Using LDP to Find an Objects ‘Distinguished Name’ in Active Directory
Jul27

Using LDP to Find an Objects ‘Distinguished Name’ in Active Directory

KB ID 0001337  Problem There are a few occasions when you need to know an objects ‘Distinguished Name’ (DN). For me it’s usually when I’ve got a device that needs to do LDAP/LDAPS lookups, (RSA Appliance, Netscaler, Cisco FirePOWER, etc). Today someone needed to ‘bind’ a Checkpoint firewall to Active Directory, and asked me to create user, and give them the DN and password. I’ve mentioned...

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Windows – Unable to Move an OU
Jul26

Windows – Unable to Move an OU

KB ID 0001336  Problem I was doing some AD redesign work for a client this week, and I needed to move an Organisational Unit (OU). However the domain had other ideas; Active Directory Domain Services Windows cannot move object {OU-Name} because: Access is denied. It wasn’t a rights issue, (I was an Enterprise Administrator).  Solution As it turns out, it was the same problem I’d had back when Server 2008 first came out...

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WordPress – HTTP Error
Jul24

WordPress – HTTP Error

KB ID 0001335  Problem Quite a few times after I rebuilt my server, (and WordPress site), I saw the following when uploading images etc. HTTP Error Solution I was quite sure everything was setup OK, I had set the max file upload limits set, but it turns out I needed to add a ‘memory limit’ in my wp-config.php file before the error ceased. For completeness I’ll include the other usual suspects, in case yours is setup...

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VMware Linux VM – ‘No DEFAULT or UI configuration directive found’
Jul23

VMware Linux VM – ‘No DEFAULT or UI configuration directive found’

KB ID 0001334  Problem Last week while trying to create a Linux VM on a VMware ESX 6.5 server, I saw this; No DEFAULT or UI configuration directive found Solution Normally the error indicates theres something wrong with the install media, so I deleted it and uploaded it again, same error. So I downloaded the setup iso file again and checked its checksum, to make sure it was OK, (it was, but the problem persisted). To fix the problem I...

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Exchange 2016 – Cannot Create a ‘Frontend Transport Receive Connector’
Jul23

Exchange 2016 – Cannot Create a ‘Frontend Transport Receive Connector’

KB ID 0001333  Problem When trying to enable an IP to ‘Relay’ though my Exchange server, I found I was unable to select ‘Frontend TransportConnector’. Solution Apparently this is a a bug first seen in CU2, the only current fix is to either create the connector as a Hub Transport connector, then convert it using PowerShell, or create the connector in the Exchange Management Shell, which is what I did....

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