Entra Cloud Sync and the Phantom Certificate
I posted this in a Microsoft forum but wanted to repeat it here for future reference. The Issue I installed Entra Cloud Sync on a Server 2025 Domain Controller. The …
QuickBooks Upgrades Leave Old Users, Shuts Down Computer
An interesting issue arose in this evening’s I.T. group meeting. One member reported that a client’s server shuts down every Sunday because QuickBooks upgrades add a new user every year. …
Secure AD CD on Essentials 2016
This month, Microsoft is re-fixing an NTLM Relay Attack vulnerability and recommending additional mitigations on some servers. I checked how Server 2016 with Essentials is affected.
PowerShell Command to List Users and Password Expiration Dates
Here from TechNet is a quick PowerShell script to list enabled Active Directory Accounts and their password expiration dates: Get-ADUser -filter {Enabled -eq $True -and PasswordNeverExpires -eq $False} -Properties “DisplayName”, …
Server 2012 R2 not Replicating SYSVOL from Server 2012
I recently added a Windows Server 2012 R2 machine to my domain and moved the FSMO roles to it from the old Server 2012 machine. However, when I opened Group …
Careful with Image-Based Backup of Exchange and Active Directory
Any image-based snapshot tool requires extra setup if Exchange or Active Directory is involved.