Updating Domain Computer Objects with Last Logon and Machine Information
Last Logon KB ID 0001340 Problem I can’t really take the credit for this, I was at a client’s site a few weeks ago, and they were doing this. I thought ‘That’s cool, I’ll have a play with that when I get the chance”. Essentially, you update the description of the Computer object(s) in AD so that they list; The last user who logged on. What time they logged on. What AD ‘Site’ the machine...
Exchange 2000 / 2003 – Exporting Mail to .pst files with ExMerge
KB ID 0000091 Problem ExMerge has been around for a long time, its used (as the name implies) to merge pst files into existing mailbox’s. However its also a great tool to export/backup users mail box’s if you’re doing a migration, or if you have got your “Disaster Recovery” hat on. The following is a run through of how to export from a mail store to pst files – Note on a live system this can take...
Unable to Connect to the Synchronisation Service
KB ID 0001649 Problem I’m doing some work for a client that has Azure AD Sync running, and we keep kicking each other off the server, so I thought I’d login with another account. However, when I tried to open the Synchronisation Service Manager; Unable to connect to the Synchronisation Service Some possible reasons are: 1) The service is not started. 2) Your account is not a member of the requires security group. See the...
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,...
Certsrv: Can Only See User and Basic EFS
KB ID 0001552 Problem When connected to the Web Enrolment portal (Certsrv) for your Certificate Services, you attempt to submit a certificate request. But you only see User and Basic EFS under Certificate Templates, like so; Solution I’ve done this myself many times, usually you are looking for the ‘Web Server’ template and it’s not there, so we will use that as an example. Go to your CA Server. Windows Server...