Organizations small and large have most likely encountered an issue where someone forgets to BCC a mass amount of people and suddenly hell breaks loose. Karen from Accounting replies with a “thanks for the info!”, not knowing this chain reaction… Continue Reading
Time and time again whenever I’m working with multiple files or working on a script, I need to programmatically use Powershell to replace text in a file. The question I usually ask myself is how can I make Powershell do… Continue Reading
What Is A Break Glass Account and Why You Need It A break glass account is an account that is used for emergency purposes to gain access to a system or service that is not accessible under normal controls. You,… Continue Reading
I have always been an advocate for bettering yourself and learning the tricks of the trade, even when it comes to doing it on our personal time. In fact, I think it’s essential that we learn in an environment where… Continue Reading
I recently had an issue where SYSVOL and NETLOGON shares missing on my newly promoted domain controller. It turns out the domain was in pretty bad shape so I had to fix domain controller replication, then proceed to figure out… Continue Reading
A cheap server rack for home use is an excellent way to dip your toes into the homelab scene while trying to maintain a decent budget for the equipment. I know several people in the community can offer tons of… Continue Reading
A while back I posted my initial script to find the users that are logged into a server and log them off remotely. That was several years ago and I thought I would take another crack at it to try… Continue Reading
In this day and age it’s a perfectly viable option to want to start migrating services to the cloud to not only leverage their infrastructure, but to save on costs and most importantly to save on time. In many organizations… Continue Reading
I get this question a lot and it’s often asked by people who are still on the edge of deciding if they want to migrate their users. Let’s run a break down of the pros and cons of Exchange Online… Continue Reading
If you have ever had issues with NETLOGON or SYSVOL folders not replicating across domain controllers you know that it can be a huge pain in the butt. Whether it be your policy definitions folder not replicating or group policy… Continue Reading