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Is Pondicherry, Celebrating Independence Day twice ?

2026-08-16T19:06:25.055+05:30

Is Pondicherry, Celebrating Independence Day twice ?

Come on Lets Check!

We all know India celebrates 15th August as Independence day Every year, Pondicherry Celebrated it too.. Then what is it celebrating on 16th of August every year?

Pondicherry is celebrating De Jure Transfer Day on 16th August every year since 1962.

what is De Jure Transfer Day?

After achieving independence, the Indian government initiated diplomatic efforts to integrate French-Indian territories. This movement was supported on the ground by the National Youth Congress's Satyagraha campaign, where activists faced severe police retaliation and lathi charges from the French-Indian police.

The defining moment of the movement occurred during the Kizhoor Congress on 18 October 1954. Under the leadership of Assembly President Monsieur Balasubramanian, elected representatives voted via secret ballot on the joint settlement proposals. A decisive majority of 170 to 8 favored the merger.

Consequently, on 1 November 1954, France transferred administration of Pondicherry, Karaikal, Yanam, and Mahe to India. The transition was marked by M.R.K. Nehru hoisting the Indian flag and the formal exchange of signatures between Kewal Singh and Pierre Landy. This day is celebrated as Liberation day.

However The democratic process went on for few years and concluded on 16 August 1962, when the French Government officially ratified the De Jure transfer.

So Pondicherry is celebrating the transfer of power as De Jure transfer Day on 16th of August every year.

2022-12-22T13:39:00.000+05:30

வாழ்க்கை முழுவதைம் அள்ளிச்சென்ற பின்,

கனவில் மட்டும் வந்து

ஏன் இன்பம் காட்டுகிறாய்...

கனவு கலைந்ததும் உண்மை வாட்டுகிறது...

கனவாவது கலையாமல் இருந்திருக்கலாம்.....

கனவையும் இப்போதெல்லாம் வெறுக்கிறேன்...

கலைந்தது கனவின் தவறா?

இல்லை விழித்துழுந்தது என் தவறா?

Find the last logon timestamp of users in Azure AD using PowerShell

2021-08-19T17:50:00.003+05:30

Find the last logon timestamp of users in Azure AD using PowerShell

get-ADUser - filter {enabled -eq $true} -properties LastLogonTimeStamp | Select-object Name,@{Name="Stamp"; Expression={[DateTime] ::FrmFileTime($_.LastLogontimeStamp).Tostring('yyy-mm-dd_hh:mm:ss')}} | Export-csv -Path C:\Users\Ravanan\lastlogon.csv

PS: check in Dev before running on Prod

ADFS ERROR : ADMIN0017 ADFS ERROR : An error occured during an attempt to access the ADFS Configuration Database:

2020-01-20T22:22:00.000+05:30

ADFS ERROR : ADMIN0017
ADFS ERROR : An error occured during an attempt to access the ADFS Configuration Database:

ADFS ERROR : An error occured during an attempt to access the ADFS Configuration Database:
Error Message: ADMIN0017: An Exception Occured while Connecting to the configuration Service. the configuration service URL 'net.tcp://localhost:1500/policy' may be incorrect or the ADFS Windows service is not running.

I came across this error message in my lab set up as today as I was trying to add a new Relying party trust.

IDP page is also not working, there were no options in ADFS Consile in the left hand side.

I just restarted the ADFS service,

IDP started working and the options to came up.

if this doesnt work, for WID service in services and ADFS service re-enter the password for te service account.

please comment if this helped you as well!

Azure AD Connect : PowerShell script to check the AD Connect Password Sync status and send E-mail to Admins

2020-01-01T20:10:00.001+05:30

Hello All,

Here is the PowerShell script to send an email to DL about the status of the password sync in a CSV.

