Month: March 2024

Failover Cluster with Shred disk including ISCSI Configuration.

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Step-by-step Installation of SQL Server 2016 on a Windows Server 2016 Failover Cluster Part 1 https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/4769/stepbystep-installation-of-sql-server-2016-on-a-windows-server-2016-failover-cluster-part-1/ Part 2 https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/4797/stepbystep-installation-of-sql-server-2016-on-a-windows-server-2016-failover-cluster-part-2/ Part 3 https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/4813/stepbystep-installation-of-sql-server-2016-on-a-windows-server-2016-failover-cluster-part-3/ Part 4 https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/4840/stepbystep-installation-of-sql-server-2016-on-a-windows-server-2016-failover-cluster-part-4/ Adding Node to existing Cluster. https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/4203/step-by-step-installation-of-adding-a-new-node-to-a-sql-server-2014-failover-cluster/ Additional link https://www.kindsonthegenius.com/windows-server-2019-failover-cluster-installation-and-setup-step-by-step/ ISCSI SQL Configuration. https://www.sqlshack.com/iscsi-iscsi-initiator-quorum-configuration-and-sql-server-cluster-installation/ https://www.sqlshack.com/installing-and-configuring-the-iscsi-target-server-on-windows-server-2016/

Using AppLocker to create custom Intune policies for Windows 10 apps

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OMA URL. On the Custom OMA-URI Settings screen, select Add then enter the following settings: Additional OMA-URI formats. Generating the XML The first step is to generate the XML we need for Intune by modelling the policy on a Windows 10 computer. 1. On a computer running Windows 10 Enterprise, start Group Policy Editor (GPEdit). 2. Under Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Application … Read more

Enable IRM/ARM in M365

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Microsoft 365: Configuration for online services to use the Azure Rights Management service https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/information-protection/configure-office365 Set up Information Rights Management (IRM) in SharePoint admin center https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/set-up-irm-in-sp-admin-center Configuring IRM for OneDrive https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/information-protection/configure-office365#configuring-irm-for-onedrive

Windows Server Standard or Datacenter

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If your server is running an evaluation version of Windows Server Standard or Datacenter edition, you can convert it to an available retail version. Run the following commands in an elevated command prompt or PowerShell session. For example: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/upgrade-conversion-options#windows-server-standard-or-datacenter

“Unable to load the specified offline registry have” When rejoining the domain

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1) Open MMC 2) Add Security Configuration and Analysis tool 3) Right click Security Configuration and Analysis in the left pane and Select open database 4) In the file name, type in secnew.sdb, click open. 5) Select setup defltbase.inf as the template from the location C:\Windows\inf, and click open. 6) Right click Security Configuration and … Read more

Sophos Firewall Notification Setting

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Notification settings Configure a mail server and email settings to send and receive alert emails. Introduction You can configure email notifications for system-generated events and reports. You can use either the built-in mail server or an external mail server. Set up built-in email server To use the built-in email server to send notifications, do as … Read more

RDP Error “To sign in remotely, you need the right to sign in through Remote Desktop Services.” even if the user is in the Remote desktop services group in Domain Controller

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Since a domain controller, it is additional security we may also need to add users; Open Group Policy Editor. 1. Simultaneously press the Windows  + R keys to open the run command box.2. Type gpmc.msc and press Enter. In Group Policy Editor navigate to: Default Domain Policy > Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > User Rights Assignment. Under the Allow logon locally Click Add … Read more

Remove white spaces in the Exchange database

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Methods to find white space in Exchange It is important for IT administrators to regularly check for white spaces & remove them to increase the efficiency of the system. Here are three professional approaches to finding white space in Exchange. Checking white spaces in a specific mailbox database For checking white spaces in a specific … Read more

WordPress Redirects to the old URL after Migration.

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Login to the WordPress admin panel on the new server and change the WordPress Address (URL) and Site Address (URL). If you don’t have admin credentials, use the alternate way by changing the value in MySQL DB. Additionally, you can use the below steps to reset the admin password. Use this if you wanna change … Read more

Default Values of AD Password Policy.

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Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Account Policies\Password Policy Topic Description Enforce password history Describes the best practices, location, values, policy management, and security considerations for the Enforce password history security policy setting. Maximum password age Describes the best practices, location, values, policy management, and security considerations for the Maximum password age security policy setting. Minimum password age Describes the best practices, … Read more

“The encryption type requested is not supported by the KDC” when the user tries to reset

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In this case, the error can be resolved in one of two ways. Steps to configure the policy setting Network security: Configure encryption types allowed for Kerberos Method 1 – Local Security Policy Method 2 – Group Policy Object (GPO) If this is for the specific service account, for example, an SQL Service account. Steps to … Read more

Transfer FSMO Role

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Transferring the RID Master, Infrastructure Master and PDC Emulator Role Checking the Current Role Holders You can learn about three domain-wide role holders, including their FQDNs, by running the following cmdlet:Get-ADDomain You can use the Get-ADDomain cmdlet again after transferring FSMO roles to make sure that the operation was successful. Transferring the Roles You can transfer a … Read more