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VM in Hyper-v getting duplicate IP addresses

Post author:Chatur Tamang
Post published:January 30, 2020
Post category:Hyper-V IT Microsoft

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

Post author:admin
Post published:January 28, 2020
Post category:IT Windows Server

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

Post author:admin
Post published:January 22, 2020
Post category:IT Microsoft Uncategorized Windows Server

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.…

Linux: Volume Management

Post author:Chatur Tamang
Post published:January 20, 2020
Post category:RedHat

I've run into issues where the drive runs out of space and have to add a new one and move the data. Most of the time it scares me. I…

VMware VM resolution

Post author:admin
Post published:January 15, 2020
Post category:Uncategorized vCenter VMware vSphere

I was getting VM display resolution of max 1280 x 800 only. Small console window and hard to work with. Resolution: Power off the VMIncrease the total video memory. I…

Windows 10 1909: Sysprep was not able to validate your Windows installation

Post author:admin
Post published:January 14, 2020
Post category:Microsoft Windows 10 Windows Server 2012

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.

Post author:Chatur Tamang
Post published:January 9, 2020
Post category:Microsoft Windows 10 Windows Server Windows Server 2012

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.

Windows 10 SITG: Windows 10 must use a BitLocker PIN for pre-boot authentication

Post author:Chatur Tamang
Post published:January 9, 2020
Post category:Microsoft Windows 10

To enable BitLocker PIN authentication when using BitLocker during the the computer startup using GPO, do not forget to read the GPO help instruction where it notes that only one…

Power Shell one liner to find AD Objects

Post author:admin
Post published:August 23, 2019
Post category:IT Windows Server Windows Server 2012

Find AD user accounts with account expiration date set, sort and display user's name and expiration date. Get-ADUser -Filter "AccountExpirationDate -ne '*'" -Properties AccountExpirationdate | Sort-Object -Property Name | Format-Table…

Unable to install PowerShell modules in Windows Server 2016?

Post author:admin
Post published:June 25, 2019
Post category:Microsoft Windows 10 Windows Server Windows Server 2012

Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201 -ForceError: Install-PackageProvider : Unable to find repository with SourceLocation ''. Use Get-PSRepository to see all available repositories. PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-PSRepository PackageManagement\Get-PackageSource : Unable to find…

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