Here i have used Get-MsolCompanyInformation.
this gives details like,
last sync time
last password sync time
technical notification email
service account used to perform the sync.

this has to be run on the AD Connect server with elevated rights.
before running, get-msolcompany information you need to connect to azure.
so open PowerShell with admin rights,
run Connect -msolservice ( in the pop up enter the Global admin credentials)
now run the below script, this store the csv file in the path and also send an email to the address specified.

You can also store the encrypted creds in the script. this is an easy way.

post your suggestions and thoughts in the comments

###########AD CONNECT PASSWORD SYNC STATUS########

$fromaddress = "user@abc.com"
$toaddress = "adminDL@abc.com"
$ADConnect = get-MsolCompanyInformation >\\"path to write the output in csv"\ADC.csv
$body = "Please Find the Sync Scheduler info of AD CONNECT attached in the CSV and take actions if necessary. THANK YOU!!"
$date = get-date
$Subject = " $date : Pls See the state of AD Connect Sync"

$attachment = "\\"path of the folder whee teh output csv is located"\Documents\11\ADC.csv"
$smtpserver = "SMTP.abc.com"

####################################

$message = new-object System.Net.Mail.MailMessage $message.From = $fromaddress
$message.To.Add($toaddress)
###############################################

$message.Subject = $Subject
$attach = new-object Net.Mail.Attachment($attachment)
$message.Attachments.Add($attach)
$message.body = $body

$smtp = new-object Net.Mail.SmtpClient($smtpserver)
$smtp.Send($message)

TWEET without INTERNET. Just send an SMS and see your tweet in your profile.

2019-12-21T17:23:00.001+05:30

In India, there is an option to tweet without Internet.

Just type your tweet in a message and send it to "9248948837" from the mobile number linked with your account.

the mobile number has to be verified.

just send an SMS and start tweeting!!

VERIFICATION OF SUCESSFULL INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION OF AD CONNECT

2019-12-21T17:10:00.000+05:30

STEP 1 -Verifying in Azure AD Portal:

 Log into Azure AD portal with Global Admin Credentials
 In the home page click Azure Active directory => AD Connect in the left blade
 Check Sync Status and Last sync timings

STEP 2 – checking through PowerShell:

 Log into PowerShell in the AD Connect server with elevated rights,
 Run Get-ADSyncScheduler
 The Value of “SyncCycleEnabled” has to be “True”

SAMPLE:

PS C:\Windows\system32> get-Adsyncscheduler

AllowedSyncCycleInterval : 00:30:00

CurrentlyEffectiveSyncCycleInterval : 00:30:00

CustomizedSyncCycleInterval :

NextSyncCyclePolicyType : Delta

NextSyncCycleStartTimeInUTC : 12/19/2019 1:00:20 PM

PurgeRunHistoryInterval : 7.00:00:00

SyncCycleEnabled : True

MaintenanceEnabled : True

StagingModeEnabled : True

SchedulerSuspended : False

SyncCycleInProgress : False

STEP 3 – checking User profiles:

 Log into Portal.azure.com with GA credentials
 Azure Active Directory => Users
 You should be able to see users with Source as Windows server AD.

run, (Get-ADSyncGlobalSettings).Parameters | Select Name,Value

in powershell with elevated rights. The above command will give you the details of your company`s Ad Connect configurations. It also has AD Connect version.Alternatively you can check from Control panel.

PS C:\Windows\system32> (Get-ADSyncGlobalSettings).Parameters | select Name,Value

