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When installing an application on a Terminal Server, because multiple people will be using the application at once, there is actually a special method that you should use to install the applications. Here’s two methods to do it the right way. Command Line Method The first method we can use involves the command line. You will need to change your […]
Read moreIn past versions of Windows Server, after using the GUI to add the Active Directory binaries to your server, you would use DCPromo to promote your server into a Domain Controller. However, DCPromo was deprecated with the release of Server 2012. Installing Active Directory on Server 2012 You can still add the binaries through the GUI, but underneath the […]
Read moreMost organizations have internal application servers and appliances that send emails to users or groups. Examples include copier/scanners and application servers, such as backup servers that notify admins of a completed or failed backup job. If the organization has Exchange on-prem you would normally configure an internal relay receive connector in Exchange and configure the internal resources to send emails […]
Read moreOur Geek School articles can get pretty complicated, and there’s no reason to do a ton of crazy stuff on your own desktop PC. Instead, you can just VirtualBox like we do to create virtual machines for all of your testing. Here’s how to do it. You can even network multiple virtual machines together, so as long as you […]
Read moreRecent reports of widespread National Security Agency spyingand NSA encryption circumvention provide an eye-opener on the vulnerability of data in transit and stored online. Like it or not, the revelation is forcing businesses concerned with data privacy or secrecy to rethink how they can protect data from hackers and state-sponsored groups. While eschewing online services by bringing IT in house can solve many data […]
Read moreI needed to export a list of all the members in an active directory group today. Here are two methods which work well. The first example uses the net group command. In both examples ‘Group Name’ is the name of the group that you want to export the member list for, and memberlist.txt is the name of the output file. […]
Read moreGood morning my fellow readers. Today I am going to show you how to set up WSUS on Windows Server 2008 R2. WSUS is fantastic for centralising management of Windows Updates throughout your network. Installing a WSUS server makes deploying patches and security fixes much easier and so by default makes your life easier too!! For the purpose of this tutorial I will […]
Read moreProblem: You need to deploy many clients. Solution: Use Windows Deployment Services What you need: Windows Deployment Services, OS images, an Active Directory domain, DNS, DHCP, and an NTFS partition. Steps: Install WDS Configure WDS Add boot images Add install images Add drivers to your images Deploy to Clients Windows Deployment Service (WDS) is Microsoft’s replacement for Remote Installation Service. […]
Read moreIf you’re like me you’re rarely sitting in front of your customer’s hardware. These simple steps will allow you to find the Service Tag for your Dell hardware without looking on the device. 1. Open command prompt Go to Start > Run and type cmd to start your command prompt. Administrative rights are not required to run this command. […]
Read moreIntroduction There’s no question that PowerShell is here to stay as an automation tool for Windows. And with it, comes a variety of ways to automate management Windows infrastructure. For sure one of the most important areas where PowerShell automation can provide big benefit, is in the management of Active Directory. AD lends itself to automation—whether it’s being able to […]
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