PowerShell DNS Records (Creating)
PowerShell DNS KB ID 0001906 Problem You can use PowerShell to create DNS records in a Windows environment, this is typically on a Windows Server OS, that is running DNS services. Below are some methods (depending on whether you’re managing an Active Directory-integrated DNS zone or a standalone DNS server) to do this. Solution PowerShell DNS: Creating an A Record (Host Record) To add an A record (IPv4 address) to a DNS zone,...
Logging Powershell Execution
Logging PowerShell KB ID 0001903 Problem Monitoring PowerShell execution, (especially on critical servers like domain controllers), is essential for detecting potential malicious activity. PowerShell activities generate specific Event IDs in the Windows Event Log. Solution : Logging Powershell The following Event IDs are logged connected to PowerShell execution. Command Line Auditing: Event ID 800 (Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational...
Take Ownership and Grant ‘Full Control’ Recursively
Take Ownership KB ID 0001200 Problem I had a bunch of old user profile folders I needed to delete today, When setup properly even the domain administrator can’t get in there and delete them; You need permission to perform this action. You don’t currently have persmission to access this folder If it’s just one folder then simply take ownership, grant yourself rights and delete it! But I had a lot of folders so I...
Rename a Domain Controller
Rename a Domain Controller KB ID 0001886 Problem I’ve done a few migrating to {version} domain controller articles, and today I got asked, How can you rename the “Server Name” back to the old one after migration ?e.g. from “Lan-2025” to “Lan-2019” So, as the VMs from the last article were still running on the test bench, I ran though it to demonstrate. Solution: Rename a Domain Controller If you would like to add a new Windows...
PowerCLI: Get Snapshot Information
Get Snapshot Information KB ID 0001829 Problem The question was asked on Experts Exchange today. Are there any scripts or reports that would give me information on VMware VM’s with snapshots? was pretty sure this was a straight forward one, so I jumped on the test network. Solution: Get Snapshot Information Connect to your vCenter and use the following commands. Connect-viserver vCenter-Name THEN AUTHENTICATE Get-VM |...
Windows Create NFS Share
Windows Create NFS Share KB ID 0001869 Problem It has been a while since I mentioned this, but if you have a Windows server, and you would like to present an NFS Share, the process is pretty straight forward. The following procedure was carried out on Windows Server 2022, but the process is pretty much the same going all the way back to Server 2012. Solution : Windows Create NFS Share Install Server for NFS (GUI) You need to add the...