Name Value

---- -----

Microsoft.Synchronize.SynchronizationPolicy Delta

Microsoft.Synchronize.StagingMode True

Microsoft.SynchronizationOption.JoinCriteria AlwaysProvision

Microsoft.UserSignIn.DesktopSsoEnabled False

Microsoft.Synchronize.MaintenanceEnabled True

Microsoft.OptionalFeature.ExportDeletionThresholdValue 500

Microsoft.Version.SynchronizationRuleImmutableTag V1

Microsoft.SynchronizationOption.AnchorAttribute mS-DS-ConsistencyGuid

Microsoft.OptionalFeature.DirectoryExtensionAttributes

Microsoft.OptionalFeature.FilterAAD False

Microsoft.GroupWriteBack.Forest

Microsoft.GroupWriteBack.Container

Microsoft.SynchronizationOption.UPNAttribute userPrincipalName

Microsoft.Synchronize.SchedulerSuspended False

Microsoft.OptionalFeature.DirectoryExtension False

Microsoft.SynchronizationOption.CustomAttribute

Microsoft.Synchronize.TimeInterval 00:30:00

Microsoft.Synchronize.ServerConfigurationVersion 1.4.32.0

Microsoft.SystemInformation.MachineRole RoleMemberServer

Microsoft.AADFilter.AttributeExclusionList

Microsoft.OptionalFeature.DeviceWriteBack False

Microsoft.OptionalFeature.AutoUpgradeState Suspended

Microsoft.Synchronize.NextStartTime Thu, 19 Dec 2019 13:00:20 GMT

Microsoft.Synchronize.RunHistoryPurgeInterval 7.00:00:00

Microsoft.OptionalFeature.GroupFiltering False

Microsoft.ConnectDirectories.WizardDirectoryMode AD

Microsoft.Synchronize.SynchronizationSchedule True

Microsoft.OptionalFeature.ExchangeMailPublicFolder False

Microsoft.OptionalFeature.UserWriteBack False

Microsoft.OptionalFeature.ExportDeletionThreshold True

Microsoft.DeviceWriteBack.Forest

Microsoft.OptionalFeature.DeviceWriteUp True

Microsoft.OptionalFeature.HybridExchange False

Microsoft.AADFilter.ApplicationList

Microsoft.DirectoryExtension.SourceTargetAttributesMap

Microsoft.UserWriteBack.Forest

Microsoft.DeviceWriteBack.Container

Microsoft.UserWriteBack.Container

Microsoft.UserSignIn.SignOnMethod PasswordHashSync

Microsoft.OptionalFeature.GroupWriteBack False

Connect-msolservice // connect to Ms online service , use Global Admin credentials

Get-MsolCompanyInformation

gives info about last sync cycle, password syn enabled or not etc

Auto Cert Rollover in ADFS and setting the new token signing as primary and changing the old one as secondary | Renew federation certificates for Office 365 and Azure Active Directory

2019-02-22T05:05:00.003+05:30

Renew federation certificates for Office 365 and Azure Active Directory

Auto Cert Rollover in ADFS and setting the new token signing as primary and changing the old one as secondary

If you get a token signing certificate when the old certificate is expiring, the new certificate will sitting only as "secondary" until the promotion threshold is met .

you cannot change the cert as Primary. It will be grayed out.

Step 1: Check the AutoCertificateRollover state

get into the Primary ADFS server

run Get-Adfsproperties in PowerShell with elevated rights.

check if autocertificateRollover is set to "true"

here the threshold is 5 days so the new certificate will become as Primary 5 days before the expiry of the original certificate.

Step 2: Confirm that AD FS and Azure AD are in sync

Install-Module MSOnline
Connect to Azure AD using the MSOnline PowerShell-Module.Import-Module MSOnlineConnect-MsolService
Check the certificates configured in AD FS and Azure AD trust properties for the specified domain.Get-MsolFederationProperty -DomainName <domain.name> | FL Source, TokenSigningCertificate
If the thumbprints in both the outputs match, your certificates are in sync with Azure AD.

if not run Update-MSOLFederatedDomain –DomainName <domain>

Renew the token signing certificate automatically (recommended)

You don't need to perform any manual steps if both of the following are true:You have deployed Web Application Proxy, which can enable access to the federation metadata from the extranet.You are using the AD FS default configuration (AutoCertificateRollover is enabled).Check the following to confirm that the certificate can be automatically updated.

1. The AD FS property AutoCertificateRollover must be set to True. This indicates that AD FS will automatically generate new token signing and token decryption certificates, before the old ones expire.

