The first Domain Controller in a Forest should be configured to use a reliable, external, time source, and usually this DC has the PDC Emulator role. However, if the PDC Emulator role is moved to another DC, it’s best practice …
Email for our users is redirected from the email environment at our corporate headquarters, and if we remove a mailbox in our Exchange 2010 environment without telling HQ to remove the redirect, an email loop will occur. This doesn’t occur …
The following command will open the Windows “Stored User Names and Passwords” management window. It’s also known as the Key Manager: rundll32.exe keymgr.dll, KRShowKeyMgr
This is for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Exchange 2010. Action Tab New Action > Start a Program Program/Script: PowerShell.exe Add Arguments -PSConsoleFile “C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\Bin\ExShell.psc1” -Command “<Path to Script>” Optionally, you may need to add the “Start In” path …
A simple PowerShell script that can run on an Exchange 2010 server. This script will send an email report that contains usage statistics for each mailbox in an Exchange 2010 database. Step 01: Define some variables $FromAddr = “myName@company.com” $ToAddr …
This information comes from this TechNet Article: Command for formatting an NTFS partition with the recommended block size: Format <DriveLetter>: /q /y /fs:ntfs /v:<VolumeName> /a:64K Format F: /q /y /fs:ntfs /v:VolumeName /a:64K
A simple PowerShell script that can run on an Exchange 2010 server. This script will send an email report of the Mailbox Database Copy Status for each of your Exchange 2010 servers with the Mailbox Role. Step 01: Define some …
How to configure the Windows Time Service on the first forest root Domain Controller. At the command line, type: W32tm /config /manualpeerlist:<peers> /syncfromflags:manual Where <peers> is a space–delimited list of DNS and/or IP addresses. When specifying multiple peers, enclose the …
Before using these commands, make sure the domain controllers know about each other’s domains. Configure DNS forwarders. Establish a Trust netdom trust <trusting domain> /Domain:<trusted domain> /userD:<domain admin> /passwordD:<password> /add /twoway /enablesidhistory:yes Turn Off SID Filtering netdom trust <trusting …
After installing RSAT, or the AD DS Role, the Schema snap-in is not shown by default. To view the Schema snap-in, open a command prompt, and run the following command: regsvr32.exe schmmgmt.dll To make changes to the schema, your user …