Problem deploying EXE and don’t know the switches
I deploy all kinds of applications(.exe)using PDQ Deploy. If you don't provide proper switch it will fail to deploy. Silent switch depends on which application (NSIS package, InstallShield etc.) is…
Windows Subsystem Linux (WSL) name resolution issue
I am trying to run ansible command on a windows server from WSL ubuntu machine. Even ping is failing. Resolution: Add search <domain name> in /etc/resolve.conf file. You should now…
Checks before adding a new Domain Controller
Ensure that you can resolve the IP addresses of the existing domain controllers and that you can reach the DCs over ports 445 and 389 Verify the Healthy Replication of…
Migrating Active Directory Certificate Service (ACDS) from Windows Server 2012 R2 to Windows Server 2019
CA server name is not the same as the FQDN of the server hosting the CA. Default common name naming scheme in ADCS is <Domain Name>-<CAHostname>-C . For example, Contoso-w2k12r2-CA…
Migrate Symantec Endpoint Manager 14.2 from Windows Server 2012 R2 to Windows Server 2019 seamlessly without breaking client communications
Way back in 2015 and 2016, I successfully migration all applications and servers from Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012 R2. Since DCSA approved deployment of Windows Server…
VM in Hyper-v getting duplicate IP addresses
I've a VMs running on Hyper-v lab at work. For inter vlan routing I am using pfsense. When I configure a vm with static IP after a reboot it is…
Nessus scanning on Windows Servers with Symantec Endpoint IPS enabled
SEP with IPS enabled was blocking Nessus scanning. Solution: I had to add the host IP of Nessus scanner on the IPS excluded hosts and re-run the scan. Solution: I…
Reading on Active Directory
AD and Disaster Recoveryhttps://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/wiki/ms/activedirectorydisasterrecovery What does DCDIAG do...? https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/askds/what-does-dcdiag-actually-do How Active Directory Authentication Works? http://www.rebeladmin.com/2018/06/active-directory-authentication-works/ AD DS security is key for any environment as it is foundation of identity protection.…
Windows 10 1909: Sysprep was not able to validate your Windows installation
While running sysprep on Windows 10 1909, encountered following error:"Sysprep was not able to validate your Windows installation. Review the log file at %WINDIR%System32\Sysprep\Panther\setupact.log for details. After resolving the issue,…
Windows Firewall log file empty.
Although GPO is set properly, still the windows firewall C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\Firewall\pfirewall.log showed blank. Solution: Provide NT SERVICE\MPSSVC account with Full Control permissions on the C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\Firewall folder and restart the workstation or the server.