2. The AD FS federation metadata is publicly accessible. Check that your federation metadata is publicly accessible by navigating to the following URL from a computer on the public internet (off of the corporate network):https://(your_FS_name)/federationmetadata/2007-06/federationmetadata.xmlwhere (your_FS_name)is replaced with the federation service host name your organization uses, such as fs.contoso.com. If you are able to verify both of these settings successfully, you do not have to do anything else.

Example: https://fs.contoso.com/federationmetadata/2007-06/federationmetadata.xml

REFER:

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vilath/2015/09/02/how-to-update-certificates-for-ad-fs-3-0/

How to delete a managed Domain in Azure.

2019-02-21T04:35:00.002+05:30

How to delete a managed Domain in Azure.

Some time we might be in a need to delete the managed domain in Azure. Follow the below mentioned steps to delete the managed Domain or custom Domain. However you will not be able to delete the Primary domain (abc.onmicrosoft.com) as it is the name of your directory abc.onmicrosoft.com).

Log in to Portal.azure.com with global Admin credentials

Azure Active Directory => Custom Domain names

Click on the custom domain name => Click Delete

To delete a custom domain name, you must first ensure that no resources in your directory rely on the domain name.

You can’t delete a domain name from your directory if:

· Any user has a user name, email address, or proxy address that includes the domain name.
· Any group has an email address or proxy address that includes the domain name.
· Any application in your Azure AD has an app ID URI that includes the domain name.

You must change or delete any such resource in your Azure AD directory before you can delete the custom domain name.

Refer the docs for more info.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/active-directory-domains-manage-azure-portal

https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/azure/e1ef403f-3347-4409-8f46-d72dafa116e0#BKMK_ManageDomains

Getting error in ADFS proxy 2.0 "Encountered error during federation passive request"

2019-02-21T01:32:00.000+05:30

Some customers who are using 2008 server for ADFs proxy may sometime get errors
"Encountered error during federation passive request"

This usually happens when they change the certificate which is about to expire.

Usually for this kind of issue where the ADFS service and metadata when not accessible extenally we check for certificate bindings

we will be going to PowerShell with admin rights

run
get-Webapplicationproxysslcertificate
compare the thumbprint with ADFS

but in 2008 R2 we don't have this option to run PS command

so run the ADFS proxy 2.0 wizard that will be fixing the most of the issues.

Azure MFA Unexpected-Failed Result - MFA App Password calls being rejected with bad username/password

2019-02-15T03:50:00.002+05:30

My users that use App passwords for the native mail client are not getting mail.

there has been many customers that are saying app passwords are not working with azure.

The back end team has fixed the issue. If you still have problem create a support ticket in Azure portal.

how to find the ADFS Service name ADFS 2.0 or 3.0

2018-12-11T05:00:00.002+05:30

This small article talks about finding the ADFS Service name

simply open the powershell with elevated rights in the ADFS server

run the command " Get-Adfsproperties"

in the result check for the host name, you can find something like "adfs.fabrikam.com"

In the GUI mode open the adfs mmc console and click on ADFS in the left.

So that in the right you can find an option called " Edit Federation Service Properties"

when you click on that you can find the Federation Service name

Azure SQL Connectivity and Service Management Errors || Azure Storage Service Down - West US 2 - Applying Mitigation

2018-11-28T15:11:00.001+05:30

Azure SQL Connectivity and Service Management Errors ||

Azure Storage Service Down - West US 2 - Applying Mitigation

As per the Azure Status site,

Starting at 04:20 UTC on 28 Nov 2018 a subset of customers in West US 2 may experience issues connecting to Storage resources hosted in this region. A subset of customers using resources dependent on Storage may also see impact. Engineers have identified a recent deployment as the potential root-cause and are in the process of applying a fix for this issue. The next update will be provided within 60 minutes, or as events warrant.

