by Norman Bauer | Oct 29, 2020 | Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, Powershell
While managing multiple dhcp and dns servers (60+) I came across the need to unify DHCP scope settings, DNS A and PTR record registration, lease duration and DHCP DNS update credentials. So I wrote a PowerShell script to do this task on all authorized DHCP servers in...
by Norman Bauer | Aug 22, 2019 | Active Directory, Powershell
Yes, Active Directory provides details on when an active directory user last logged on. However, in a multi domain controller environment it may be tricky to get this information. If you’re on a single domain controller domain you can use Active Directory Users...
by Norman Bauer | Apr 17, 2019 | BitLocker
After buying a new harddrive, disabling bitlocker on the old one, moving the data to the new one and booting the system I wanted to re-enable Bitlocker. But all I got after running manage-bde -on c: -rp was this: ERROR: An error occurred (code 0x80070002): The system...
by Norman Bauer | Aug 1, 2018 | Data Protection Manager, Hyper-V
While migrating all Hyper-V virtual machines from an old cluster environment to a new hyper converged system environment I noticed that one of the unix based virtual machines couldn’t be backed up anymore. The job simply failed all the time without ever...
by Norman Bauer | Apr 18, 2018 | DHCP, Powershell
When working with Windows based clients you usually don’t come across DHCP option 119 because Windows just doesn’t use it. The Domain Search List for Windows is configured using GPO and not DHCP. But if you also use Apple OS or Linux OS based systems you...
by Norman Bauer | Apr 18, 2018 | DHCP
While trying to configure a new DHCP scope in Windows Server 2016 I noticed that there is no DHCP Option 119 available. But adding it on your own just takes a few simple steps. Logon to your DHCP server, open the DHCP Console. Right click IPv4 and select “Set...
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