Exchange – Test User Extest Isn’t Available
KB ID 0001230 Problem While troubleshooting some connectivity issues I used the Test-EcpConnectivity commandlet and got the following error; Test user ‘extest_bebc4142688e4’ isn’t accessible so this cmdlet wont be able to test Client Access Server connectivity Solution To enable the test user you need to run a script, and you will find it in the script directory in the Exchange setup media . Locate and run the...
Cisco – Testing AAA Authentication (Cisco ASA and IOS)
KB ID 0001175 Problem I always forget the syntax for this, and I’ve been meaning to publish this for a while so here you go. If you have AAA setup and people can’t log in, then the ability to test authentication against a user’s username and password is a good troubleshooting step! Usually I’m on a Cisco ASA but I’ll tag on the syntax for IOS as well. Solution Cisco ASA Test AAA Authentication From...
Event ID 8213
KB ID 0000144 Problem Event ID 8213 System Attendant Service failed to create session for virtual machine <servername>. The error number is 0xc007052e. Admin password on the Administrative group (In Exchange) needs changing to the correct domain admin password. NOTE only happens if you have an Active Directory Connector installed. Solution 1. Start > All Programs > Microsoft Exchange > Exchange System Manager. 2....
Event ID 7001
KB ID 0000137 Problem Event ID 7001 The McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 3.5.0 Server service depends on the McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 3.5.0 Event Parser Service which failed to start because of the following error: The operation completed successfully. The domain admin password has been changed and ePO is using the old one. Solution 1. Start > run > services.msc 2. Locate the following three services. i. MacAfee ePolicy...
Deploy a Router in your ESX Environment
KB ID 0000182 Problem ESX is designed for building both enterprise class networks, and networks solely for test purposes. That’s all fine and dandy but what if you want turn on DHCP in your network but still have it connected to the outside world? Yes you could deploy a Windows server running Routing and Remote Access – as a router, but that seems to be overkill in the extreme. In the past I’ve done articles on...