REGION AFFECTED:

WEST US 2

Azure MFA failing with Error Message "Sorry, we're having trouble with verifying your account. Please try again" Today 27th November 2018

2018-11-27T21:30:00.000+05:30

###Update on 28th November 2018

The Engineering team has fixed the issue and Identified the Preliminary issue.

According to the official Azure Status site the reason was "a DNS issue triggered a large number of sign-in requests to fail, which resulted in backend infrastructure becoming unhealthy. "

MS also told that they have fixed the issue and observed a decrease in the MFA failure count. We are still waiting for the RCA..

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27th November 2018

Azure MFA is failing again today 27th November 2018 with the Error message " Sorry, we're having trouble with verifying your account. Please try again"

{no Sno SMS sent, no push notification to the app, TOTP code doesn’t work)MS sent, no push notification to the app, TOTP code doesn’t work}

Azure Site says all the regions of America, APAC, and Europe is affected.

Outage details in Azure Site :
Starting at 14:25 UTC on 27 Nov 2018 a subset of customers using Multi-Factor Authentication may experience intermittent issues signing into Azure resources, such as Azure Active Directory, when Multi-Factor Authentication is required by policy. Impacted customers may encounter timeout errors. Engineers are aware of this issue and are actively investigating mitigation options. The next update will be provided in 60 minutes, or as events warrant.

The MS team is working on this.

The regions that are affected are,

Oregon

North Virginia

Dublin

Tokyo

Tokyo
BrazilNorth EuropeSouth East AsiaWest Europe SydneyDallasTXHong KongHong KongSouth Central USEast US2SingaporeNorth Central USFrankfurtNorth CaliforniaChicagoSydneyNorth VirginiaEast JapanSouth India

we are following the MS Internal Sites. An Incident with Priority has been raised and MS team is working on this.

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###Update on 28th November 2018

The Engineering team has fixed the issue and Identified the Preliminary issue.

According to the official Azure Status site the reason was "a DNS issue triggered a large number of sign-in requests to fail, which resulted in backend infrastructure becoming unhealthy. "

MS also told that they have fixed the issue and observed a decrease in the MFA failure count. We are still waiting for the RCA..

Cloud Computing for CCSK certification Cloud certification

2018-11-09T16:29:00.000+05:30

CCSK => Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge

92 of the questions are based on CSA Guide

8 percent is based on ENISA Report

Cloud security fundamentals (How Cloud architecture impacts Security concerns)

Cloud Computing:

According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, it is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (Eg., networks, storage, applications and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort and service provider interaction.

Download the PDF

This is composed of 5 essential characteristics, three service models and four deployment models

Five essential characteristics of Cloud Computing

On demand self-service:

Customer will be able to add or reduce the computing resources based on the requirement without any technical support.

Broad Network access:

It should be available to cx from any place using internet connection, it should be also available to manage from any place without any ‘vpn’ or remote connectivity or any restriction.

Resource pooling:

In Cloud computing resources will be shared, there are als0 options to restrict it. Resource allocation are all dynamic, when we need more resources it should be dynamically allocated from the pool. these can be allocated from any geographical locations.

Rapid elasticity:

Cloud has the capability to allocate or de-allocate resources dynamically.

The criteria for scaling up and down can be defined by the customer, dynamic allocation guarantees the performance of the application deployed in the cloud with optimum resources

Download the PDF

Measured service:

In cloud the customer will be charged based on the usage of the resources.

there will be a mechanism to automatically measure the usage of resources.

billing will be based on the pay per use which benefits the customer.

Three service models in cloud computing:

Infrastructure as a service

Platform as a service

Software as a service

Iaas:

here cx gets only the hardware and gets the freedom to choose the software that he wants.

Paas:

here the hardware and basic software are given

provides the consumers with a stable online environment where they can quickly create , test and deploy web applications using browser based software development tools.

Eg: azue, google apps.

SAAS:

Provides complete business applications over web.

