Dell iDRAC “The Webpage Cannot Be Found”
KB ID 0001427 Problem I needed to reboot one of my ESX hosts yesterday, so I jumped on the DRAC and got this? An internet search turned up, “The best way to fix this is, firmware update the iDRAC”, which I did. But sadly it didn’t fix the problem. Solution In IE11 they have done a good job of hiding compatibility settings > Options > Compatibility View Settings > Type in the IP/URL > Add > Close >...
Microsoft Exchange – Forwarding Mail To External Email Addresses
KB ID 0001350 Problem Note: Below I’m using Exchange 2016, but the same approach will work for previous versions. There are a load of reasons why you might want to do this, but before you go off in this direction consider why you are doing this in the first place. For example, if the user requesting this does not need an Exchange mailbox, i.e. because they only use their Gmail account then it’s probably a better idea to...
No Speakers or Headphones with HDMI Device Connected
KB ID 0000961 Problem My laptop does not have RGB or DVI on it for an external monitor, it has just got an HDMI connector. While I was working in the office I thought I’ll pop my headphones in and listen to some music, and was met with silence? Solution When you connect an HDMI device windows ‘assumes’ that you will be outputting sound to that device, (great thanks). 1. Open Control Panel (Window Key+X on Windows 8)...
Certificate Services Error – ‘The Email name is unavailable and cannot be added to the Subject or Subject Alternate name’
KB ID 0001029 Problem Server: Windows Server 2012 R2 Client: Windows 8 Enterprise I was setting auto-enrollment this morning, and the computer certificates were getting issued but not the user ones. The policies were correct, the registry keys on the clients were correct, even RSOP told me the users ‘should’ be getting certificates. However nothing was working so I decided to ‘manually enroll’ and this...
Exchange ActiveSync Not Working for Some Users “Post Migration”
KB ID 0000695 Problem Error seen on some users on both Exchange 2007 and 2010, (post migration) form earlier versions of Exchange. When it fails you will also see this error. Event ID 1053 MSExchange ActiveSync Exchange ActiveSync doesn’t have sufficient permissions to create the “CN={User Name},OU=<OU Name>,DC={Domain Name},DC=com” container under Active Directory user “Active Directory operation failed...