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To join the Nano Server to my Active Directory domain I’ll use offline Domain Join utility (Djoin.exe). To complete this you will need to run the Djoin command from a domain controller or from a member server joined to the domain. To start the process run the command line below from the command prompt tool: The command will create a […]
Read moreIn this article, I’ll show you how I connect to my Windows Server 2016 using PowerShell Remoting. To get started, I Open a Windows PowerShell console. Note:If your Nano Server Is not part of your domain type the line below, do add it to the Trusted Hosts list on your machine. Set-Item WSMan:\localhost\Client\TrustedHosts -Value 192.68.0.21 -Concatenate Next, I type the line below to […]
Read moreThis article will show you how to export a single folder from an entire mailbox to a PST file on Exchange Server 2010, 2013 and 2016. To start the process open EMS and type the command below (change mailbox and source folder path). New-MailboxExportRequest -mailbox adminu -SourceRootFolder “Inbox/folder” -filepath \\exchange\C$\Source\adminu.pst Example: ( New-MailboxExportRequest -mailbox “Matt Heitman” –FilePath \\ltivw-p-mbx03\pst$\mheitman2.pst ) You can import it to another mailbox […]
Read moreThis Active Directory PowerShell Module code will show you how to the primary SMTP address of users using their SAMACCOUNTNAME. In this scenario, You have a list of users’ SAMACCOUNT name login details and you want to know \ get their email address. In this case, My Users.txt file has a list of users with which looks like this: User1 […]
Read moreToday, I’ll show you another classic PowerShell Code for Exchange Server that will let you search for users with a mailbox size of X and above. I came across the need to do this when I had to rebalance mailboxes on Exchange Server and wanted to know which users have mailboxes over 5GB. The code below. Will show you all […]
Read moreIn this article, I’ll show you how to delegate Control In Active Directory and all a specific user to only reset passwords to users. In this case, My client asked me to delegate control In AD to a staff member that will allow him to reset the password to users that locked their AD account. Lucky, Active Directory allows us […]
Read moreIn this article, I’ll show you how to add a Windows 10 latest Image to Windows Deployment Services 2016 Server. Using WDS, we could easily automate the deployment of Windows 10 and automatically join into the domain and place it in a specific OU. We could also create WDS gold Image with specific applications and settings. To get this done, […]
Read moreAre you having trouble opening/editing files stored in SharePoint, especially non Office files on Windows Server 2012? By default the WebClient service is not installed on Windows Server 2012. Without this service running, opening/editing of non-Office files stored in SharePoint is very restricted. To enable the WebClient service in Windows 2012 follow these steps: Start Server Manager | Manage | […]
Read moreA common task many system administrators do is adding computers to an Active Directory domain. Since Active Directory is embedded in so many organizations, nearly every IT professional is probably familiar with the box below. Active Directory domain join This PowerShell snippet above connects remotely to the computer NAMEHERE, attempts to join it to the domain domain.here and then afterward […]
Read moreAn RODC is a domain controller (DC) that holds a read-only copy of the Active Directory database and the SYSVOL folder. It supports unidirectional replication and only pulls data from its replication partner when the data changes on writable domain controllers. Enterprises can deploy RODCs in branch offices where they cannot guarantee physical security. RODC characteristics ^ The following characteristics differentiate […]
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