Eg: gmail, fb, linkedin

Download the PDF

Four Deployment Models in Cloud:

1.Private cloud

2.Community Cloud

3.Public cloud

4.Hybrid Cloud

Private cloud:

#A Cloud infrastructure operated solely for a single organization

#It can be managed internally or by a third party

#it can be hosted internally or externally

#organization taking responsibility of their data

#organization cn enable pooling and sharing of computing resources across different applications, departments or business units

#Require significant up-front development costs, data centre costs, ongoing maintenance, hardware, software and internal expertise

Community Cloud :

#Community clouds are used by distinct groups ( Or shared communities) of organizations that have shared concerns such as compliance or security considerations.

#The Computing infrastructures may be provided by internal or third party suppliers

#The communities benefit from public cloud capabilities but they also know who their neighbour are so they have fewer fears about security and date protection.

PUBLIC CLOUD:

#the computing resources are shared with the providers other customers

# No awareness of their neighbours

Download the PDF

HYBRID CLOUD:

#It is a composition of two or more clouds

#Using public clouds for genera comouting while customer data is kept within a private cloud, community cloud or a more traditional IT infrastructure.

Who has control in cloud?

The following chart tells who has control in cloud Computing.

Risks in Cloud as Stated by ENISA:

Loss of Governance

Lock-in

Isolation Failure

Compliance risks

Management interface compromise

Data Protection

Insecure or incomplete data deletion

Malicious insider

Download the PDF

iSEC Realistic Cloud Threats:

Authentication Abuse

Operations Breakdown

Misuse of Cloud-specific Technology

General Security Advantages:

Shifting public data to an external cloud reduces the exposure of the internal sensitive data

Cloud homogeneity makes security auditing/ testing simpler

Clouds enable automated security management

Redundancy/ Disaster recovery

General Security Challenges:

Trusting the vendor`s security Model

Customer`s inability to respond to audit findings

Obtaining support for investigations

Indirect administrator accountability

Proprietary implementations cat be examined

Loss of physical control

Data Storage Services:

Advantages are,

Data fragmentation and dispersal

Automated replication

Provision of data zones (eg. By country)

Encryption at rest and in transit

Automated data retention

Disadvantages or undesired features are,

Isolation management/ data multi-tenancy

Storage controller

Exposure of data to foreign governments

Download the PDF

In the Synchronization Service Manager, any import or export operation with on-premises AD fails with no-start-credentials error. ==(or)== Under Windows Event Viewer, the application event log contains an error with Event ID 6000 and message 'The management agent "abc.com" failed to run because the credentials were invalid'.

2018-11-08T21:11:00.000+05:30

If you get any of the following error messages in AAD Connect try the following steps mentioned here.

Error Message:

In the Synchronization Service Manager, any import or export operation with on-premises AD fails with no-start-credentials error.

Under Windows Event Viewer, the application event log contains an error with Event ID 6000 and message 'The management agent "abc.com" failed to run because the credentials were invalid'.

Steps to be followed:

Start the Synchronization Service Manager (START → Synchronization Service).

go to the “Connectors” tab and right click on the connectors name

Under Actions, select Properties.

In the pop-up dialog, select Connect to Active Directory Forest:

Enter the new password

Click OK to save the new password and close

Restart the Azure AD Connect Synchronization Service under Windows Service Control Manager. This is to ensure that any reference to the old password is removed from the memory cache.

Type in the comment if it was helpful or not.

Thanks for Reading :)

//
Senko

Insufficient access rights to perform the operation error in Azure AD Connect

2018-11-08T20:43:00.001+05:30

Insufficient access rights to perform the operation error in Azure AD Connect

are you're getting Insufficient access rights to perform the operation in your Azure AD Connect synchronization logs?

Try the following.

