you may want to add an alternate email address for password recovery. This is a basically a self-service password reset for Administrators of Office365. Quick way to do this is with PowerShell:

#Connect to Office365
Import-Module MSOnline
Connect-MsolService
$O365Cred = Get-Credential
$O365Session = New-PSSession â€“ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://ps.outlook.com/powershell -Credential $O365Cred -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection
Import-PSSession $O365Session

#Check if the user has an Alternate Email Address (Recovery Address)
Get-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName mwasay@domain.com | select -ExpandProperty AlternateEmailaddresses

#Check if the user has an Alternate Email Address (Recovery Address)
Set-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName mwasay@domain.com -AlternateEmailAddresses mwasay@domain2.com

#Connect to Office365

Import-Module MSOnline

Connect-MsolService

$O365Cred = Get-Credential

$O365Session = New-PSSession â€“ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://ps.outlook.com/powershell -Credential $O365Cred -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection

Import-PSSession $O365Session

#Check if the user has an Alternate Email Address (Recovery Address)

Get-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName mwasay@domain.com | select -ExpandProperty AlternateEmailaddresses

#Check if the user has an Alternate Email Address (Recovery Address)

Set-MsolUser -UserPrincipalName mwasay@domain.com -AlternateEmailAddresses mwasay@domain2.com

If this setting is unset for an administrator, Office365 gives you a … Read moreAdd Alternate Email Address or Recovery Email Address for Office365 Administrator

Guide to migrate FRS to DFSR

June 11, 2021June 21, 2017 by mo wasay

For most users this article only applies if you have Window 2003/ 2003 R2 Domain Controller in your enviornment that you are planning to get rid off. Pretty soon I hope! 😉 SYSVOL is a folder shared by domain controller to hold its logon scripts, group policies and other items related to AD. All the … Read moreGuide to migrate FRS to DFSR

The Lazy Way To Do Active Directory Inventory

April 28, 2020June 14, 2017 by mo wasay

From time to time admins have to run an inventory of what is running in the AD environment. This is a good practice for audits, inventory, removing decommissioned servers, or any other good reason. The details that are required are like when was computer/ server created, when was it last logged into, what is the … Read moreThe Lazy Way To Do Active Directory Inventory

DFS Namespace service could not initialize cross forest trust information

August 22, 2016August 11, 2016 by mo wasay

After you install Active Directory on Windows Server 2008 R2, you may start seeing the following error message after the server boots: The DFS Namespace service could not initialize cross forest trust information on this domain controller, but it will periodically retry the operation. The return code is in the record data. This occurs because … Read moreDFS Namespace service could not initialize cross forest trust information