Clik here to view.
Configuring the Windows Time Service for Windows Server
Configuring the time service on the PDC Emulator FSMO role holder Ace Fekay, MCT, MVP, MCITP EA, Exchange 2010 Enterprise Administrator, MCTS Windows 2008, Exchange 2010 & Exchange 2007, MCSE...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Complete Step by Step to Remove an Orphaned Domain Controller
Complete Step by Step to Remove an Orphaned Domain controller Ace Fekay, MCT, MVP, MCITP EA, Exchange 2010 Enterprise Administrator, MCTS Windows 2008, Exchange 2010 & Exchange 2007, MCSE...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Active Directory FSMO Roles Explained
Active Directory FSMO Roles Explained Ace Fekay, MCT, MVP, MCITP EA, Exchange 2010 Enterprise Administrator, MCTS Windows 2008, Exchange 2010 & Exchange 2007, MCSE 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DNS Dynamic Updates in a Workgroup
====================================================================================================================================Ace Fekay, MCT, MVP, MCSE 2012/Cloud, MCITP EA, MCTS Windows 2008/R2,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to Recover a Journal Wrap Error (JRNL_WRAP_ERROR) and a Corrupted FRS...
Original: 11/21/2013 Updated 8/30/2014 Errata Ace here again. I’ working on updating all of my blogs. If you see any inconsistencies, please let email me and let me know. Prologue Are you seeing Event...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Windows Server 2012 AD Cloning, Snapshot Support & Preventing USN Rollbacks
Updated 4/16/2014 Preamble Virtualization is a valuable asset for many organizations, including cloud computing. However, there were some drawbacks that many administrators weren’t aware of when...
View ArticleHow to Create a Delegated Subnet Reverse Zone
You really, really want to host your public DNS records? If you do, you may also want to host your public IP range, instead of having to call your ISP every time you need a reverse (PTR) entry created...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DNS Client side Resolver Service and DNS Forwarders Query Algorithm
As many of you that follow my blogs, I had originally blogged about the client side resolver a few years ago. That can be found here:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Configuring the Windows Time Service in an Active Directory Forest – A step...
Published 4/2014 Original blog post reference:Configuring the Windows Time Service in an Active Directory Forest – A step by step with a Contingency...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Event ID 5774
In general, these events indicates that the machine is unable to register its records with the DNS server it’s configured. Possible causes: An ISP’s DNS server, or the router’s IP address, is set...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OU Structures and Group Policy Objects (GPOs) Design Considerations and...
Original posting: 8/25/2014 Hey everyone, Ace here, again. This is an accumulation of notes on OU structures. It’s not very well laid out, but I hope it gives you some ideas on how to design an OU...
View ArticleClik here to view.
After Delegating Permissions for an Organizational Unit (OU) in Active...
Prologue Note- this was put together and fast published and there may be errors. Check back for updates when I add RSAT info. Ace here again. Yep, me again. This scenario comes up time to time. Sure,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FRS to DFS-R Migration
Understand FRS to DFS-R Migration StagesFrom MOC 6425C p12.70 – 12.73 Because SYSVOL is critical to the health and functionality of your domain, Windows does not provide a mechanism with which to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PowerShell: Getting AD groups of one User and Add them to a List of Other Users
Prologue Ace here again. Yep, me again. I’ve been on the sidelines lately with a big mail migration, then changed roles to the AD and Windows management side of things. Part of what I do is perform...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Get-QADGroupMember to CSV
Prologue Ace Fekay here again. You might say to yourself this is some really simple stuff. Sure, it might be, for the pro. As many of you know, I’m an avid Active Directory and Exchange server...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Script to Search Netlogon logon scripts and Replace Drive Mappings
Prologue Ace Fekay here again! Once again, As many of you know, I’m an avid Active Directory and Exchange server engineer/architect, and an MVP in Active Directory. And why am I posting simple stuff,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Office 365 PowerShell Fun with Mailbox Permissions
Published 9/11/2015 Prologue Ace Fekay here again. You might say to yourself this is some really simple stuff. Sure, it might be, for the pro. As many of you know, I’m an avid Active Directory and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Office 365 PowerShell Fun with Calendars
Published 9/13/2015 Prologue Ace Fekay here again. You might say to yourself this is some really simple stuff. Sure, it might be, for the pro. As many of you know, I’m an avid Active Directory and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Migrate Files to a new File Server using RoboCopy, IP addresses, and Relative...
Prologue Ace Fekay here again. You might say to yourself this is some really simple stuff. Sure, it might be, for the pro. As many of you know, I’m an avid Active Directory and Exchange server...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PowerShell Script to Search Netlogon for a Specific List of Script files to...
Updates/Edits: 10/12/2015: I’ve updated the script to allow multiple, simultaneous changes for a list of bat files, and no need to manually add “.bat” to the list of user account samAccount names....
View Article
