network interface configuration file on Centos7
I have added one more NIC on my CentOS 7 virtual machine. But I dont see this /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ensxxx file for newly added NIC, I have restarted network services, rebooted server,...
View ArticleVM restarted by HA after powered off from PowerCLI
I am using PowerCLI to "PowerOff" VMs when there is a certain event detected. When this even happens, the only thing we can do is to power off the VM and power it on again. I use Stop-VM -VM xxxx...
View ArticleChanging Hostname on CentOS 7
What is difference between those two methods for changing host name on CentOS 7? I want to setup this centOS with a FQDN. The first way is vi /etc/sysconfig/network and vi /etc/hosts files. but this...
View ArticleHow to remove folders from "Start-All Programs" by GPO
We have some leftover folders in "Start" - "All Program" on user's Win7 PCs. I am trying to run a logon script to have it removed from C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\xxxx. but...
View Article"Sysprep" for Linux after cloning VMs?
If I clone a Windows VM (Server or Desktop), I need to perform a "sysprep" to change SID. Wondering that if I clone a Linux VM, is there anything similar to "sysprep" must be done? I am using CentOS 7.
View ArticleWitness Client failed to find a Witness Server
I am having a lot of critical event on all servers 2012r2 which connect to our isilon_cluster storage. Witness Client failed to find a Witness Server for NetName \\isilon_cluster with error (Element...
View ArticleAnswer by Root Loop for This could be due to CredSSP encryption oracle...
I got the same issue. Clients are on Win7 and RDS servers are 2012R2, Clients received "2018-05 security monthly quality roll up update (kb4019264)". After remove that , all well.
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How get get Failover cluster volume information using powershell?
The screenshot below is Win2012R2 Failover Cluster Volume. Those volumes are mapped from SAN through FC connection. I am trying to get this volume information as shown in screenshot by using...
View ArticleAnswer by Root Loop for windows log logon activity: is it safe to rely on...
You should do more research about logon event ID and logon types. this link helps. http://techgenix.com/logon-types/ http://help.argent.com/articles/Q805.php
View ArticleRedirect Active Directory Authentication histories in MS SQL server?
Is there a way that I can redirect active directory authentication logs / histories to SQL DB? I am trying to find a way to log all domain users authentication activities to a SQL database, Is this...
View ArticleAnswer by Root Loop for How to verify is Wsus itself is correctly patched?
In my case, wsus server is never part of "approval for install" group. it is in a separated GPO group to receive all patches directly from Microsoft update center. If you have Monthly quality rollup...
View ArticleHow to stop server 2012R2 and 2008R2 from rebooting after updates auto installed
Is there a way to stop server2008R2 / 2012r2 from rebooting after updates auto-installed? I need to manually reboot the servers I have GPO setup to download and auto-install for updates. and no...
View ArticleAnswer by Root Loop for VM image vs Phyical server image?
Well, you can use P2V utility (physical to virtual) to make a vm image and import it into your vm cluster. Why do you think image of a physical server is hard to create? There is native utility does...
View ArticleReal Linux instance vs WSL?
Windows 10 now has the subsystem for Linux available, I want to know what could be the difference between running a real Linux OS on a physical of Virtual machine VS running a WSL Linux instance? Can...
View ArticleHow to change DNS settings on all domain PCs after DC updated
Our DCs are all on Win2008R2, we are planning to upgrade them to Win2012R2. In-place upgrade is not an option. so we will start adding new Win2012R2 DCs into Domain, then remove DC role from Win2008R2...
View ArticleUsers for Hadoop deployment
I followed instructions found online to install and configuring a "2 name nodes" + "10 data nodes" hadoop cluster on CentOS 8.I created a wheel user called "hadoop" on all nodes and setup passwordless...
View ArticleSetup GID and UID for Microsoft Identity management for Unix
As part of requirements for a software running on CentOS 7 utilizing NFS partation on EMC isilon OneFS as storage, I have to setup RFC2307 correctly on all our Active Directory Domain Controllers. NFS...
View ArticleComment by Root Loop on Raising forest function level and domain function level
thanks, i searched a lot, no such info as well, all it says is all domain controllers must be on the same level. I guess I have to push the button to find out tho.
View ArticleComment by Root Loop on How to remove NIS server role from all domain...
I can tell now based on the work I done so far, the IDMUs have been removed from few DCs and I successfully upgraded those DCs from 2012R2 to 2019, the Unix attributes are still there in 2019 DC...
View ArticleIs that OK to leave a small endless loop script running on server? [closed]
Looks like I need to update the full scenario here for all.Our users need to pick up whatever they need from our file server to sync to remote location, but users have limited permissions on file...
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