Set DNS using Powershell
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Set DNS using Powershell

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The purpose of this article is to show case how to add a new A record to a DNS zone using PowerShell. Here is a quick look at the available Syntax for : Add-DnsServerResourceRecordA Add-DnsServerResourceRecordA [-AllowUpdateAny] [-CreatePtr] [-Name] <String> [-IPv4Address] <IPAddress[]> [-ComputerName <String>] [-TimeToLive <TimeSpan>] [-ZoneName] <String> [-AgeRecord] [-PassThru] [-ZoneScope <String>] [-VirtualizationInstance <String>] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]…

Get Domain Group Members
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Get Domain Group Members

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The following Script was created to assist a help desk department to quickly get a list of ‘Members’ from an Active Directory Group. This is a very simple script that prompts you for a Group Name and will then use Grid-View to display the results. Original Post : https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Get-Domain-Group-Members-bf33a1a2?redir=0 GetGroupMembers #ThatLazyAdmin

Creating Retention Tags and Policies Office 365
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Creating Retention Tags and Policies Office 365

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In this Post we will cover how to create a Retention Tag and Retention Policy in Exchange Online. Launch the Exchange Online EAC and navigate to Compliance and Retention Tags. Create a Retention Policy to Automatically move all Mailbox Items from 1 Year to Archive. Click (+) Tab then Click apply automatically to entire mailbox…
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While there is no simple way of addressing ransomware entirely, there are number of measures that all organisations can take to help spot and mitigate the risk and spread of such an attack. LepideAuditor offers probably the easiest, fastest (and most cost effective) means of spotting and reacting to potential ransomware attacks on your Windows…

Create Exchange 2016 DAG using PowerShell
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Create Exchange 2016 DAG using PowerShell

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Create Exchange 2016 DAG using PowerShell   What is a Database Availability Group  (DAG) ? A database availability group (DAG) is a set of up to 16 Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Mailbox servers that provide automatic database-level recovery from a database, server, or network failure. When a Mailbox server is added to a DAG, it works…

Adding Subnets Active Directory Sites and Services :PowerShell
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Adding Subnets Active Directory Sites and Services :PowerShell

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This guide will show you how to add additional Subnets into Active Directory Sites and Services using GUI as well as Powershell. Let’s start by adding the following Subnet into Sites and Services using GUI. Subnet : 192.168.56.0/24 and 192.168.57.0/24 Launch Active Directory Site and Services and Navigate to Subnets. Right click on “Subnets” and…

Search for Disabled Users and Move to Disabled Ou using PowerShell
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Search for Disabled Users and Move to Disabled Ou using PowerShell

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Search for Disabled Users and Move to Disabled Ou using PowerShell Created this script to search a ‘OU’ for disabled users and move them to a different ou . I have added the ‘WhatIf’ option by default . Once you run the script it will prompt for ‘Search OU’ and ‘Target OU’ . #Created to ease…

Bulk add users to Distribution Group
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Bulk add users to Distribution Group

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Bulk add users to Distribution Group I was ask recently to simplify a task for support staff to bulk add users to a distribution group. So i created the following script to add user from csv. The script will ‘prompt’ for ‘Distribution Group’ name and will add users accordingly. The script has the ‘WhatIf’ added…

Set UPN Suffix using PowerShell
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Set UPN Suffix using PowerShell

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To Prepare for Office 365 Migration you need to add the missing ‘UPN Suffixes’. The following example demonstrates how to create a new UPN suffix for the users in the ThatLazyAdmin forest: Lets Start by running: Import-Module ActiveDirectory   Then run : Get-AdForest | Set-ADForest -UPNSuffixes @{Add=”ThatLazyAdmin.com”}   Lets verify the new UPN in Active Directory…

Using Active Directory to meet Regulatory Compliances
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Using Active Directory to meet Regulatory Compliances

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Using Active Directory to meet Regulatory Compliances   When it comes to meeting compliance, many Administrators settle for simply auditing event logs. By default, Event Viewer records all events that are generated on a Windows Server. However, is simply storing logs an efficient way to meet compliance? Most compliance mandates require a particular report to…

Express installation of Azure AD Connect
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Express installation of Azure AD Connect

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Express installation of Azure AD Connect Tool Can be downloaded from Here Sign in as a local administrator to the server you wish to install Azure AD Connect on. You should do this on the server you wish to be the sync server. Navigate to and double-click AzureADConnect.msi. On the Welcome screen, select the box agreeing…

Installing Exchange 2016
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Installing Exchange 2016

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Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 prerequisites The prerequisites that are needed to install Exchange 2016 on computers running Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 depends on which Exchange role you want to install. Read the section below that matches the role you want to install. Role: Mailbox server role. Let’s…