Instructional
Building a 2-Tier, Offline-Root, Internal PKI with an IIS CDP on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
It’s long overdue, but more and more applications, systems, and services are finally requiring PKI (Public Key Infrastructure). Sadly, however, any Google or Bing search on the subject will point you to sources that are incomplete, contradictory, or flat-out wrong. There just isn’t a lot of clear and concise information for administrators who are learning and implementing this […]
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RoboCopy Switches, Syntax, and Parameters
I know this is pretty basic, but the other day I just got plain sick and tired of not knowing the intricacies of the less commonly used RoboCopy switches, so I did a bunch of research and wrote up some notes. I hope this helps! RoboCopy Switches, Syntax, and Parameters
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Delete Old Accounts (Computer or User) with PowerShell
Over the years I’ve found a lot of VBS and PSh scripts that handle old Windows computer or user accounts, but none of them seem to do it quite right. This script uses LastLogonTimeStamp and PWDLastSet together (but not LastLogon), and it gives the administrator the ability to list, disable, move, and/or delete the old […]
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Backup & Restore ADI DNS zones
I’ve found a lot of bad and/or incomplete information online on how to backup and restore Active Directory Integrated (ADI) DNS zones. The following PDF does a good job of explaining the supported method (authoritative restore via system state and NTDSUtil.exe), as well as pointing out the problems associated with a commonly discussed method (DNSCmd.exe). If you have […]
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Writing Custom SCCM 2012 Reports
This PDF gives an overview for writing custom SCCM 2012 Reports. It covers: SQL Server Report Builder 3.0 creating a read-only database account for your reports data sources datasets SQL queries SCCM queries (WQL) that can be used to generate SQL queries report tables, and sorting report prompts Creating Custom SCCM 2012 Reports
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DFS on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
This is a thirty minute YouTube video I posted on DFS on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2. It covers: when we should/n’t use DFS stand-alone vs. Domain-based namespaces DFS Namespaces role, DFS Replication role administering and troubleshooting DFS DFS Management console topology redundancy content redundancy DFS replication, replication groups, and replicated folders target folders WARNING: […]
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Windows GPO Deep Dive
Following is the PDF of a presentation I’ve given a few times on advanced GPO usage, such as: October 17, 2013 at Quick Solutions, Inc., http://www.QuickSolutions.com April 17, 2014 at Lima Regional IT Alliance, http://www.LRITA.org This presentation covers: GPO structure GPO Preferences processing sequence link order tattooing scope delegation inheritance RSOP GP Modeling GP Results […]
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Windows 8.0 for the IT Professional
Following is a PDF of the PowerPoint slide deck I used for the ‘Windows 8.0 for the IT Professional’ presentation I gave: April 18, 2013 at Lima Regional IT Alliance, http://www.LRITA.org June 20, 2013 at Quick Solutions, Inc., http://www.QuickSolutions.com This presentation covers: hardware requirements versions Modern UI vs. Desktop UI Apps vs. Applications Start Screen, Charms, […]
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