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Two Windows 11 computers lost domain trust, and repadmin showed a worrying 40-minute delta. Live tests found replication working in seconds; reused computer names during rebuilding explained the failures.
Read the noteThe UniFi gateway could resolve my Protect console's DirectConnect hostname, but Windows DNS returned NXDOMAIN. An AD-integrated conditional forwarder fixed it for both consoles.
Read the noteHere’s another very useful script which simply lists all of your users in Active Directory, sorted by when their passwords were last changed. Great for checking if your password policies are actually being enforced… Import-Module...
Read the noteExchange is a very powerful piece of software. Unfortunately, misconfigurations, shared mailbox access, rogue admins and more can allow sensitive data to be viewed or deleted. I experienced this a few weeks ago where a member of a...
Read the noteFrom time to time in a domain scenario you may come across the following error message on client computers: The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed. This is because the computer’s password...
Read the noteSo today I just happened to notice that one of our DCs at work didn’t have the latest version of a GPO. I was creating a new policy using Group Policy Preferences (amazing bit of kit btw – have a look at Alan Burchill’s how to get...
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