tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:24:07 +0000#System Adminstrator's real nightmare#Exchange#Exchange Powershell#IT gone BAD#MS Exchange#Microsoft Online Exchange#Online Exchange#Secrets#System Adminstrator'sCommand lineDummies guide for SolarisLinuxSystem Administrator toolsUnixUpdating Windows from ServerWindows ServerWindows Updatesgroup policies for Windows Server Update Servicessys admin useful tools.##Account compromised#Be informed#Big Mistake#Google Enterprise Support#Infrastructure problem#Laptop battery#Laptop charging but not connected#Laptop not charging#Laptop problem#MS Exchange 365#MSOE 365 NDR.#NDR#Outlook Client Error#Paranoid#Password Utilities#Postini Support#Security#Separate Passwords#Short Forms#Short forms revealed#Stay ahead#data from CPU without opening the cabinet#playing around the server#plugged in#replace laptop battery#smart system admin0x80070057-00000000-00000000Check Email forwarding using PowershellEmail forwarding using PowershellExchange crashGoogle ISPGoogle launchLogin to RDPMirroringRAID Windows ServerRAID1RDP ProblemSolarisSolaris GuideUnable to loginUser unable to loginclient side wsus errorscreate mirrorgigabit connectivitygroup policiesimportant toolsmail forwarding using Powershellmirror disknot charging. #not chargingpoliciesserver roomtempratureupdateswsus errorsI am a System Administrator, This Blog is dedicated to all you people who need help with projects i have already worked on.. need some info ping me rodrandallatgmail.com repl the at with @http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)Blogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-6885209549329235759Mon, 18 Jul 2016 19:40:00 +00002016-07-20T02:41:55.780+05:30#Account compromised#Be informed#Paranoid#Password Utilities#Secrets#Security#Separate Passwords#Stay ahead Were you aware of the your linkedin account had been compromised ?? Read This :- http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/over-100-million-linkedin-profiles-hacked-heres-a-quick-way-to-find-out-if-youre-one-of-them-317526.html We keep registering to several services and use email id and password for registering for a service. there have been several incidents wherein data has been compromised http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2016/07/has-your-account-been-compromised.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-6778330739118442747Wed, 11 Jun 2014 23:00:00 +00002014-06-12T04:30:09.853+05:30##Google Enterprise Support#Postini Support Anyone looking for Google / Postin  Enterprise Support contact number ? Here it is... but apparently you need to have a customer pin when your calling them.   This is one number that you will not find too easily :- Google Enterprise Support Contact (US) : +1-877-355-5787 For Postini (Press option 1 and then option 2) If you donot have a customer pin For online portal help with http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2014/06/google-postini-enterprise-support.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-3590421459971991057Tue, 24 Sep 2013 20:31:00 +00002013-09-25T02:01:29.955+05:30#Outlook Client Error0x80070057-00000000-00000000 User complains he is receiving error  "0x80070057-00000000-00000000" when he sends out calender invites. You should try 2 options 1) Uncheck "use cached exchange mode" 2) Download new copy of "Global Address list" Note : If the user who the invite has been sent is not in the Global address list and within your personal contact list then you may avoid this step. (there http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2013/09/error-0x80070057-00000000-00000000.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-6817060548487414496Thu, 05 Sep 2013 22:42:00 +00002013-09-06T04:14:37.039+05:30#Exchange#Exchange Powershell#Microsoft Online Exchange#MS Exchange#Online Exchange click start -> start typing powershell -> and run the Powershell Microsoft Online services module as administrator Run the command "Get-MsolGroup --all > c:\msolgroup2.txt" Breaking the code : Get-msolgroup -all will get all the data to your screen and > will redirect it to a file.txt. Do share with us know if you have a better way of getting this done. Note : Pleasehttp://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2013/09/exchange-powershell-command-to-find-all.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-3876038518726826361Thu, 05 Sep 2013 17:19:00 +00002013-09-05T22:49:43.856+05:30#Exchange#Exchange Powershell#MS ExchangeCheck Email forwarding using PowershellEmail forwarding using Powershellmail forwarding using Powershell Being a system admin is not only about the doing the Job but doing it efficiently. This post will show you how to find out users who have email forwarding to to any person within the exchange server. 1) Open the exchange power shell. 2) Type the following command. Get-Mailbox -Filter {ForwardingAddress -ne $null} | ft Name,ForwardingAddress,DeliverToMailboxAndForward -Autosize Breaking http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2013/09/check-email-forwarding-using-powershell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-6046448649865866935Thu, 05 Sep 2013 16:31:00 +00002013-09-05T22:02:47.989+05:30#data from CPU without opening the cabinet#smart system admin#System Adminstrator'ssys admin useful tools.System Administrator tools If you are a person who is fed up of opening a machine just to checking the Motherboard / RAM / Graphic card / Etc attached to it... this article is for you .... There are 2 default options in Windows and i have also mentioned a free tool at the end of this post. 1) Check using DirectX Start - > Run, type "dxdiag" This tool will give you the information abouthttp://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2013/09/getting-to-know-whats-under-hood.