DFS - What's that namespace?
I have on several occasions made an (albeit half-hearted) attempt to figure out how to check what DFS mode (2000 or 2008) a domain namespace (DFSN) is using. Last week I finally decided to get to the...
View ArticleDomain Computers - Scheduled Reboot
Ever been assigned the task to set up nightly reboots of all your domain computers? I haven't. I have however been asked how to do this. Now, I'm pretty sure you can deploy this using for example SCCM,...
View ArticleVBScript - Desktop Shortcut
A quick one today, if you ever have the need to create a desktop shortcut using VBScript. This can be deployed in a user logon script (GPO or AD) for example.Set objShell =...
View ArticleDomain Computers - Local Administrators
With the addition of Group Policy Preferences (GPP) adding a domain group to the local Administrators group on client computers has become a real walk in the park. Here's how you do it, step by step....
View ArticlePowerShell - Enable Exchange 2010 Mailbox from Active Directory
I installed Windows Live Writer the other day, so I figured I’d finally give it a shot. Step one was to load up with four cheese sandwiches, a cup of tea and a script! Earlier today when I pondered...
View ArticleVBScript - WMI Ping
Sometimes it can come in handy to actually check, instead of just assume, that a destination is available before you let your script loose. One method you can use for this is ping. I recently wrote a...
View ArticlePowerShell, Active Directory and Expiring Passwords
Have you ever wanted to find out how many days are left until your (or someone else’s) Active Directory user account password expires? This (and just about everything else) can be done using Windows...
View ArticleThe last VBScript you will ever need?
One of the first things people notice when writing their very first PowerShell scripts is that clicking the script file won’t run it, but instead open up Notepad. Which is nice, if you want to open up...
View ArticleShadow Groups in Active Directory
Shadow Groups (SG) is an interesting topic. It’s not an actual type of group in the sense of security, distribution, global, domain local or universal, but rather a concept. A shadow group is a global...
View ArticleInstall Windows Updates using a PowerShell script
or: How I stopped worrying and learned to live with Automatic MaintenanceAs many of you may already know Windows Server 2012 does not play nice with WSUS/Windows Update. It will accept the download and...
View ArticleTesting IP address validity in PowerShell
There may come a time when you want to test if an IP-address is valid or not. Here's a simple PowerShell function that will do just that and return true or false.FunctionTest-IPAddress{...
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AD FS claims and cross-forest domain local group membershipDomain Local security groups are by defualt omitted from AD FS claims. In a two-way forest trust scenario where users reside in Forest A but...
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