DNs can be found in AD Explorer. Script: $root=[adsi]”” $rootdn=$root.distinguishedName $group=[adsi](“LDAP://<Group DN>”) $group.add(“LDAP://<User DN>”)
Month: February 2011
AD – Finding User Attributes
Two ways that I’m aware of in finding this information out. AD Explorer method: Download “AD Explorer” from here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963907, unzip and run the executable If connecting to the default domain, just make sure the first radio button is selected (Enter a name for an Active Directory database…) and click OK. If not, enter in the…
AD – Add Indiv Users
Attr Used (not in any order): Description displayName homeDirectory homeDrive givenName Mail sAMAccountName sn scriptPath userPrincipalName
AdminSDHolder & Objects inheriting permissions
Possibility to solve the following issues: – Upgraded Exchange/Domain Controller and users constantly getting prompted to enter in credentials – Introduced a BES (BB Enterprise Server) and users not getting e-mail – “Include inheritable permissions from this object’s parent” checkbox constantly gets unchecked. Role of AdminSHHolder:
NetBackup Bug in 7.0
Experienced on Symantec NetBackup 7 on Server 2008 R2 restoring VMs on vSphere 4.1 Discussed and solved here: Symantec Support forum post Issue: Backing up VMs go smooth although testing out restoring a vm (to its original location) after I delete it from disk through vSphere. I kicked off the restore, vSphere did create the…
Create NFS share
Really easy. Tried on Win 7 and Server 2008 Install “Services for NFS” through “Turn Windows features on or off” Open up a command prompt and type the following w/o quotes: mount <SAN DNS Name>:/vol/<volume name> And your done!