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-811919424704973421Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:35:00 +00002013-04-10T17:46:17.968+05:30#Secrets#Short Forms#Short forms revealed#System Adminstrator's I have read a lot of short forms and in IT we tend to use a lot of them. What exactly do they mean.??  here is the Secrets Finally Revealed..!!! This post is not intended at offending anyone and is for knowledge only.. Please read at your own discretion. IMO = In My Opinion BTW = By The Way GG = Good Game BM & GM = Bad Manner and Good Manner FU = Fuck You FYI = For Your http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2013/04/short-forms-secrets-finally-revealed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-2967175712981443314Tue, 05 Mar 2013 01:48:00 +00002013-03-05T07:20:29.341+05:30Command lineimportant toolssys admin useful tools.System Administrator tools Here are some tools that i have come across, that a system administrator would use on a daily basis to either work with or tools that will help solve some issue that will make our life a little more simpler. while these tools may help a system administrator they will never replace him as it helps us work more efficiently nothing more..  nothing less :P 1) Cleaning tool : I'm sure you http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2013/03/10-important-tools-for-system.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-5631844074894758582Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:44:00 +00002012-12-10T19:14:03.536+05:30#Microsoft Online Exchange#MS Exchange 365#MSOE 365 NDR.#NDR#Online Exchange#System Adminstrator's real nightmare Are your using Microsoft exchange 365 online ? If the answer to that is yes.. Please read bellow. Users facing have been informing IT support that they are getting Non-delivery-Report (NDR) for some e-mails that they have sent. Please note that there is no problem in the way in which you have configured your exchange. This issue has to be raised at Microsoft's end.Resolution : Please open a http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2012/12/microsoft-online-exchange-365-giving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-315692378230082716Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:54:00 +00002012-12-05T04:32:17.597+05:30Command lineDummies guide for SolarisLinuxUnix Here a a basic list of commands to help newbies to work with directories on Linux / Unix 1) How to create a folder mkdir - this command will make/create a directory e.g. bash# mkdir folder1 (this command will create a folder  2) Removing a folder rmdir - Remove/deletes a folder e.g. bash# rmdir folder1 flags : -r  Recursive (very dangerous if you don't know what your doing,http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2012/12/babies-guide-to-working-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-1865261707629257753Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:39:00 +00002012-12-05T04:33:06.327+05:30#Laptop battery#Laptop charging but not connected#Laptop not charging#Laptop problem#plugged in#replace laptop batterynot charging. #not charging Charger connected but battery status shows connected but not charging... Is your laptop acting bitc*y and not charging at all, at this point you think your laptop battery is screw*d and you can't imagine how much is it gonna burn your pocket. Please try these few steps of troubleshooting before burning a hole in your pocket. - Disconnect Power supply, Remove charger from the http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2012/11/pluged-in-not-charging-arrggggggg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-3075673508626752356Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:40:00 +00002012-12-05T04:34:22.235+05:30#Big Mistake#IT gone BAD#playing around the server#System Adminstrator's real nightmare Warning : Kids Please don't try this on any server without having physical connectivity to it,,, cuz this is a disaster waiting to happen. This caution has been written after one such incident happened and it really was not fun to debug especially if someone from the team has done this and not informed anyone. The server on which this was done unfortunately was the Exchange, DNS, and VPN http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2011/04/enabling-second-interface-on-server.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-7227667508674318537Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:35:00 +00002012-12-05T04:37:16.970+05:30Exchange crashserver roomtemprature RadiSys Server alert :- If you have a RadiSys server in your server room i have a small warning for you people, make sure that you have a room temperature monitoring application and make sure that there is a separate AC/Cooler installed in the server room as this is a disaster waiting to happen. Last week we had our exchange server DOWN as the room temperature in the server room was too hot, http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2010/09/another-tragedy-in-server-room-om.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-1852648660870020121Sun, 09 May 2010 20:38:00 +00002012-12-05T04:38:26.336+05:30#Infrastructure problem#IT gone BAD#System Adminstrator's real nightmare There are a very few senario's in which IT infrastructure can get really messed up You make sure you have all the right things in place so that your Domain server does not go down, But no matter how much you try and cry incidents do happen. like Senario 1 :- You have a domain controller machine with Exchange running to protect the machine you have connected a RAID card and attached 4 drives, http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2010/05/it-gone-bad-ups-and-downs-system.