New User / Onboarding Form Template
Drafted a new user request form which is simple and effective for any IT solution. It is designed for approval authority to complete, sign and submit to IT for handling. …
Identify failed logon desktop or device
Enable verbose user account logging in order to determine where failed authentication attempts are originating from. Log into primary domain controller. Enable verbose netlogon logs using command nltest /dbflag:0x2080ffff This …
Home Folder – Compare folders against current domain users
Here is a PowerShell script which probes network home folders with users against the domain. Helpful in order to determine which home folders no longer reference current user accounts and …
Windows Server 2012 – Get Folder Size Statistics
Here is a PowerShell function helpful in populating statistics of sub-folder sizes. Create a PS1 file named Get-FolderSize.ps1 with the following contents: Function Get-FolderSize { BEGIN{$fso = New-Object -comobject Scripting.FileSystemObject} PROCESS …
Exchange 2013 – Get Mailbox Size Statistics
Here is an Exchange Shell script which is helpful in determining mailbox sizes. Queries all user objects within an OU so it is nifty for producing statistics, especially for disabled …
Home Folder – Archiving Disabled Users
Here is aPowerShell script to archive all users within an organisational unit (Disabled Users) to a network path. Prerequisite is to grant your Administrator account with ownership/full control permissions to …
Exchange 2013 – Archiving Disabled Users
Here is an Exchange Shell script to archive all users within an organisational unit (Disabled Users) to a network path. Prerequisite is to grant built-in security group Exchange Trusted Subsystem …
Kepner Tregoe Troubleshooting Methodology
Kepner Tregoe methodology is a concept of troubleshooting any type of problem one may encounter in the world. It is an incredibly useful concept for sourcing the cause of deviation …
Installing software on HP T5740 thin clients
This guide may also apply to other models of thin clients and operating systems such as Windows 2009 Standard Embedded. Disable File-Based Write Filter Power on the thin client and …
PowerShell AD Manager Report
We can generate a list of users and their corresponding managers entered against AD user objects by using Powershell. echo user1, user2, user3 | get-aduser -Properties manager | Select-Object -Property …