Category Archives: Operating Systems

Operating systems posts, including Windows, Linux, Unix, Solaris, etc.

Managing Windows User Accounts using command line

  From: http://windowscommand.uw.hu/wincmd0071.html Managing User Accounts Managing user accounts from the command line is different from managing them in the Active Directory Users And Computers administrative tool, chiefly because you have more options and it is easier to work with … Continue reading

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Keeping Children Safe Online

Cyber Security Tip ST05-002     Keeping Children Safe Online Children present unique security risks when they use a computer not only do you have to keep them safe, you have to protect the data on your computer.   By taking some simple … Continue reading

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Print all mail enabled public folders

$Address = @{Name=”SMTPAddress”;expression={if ($_.MailEnabled -eq $True){Get-MailPublicFolder $_ | Select PrimarySMTPAddress}}} Get-PublicFolder -GetChildren | select Name, Identity, MailEnabled, $Address | ft -Auto ################################### Or export to CSV the complete list of public folders: Get-PublicFolder -Recurse | Export-Csv c:\public_folders.csv -noType

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Exchange 2007: Database Statistics in Powershell

1.  How do we find number of mailboxes in each database? On Screen: Get-MailboxDatabase | Select Server, StorageGroupName, Name, @{Name=”Number Of Mailboxes”;expression={(Get-Mailbox -Database $_.Identity | Measure-Object).Count}} | Format-Table -AutoSize Export to CSV: Get-MailboxDatabase | Select Server, StorageGroupName, Name, @{Name=”Number Of … Continue reading

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Configure Sun Ray to work with Windows DHCP Server

Configure Sun Ray to work with Windows DHCP Server Continue reading

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How to get a “Sun X2100 M2″ server, configured with SATA drives, to work with VMWare ESX 3.5!

How to get a “Sun X2100 M2″ server, configured with SATA drives, to work with VMWare ESX 3.5! Continue reading

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HP SIM not starting…. solution below..

Taken from http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=970515&admit=109447627+1256043921340+28353475 This is a summary of: http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=977955 These steps solved my issue of: Application Event: Date: 2/28/2006 Time: 2:23:22 PM Type: Error User: N/A Computer: [left out] Source: HP Systems Insight Manager Category: None Event ID: 3 Description: … Continue reading

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I need to set roaming profile quotas but the 30mb limit fixed by Microsoft is a joke. What to do?

Locate your System.adm template , and look for the value “maxprofilesize”. Change the following… MAX    30000 to MAX    150000 can change the default value as well…. Save the ADM and reopen GPMC, and reset the policy. Reason I … Continue reading

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