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Let’s face it, guys. There are times that you JUST don’t have access to SCCM, MDT or Kace, and need to deploy a completely automated and silent Windows install without our normal build tools. If this is you, and you deploy systems frequently, you’ve probably spent way too much time looking at screens like this one Not only does it […]
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Read moreI like the tree view for scheduled task as you can categorize the tasks, but the GUI offers no way of an overview of all tasks. The command line helps again: Schtasks.exe Are you thinking:”I have no scheduled tasks defined, so this post is not for me”, I suggest to try it anyway. Microsoft added some tasks for you.
Read moreIf your Recycle Bin is corrupted, you can face various problems when using it. The Recycle Bin may not show the files that you may have been deleted from your File Explorer, or you may be unable to delete the files in it – or even empty the Recycle Bin completely. At times you may even receive an Access Denied or […]
Read moreWindows open cmd as administrator run: ipconfig /all find /i “DHCP Server” Linux the DHCP server is usually located in the dhclient.leases file run: cat /var/lib/dhcp3/dhclient.leases or: grep dhcp-server-identifier /var/lib/dhcp3/dhclient.leases and look for: “optin dhcp-server-identifier ” Mac Open Terminal Run: ipconfig getpacket en0 (en0 is typically the ethernet adapter. Wifi is usually en1 or en2) The “Server_identifier (ip): ” […]
Read moreLog Off (Log Out) of Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete then select Sign Out Log Off of Terminal Session on Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 If you are connected via RDP (Remote Desktop Client) Press Ctrl-Alt-End then select Sign Out You will notice on the screen you can also LOCK the computer or bring up task […]
Read moreIf you try to login to a client or server system and you get this error message below: “the group policy client service failed the logon.Access Denied” Do the following to fix it: Logon to the machine with a machine administrator account (assuming this issue is with a domain account, if not logon […]
Read moreFor successful system administration, you need more than just the required technical skills. Below is a list of five slightly non-technical abilities that should be developed in order to become the best system admin ever. 1. Monitor, measure, and record. Yes, you know what the swap usage is today because there’s a problem […]
Read moreThere’s nothing more annoying to me than getting a new laptop from work and having to click through the logon warning message set by the IT department. It usually goes something like “Warning: You are logging onto our computer system. We own your soul.” Removing this message isn’t all that difficult, but you will need administrator access to your system. […]
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