Finding Out the Last Time Domain Users have Logged in
KB ID 0000682 Problem Active directory keeps a log of the last time a domain user has authenticated to the domain (from server 2000 onwards) , the drawback with 2000 is that this value didn’t replicate so you had to query each domain controller and cobble the results together. After 2003 this value was replicated (after convergence,) to all domain controllers. Solution Update Here’s a much better way of showing who logged...
Windows – Remote Desktop Error ‘An authentication error has occurred. The Local Security Authority cannot be contacted’
KB ID 0000826 Problem Update May 2018: This is Following ArticleIs Probably What You Are Looking For; Windows RDP: ‘An authentication error has occurred’ I saw this while attempting to create a remote desktop connection to a Windows 2012 Server. (Though connecting to Windows 8 will be the same). I’d only just set this server up, and knew I’d enabled RDP, and I was attempting to connect as the domain...
Exchange 2003 – Defragmenting Your Database with Eseutil
KB ID 0000814 Problem I don’t have many clients left that still have Exchange 2003, so this will probably be the last time I have to do this (famous last words). Exchange databases NEVER get smaller, if you delete information out of them, it simply creates white space, that Exchange will reuse, (so they will steadily grow in size). Before you carry out this procedure, get your users to clear down their mailbox’s. Also...
Install and Configure an HP UPS Network Module
KB ID 0000813 Problem I installed one of these a couple of weeks ago, and there’s some good documentation with the module itself so installing it into the UPS and giving it an IP address was easy, getting the right client software to talk to it was a pain. Solution Configure the Network Module 1. Physically install the module in the UPS, it’s fixed with two screws and you can install it with the UPS powered on. 2. It takes a...
Cisco ASA – Find Out VPN Tunnel Uptime
KB ID 0000863 Problem I needed to get the Uptime/Duration of a particular VPN tunnel this week. It was for a client with multiple VPN tunnels that was having problems with just one. Solution Option 1 via Command Line 1. Connect to to the firewall > Go to enable mode and use the following command, replace 123.123.123.123 with the IP of your VPN endpoint. PetesASA> PetesASA> enable Password: ******** PetesASA# show...