// Technology, figured out one thing at a time.
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# Learning by doing.
# Keeping notes along the way.
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Duo was configured, the user was registered, and Entra still wanted Microsoft Authenticator. A look at the policies applying to the sign-in uncovered an easily missed difference between requiring MFA and requiring an...
Read the noteHere’s another very useful script which simply lists all of your users in Active Directory, sorted by when their passwords were last changed. Great for checking if your password policies are actually being enforced… Import-Module...
Read the noteHave a look at my latest guest post on Netwrix: http://blog.netwrix.com/2016/08/09/five-free-exchange-security-tools-you-probably-do-not-know-about/
Read the noteExchange is a very powerful piece of software. Unfortunately, misconfigurations, shared mailbox access, rogue admins and more can allow sensitive data to be viewed or deleted. I experienced this a few weeks ago where a member of a...
Read the noteToday I had to try and find a virtual machine given its MAC address on a non-clustered Hyper-V environment. Here’s a quick PowerShell script to do just that! import-module hyper-v $Servers = @(“server1”,“server2”,“etc”) $results =...
Read the noteRecently I was in a situation where I needed to demonstrate an Android App to a client, but didn’t have an Android device with me. I did however, have a Windows tablet with an internet connection to my development machine which...
Read the noteHyper-V is amazing – you can do pretty much anything with a VM when it’s online now – even move it to an entirely new host with no shared anything. Apart from change the amount of memory in the VM! (Yes, I know about dynamic...
Read the noteShadow Copies can be a lifesaver – when used correctly. They are not a replacement for backups, but can sometimes stop you reaching for that backup tape stored in the depths of the IT office (yes, in that cupboard!). I recently...
Read the noteI had an example over the weekend whereby I needed to run a PowerShell command at a certain time due to a maintenance window. Rather than using task scheduler, as this was a one-off, I decided to use PowerShell to achieve this....
Read the noteSometimes you just want to see how much free memory is on each of your cluster nodes. Here’s a quick powershell line to report that back:
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