I’ve always used a random password generator for some sub accounts that change weekly via task scheduler. The issue with that is the lower case l and 1’s depending on the systems font look very similar resulting in tickets saying the password doesn’t work. I’ve patched together this script from a few online sources and […]
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If you’re running a DHCP server in your organization, you know how important it is to maintain control over who has access to it. However, when you need to delegate access to certain staff members or groups, it can be a bit tricky to navigate. That’s where this blog post comes in – I’ll show
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Today is an exciting day for me as I’m embarking on the task of rebuilding our 5-year-old sysctr server that was built on 2012R2. As I begin this process, I wanted to document the steps I’m taking to bring up a new instance alongside the existing server. Rebuilding a server can be a daunting task,
Recently I upgraded my homelab server version 6.7 to 7.0 U3. If I create a new VM I have the option to select new OS versions such as Microsoft Windows Server 2019 and Microsoft Windows Server 2022. But now I’m getting some warnings. My issue is the guest OS doesn’t match what’s currently running. When
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Printers are notorious for causing headaches and frustration, and this was certainly the case for me as I managed a single Windows server with 167 networked printers. It seemed like every so often, print jobs would get stuck and I would have to manually intervene by stopping the print spooler service, cleaning out the print
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Typically I would of thought installing the “BitLocker Drive Encryption” via server manager would of been enough to manage the keys. Well found out my helpdesk staff couldn’t see the keys while using RSAT tools. Thought to myself great, this should be an easy fix. Just delegate view access! Wrong, turns out in addition to
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I’ve been tasked with deploying bitlocker to our domain which consists of 800+ staff and over 5,500 students. So here I’ll document the process. Install Server Feature On your domain controller open the server manager and add roles and features. Under features install “BitLocker Drive Encryption” Just a note, you’ll need to reboot to complete
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Today was one of those days, I migrated our old print server (2012 R2) to Server 2022 and it went way to smoothly for printers. Sure enough a day later we get calls the canon ID management won’t verify. Could not verify the Department ID and PIN specified in Department ID Mgmt. Printing will be
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I’m needing to migrate from Windows Server 2012 R2 to 2019. This is fairly straight forward with PowerShell. This guide assumes you have an existing 2012R2 server with DHCP role and a clean 2019 server fully patched. Before you begin document your current system such as current hostname / and IP Address. I’m going to
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I couldn’t find an updated how to article on setting up NetXMS on a windows server so thought I would write one. If you weren’t aware NetXMS is a network and infrastructure monitoring and management system. It’s a lot like netdisco if you’ve ever used that. Requirements MySQL NetXMS Windows (x64) Server and Web interface
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