Password Sync: No Recent Syncronization
KB ID 0001640 Problem I recently migrated the server that was running my Azure AD Connector. It was showing no errors post migration so I thought no more about it. A few days later I logged in to Office 365 and saw this; AAD Connect Status Azure AD Connect Password sync: no recent synchronization Solution Apparently this can suddenly happen if you are running an old version of AAD Connect. But I checked and mine was brand new,...
Windows Server – Change Your Password in an RDP Session (Send Ctrl+Alt+Del)
KB ID 0001183 Problem Colleague: Windows Server, Where’s Windows Security gone? Me: Eh? Colleague: Windows Security! Me: What are you trying to do? Colleague: I want to change my password and I can’t send a Ctrl+Alt+Delete to the remote server. Well I know that pressing Crtl+Alt+Delete would let you change your password like so; I wasn’t aware that in Server 2008 and earlier if you were connected via RDP you got a...
Cisco Firewall Port Forwarding
KB ID 0000077 Problem Note: This is for Cisco ASA 5500, 5500-x, and Cisco Firepower devices running ASA Code. Note2: If your firewall is running a version older than 8.3 you will need to scroll down the page. Port forwarding on Cisco firewalls can be a little difficult to get your head around, to better understand what is going on remember in the “World of Cisco” you need to remember two things….. 1. NAT Means...
Page Ooops!
This page exists because it keeps getting indexed and I can’t work out where the link is coming from. For all of you who arrived here, please use the comments section below to let me know which page you came from! Thanks PeteLong 20/07/20
Certificate Services 0xc8000202 Error
KB ID 0001639 Problem You will see this error if you are migrating a Certificate Services Server from Server 2008, (NOT Server 2008 R2) to Windows Server 2016, (or newer). Version of log file is not compatible with the Jet version 0xc8000202 (ESE: 514 Jet_errBadLogVersion) You will also see the following events logged; Event ID 17 Log Name: Application Source: Microsoft-Windows-CertificationAuthority Date: xx/xx/xxxx xx:xx:xx Event...
AAD Contains Another Object With The Same DN
KB ID 0001638 Problem I’ve seen this a few times now, I’ve had users that will not sync from Active Directory to Azure Active Directory (Office 365). When you look to see why, you will see something like; The Connector {Your-Domain}.onmicrosoft.com – AAD contains another object with the same DN which is already connected to the MV. Note: For the uninitiated, DN is Distinguished Name, and MV is MetaVerse. If you...
Resizing (Shrinking) Drives With VMware Standalone Converter
KB ID 0000185 Problem Using: vSphere 6.7 and VMware Standalone Converter Version 6.2.0 I’m performing this procedure on vSphere 6.7, back ith the release of vSphere 5, This process changed, with vSphere 4 and VI3, you had to install VMware Converter on the vCenter Server then download and enable the plugin in your VI client software (like this). VMware now only has the “standalone converter”, so now you DONT install...
Cisco ASA Site To Site VPN IKEv1 “Using CLI”
Do the same from ASDM KB ID 0000050 Problem Note: This is for Cisco ASA 5500, 5500-x, and Cisco Firepower devices running ASA Code. Note: This is quite an OLD POST, only use these instructions if you need to create a VPN tunnel that uses IKEv1, (i.e. The other end is not a Cisco ASA, or it’s a Cisco ASA running code older than 8.4). You can still use an IKEv1 tunnel of course, so this article is still valid, it’s just...
Cisco ASA Site to Site VPN ‘Using ASDM’
KB ID 0000072 Problem Note: This is for Cisco ASA 5500, 5500-x, and Cisco Firepower devices running ASA Code. Do the same from command line Below is a walk-through for setting up one end of a site to site VPN Tunnel using a Cisco ASA appliance – Via the ASDM console. Though if (like me) you prefer using the Command Line Interface I’ve put the commands at the end. click image for full subnet information Solution VPN Setup...
Cisco ASA Static (One to One) NAT Translation
KB ID 0000691 Problem Note: This is for Cisco ASA 5500, 5500-x, and Cisco Firepower devices running ASA Code. If you have a spare/available public IP address you can statically map that IP address to one of your network hosts, (i.e. for a mail server, or a web server, that needs public access). This is commonly referred to as a ‘Static NAT’, or a ‘One to One translation’. Where all traffic destined for public...