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-7984577816913649186Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:46:00 +00002012-12-05T04:39:42.529+05:30Login to RDPRDP ProblemUnable to loginUser unable to login Are you trying to login through RDP and getting an error while logging into the system "you have not permiss to log on" if yes ? then here are the steps given below :- 1) Go to start -> "run" 2) Type "mstsc /console" without the quotes (the /console option acts as if you are having a console session) 3) Type the dns name/ip address of the computer you want to login to 4) Also make sure http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2010/03/unable-to-logon-to-user-account-through.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-8815992861139400108Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:06:00 +00002012-12-05T04:58:51.772+05:30Dummies guide for SolarisLinuxSolarisSolaris GuideUnix Quick Dummies guide for Solaris/Unix/Linux:- Here are some quick commands for Solaris administrators :- (Most of these commands will work on Unix and Linux as well, this article is written for Solaris 8/9/10 servers, also note that all or most these commands will need root access, without which they may not work) 1) netstat :- it will give you the details of all ports that are on the system http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2010/02/dummies-guide-for-solarisunixlinux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-3305763465187337167Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:23:00 +00002012-12-05T05:00:55.799+05:30gigabit connectivityGoogle ISPGoogle launch Google is trying to get into newer ventures, and this time its none other than Internet Service Provider Business, Google is planning to get together with Local and the state government to setup the fiber optic networks the experiment is to have between 50,000 and 500,000 people connected to have gigabit broadband connectivity. The gigabit broadband connectivity seems to good to be true, as ofhttp://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2010/02/google-to-launch-1gigabit-broad-band.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-2235942458060673827Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:38:00 +00002012-12-05T05:01:43.993+05:30create mirrormirror diskMirroringRAID Windows ServerRAID1 RAID1 is basically a mirror of the original disk. In this article i will be using these terms :- 1) Original HDD -> The default Disk on which your server OS is currently on. 2) Clone HDD -> Cloned from the original Drive 3) New Drive -> the one you have decided to make a raid drive. Pre-Requisites :- 3 drives of equal size (i am using 160GB x 3 drives) make a copy of your http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2009/07/software-raid-for-windows-2008-server.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-1303062711110977240Wed, 20 May 2009 18:08:00 +00002012-12-05T05:02:41.423+05:30client side wsus errorsgroup policies for Windows Server Update ServicesUpdating Windows from ServerWindows ServerWindows Updateswsus errors Basic WSUS 3.0 SP1 troubleshooting When i check the log under c:\WINDOWS\WindowsUpdate.log i get the following error "Error 0x80072efd occurred while downloading update; notifying dependent calls" Solution to this is as follows go to RUN and type "gpedit.msc" on the client PC and check if server name/IP is correct or not. If you have installed a new Anti-virus/Firewall, check if it has http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2009/05/troubleshooting-serverclient-side.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-991872237870236400Wed, 20 May 2009 15:49:00 +00002012-12-05T05:03:32.821+05:30group policiesgroup policies for Windows Server Update Servicespolicies Note :- for these policies to take effect the client has to be restarted. Create a separate policy for WSUS, DO NOT use the Default Policies 1) Create a new GPO [Do not edit the default Domain Controller Policy or Default Domain Policy] 2) Edit the newly created GPO Log into the server and open "Group Policy Management" open Group Policy Management -> Forest: "Forest Name" -> http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2009/05/enabling-clients-to-get-updates-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-7688556328331572631Wed, 20 May 2009 15:09:00 +00002012-12-05T05:04:13.415+05:30updatesUpdating Windows from ServerWindows ServerWindows Updates Pre-Requisite for installation on a X64 Bit Windows Server Machine For a normal installation of WSUS on a non x64 bit machine please download the non-x64 bit package when your downloading the .net framework version. Download WSUS 3.0 SP1 (as we needed WSUS to be installed on the Windows 2008 server, this is the only one that supports that particular OS version) Download ReportViewer http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2009/05/installation-and-configuration-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967110421264606472.post-6073772345431359334Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:40:00 +00002009-01-24T19:23:39.113+05:30excuse me.. my first blog.. m also not to good at this writting stuff.let me start with some great links www.portforward.com is a site for any type of router thats needs to be configured. you will get all your information here.http://t3cki3.blogspot.com/2009/01/my-first-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randall Rodrigues)2