1)check for the latest version of Azure AD Connect

2)If you're syncing passwords, make sure that your sync service account has Replicate Directory Changes and Replicate Directory Changes All permissions in your on premises Active Directory
Make sure that your sync service account has write permissions on your sourceAnchor attribute (which is most likely set to ms-ds-consistencyGuid). You can do that either using the user interface, or PowerShell, which is easier:
$accountName = "DOMAINNAME\USERNAME" #[this is the account that will be used by Azure AD Connect Sync to manage objects in the directory.

$ForestDN = "DC=DOMAINNAME,DC=SOMETHING"
$cmd = "dsacls '$ForestDN' /I:S /G '`"$accountName`":WP;ms-ds-consistencyGuid;user'"
Invoke-Expression $cmd

3)Make sure that inheritance is turned on for the AD objects that get errors in the synchronization logs.

Open Active directory Users and Computers
Enable the Advanced features in the View settings and,
Open up the user object that can't sync.
Go to the security tab and then into advanced
Check to make sure the box is checked to inherit permissions.

Let me know if this helps in comment.

Updated version of Windows 10 October 2018 Update released to Windows Insiders

2018-10-11T19:49:00.000+05:30

According to Microsoft blog these were the bugs that were found and fixed.

Using KFR the user redirected a known folder to a different drive. For example, suppose you ran out of space on your C drive. You want to save some files separate from your primary folder, so you add another drive to your system for these. You create “D:\documents” and change the location of the files known folder from the original “old” location c:\users\username\documents to D:\documents. In some cases, if the contents of c:\users\username\documents were not moved to D:\documents, then a user could also encounter this issue. When the October 2018 Update was installed the original “old” folder was deleted including the files in that folder (in this example c:\users\username\documents would be deleted; d:\documents, the new location, would be preserved).

The user configured one or more of their Known Folders (Desktop, Documents, Pictures, Screenshots, Videos, Camera Roll, etc.) to be redirected (KFR) to another folder on OneDrive. For example, the user changed the location property of the documents folder from c:\users\username\documents to another folder. During this process the system prompts the user and asks if they would like to move the files to the new location. If the files were not moved and the October 2018 Update is installed the original “old” folder was deleted including the files in that folder.

The user used an early version of the OneDrive client and used the OneDrive settings to turn on the Auto save feature. This feature turned on KFR for the Documents and/or Pictures folders based on the user’s choice but did not move the existing files from the original “old” location to the new location. For example, if a user turned on Auto Save for pictures the location of the Pictures folder would be changed from c:\users\username\pictures to c:\users\username\onedrive\pictures, but no files would be moved. The current version of this feature moves the files. If the files were not moved and the October 2018 Update was installed the original “old” folder was deleted including the files in that folder (in this example c:\users\username\pictures would be deleted; c:\users\username\onedrive\pictures, the new location, would be preserved).

Support for Affected users,

Affected users, please refer to this article!!

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/44646

19/windows-10-update-history

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4051701/global-customer-service-phone-numbers

installing latest windows 10 update is deleting user files, specially under \pictures, \documents etc.( Temporary Bug) will be fixed soon !

2018-10-08T23:55:00.000+05:30

Folks, make sure to backup the files from user profile, before you install the latest windows 10 update.

It seems installing latest windows 10 update is deleting user files, specially under \pictures, \documents etc.

Other Details :

1. Does the problem affect all four account types - Microsoft account, local account, on premises AD account, Azure AD account?
yes

2. Does the problem only affect files below c:\users\<username> or are files in other directories and / or on other drives also affected?

only user profile location

3. Is there a recommended / feasible way to recover deleted files?

3^rd party file recovery tools

4. Will the OS upgrade offered through Windows Update, be corrected?

absolutely.

It is recommended to wait with 1809 upgrade !!!!

Improving chances of data recovery Here are a few things to keep in mind to improve the likelihood of recovering data. 1. Keep the device in its current state. If it’s turned on, leave it on.

2. DO NOT shut down and restart the device. Services and applications that start on a reboot may write logs and other information and inadvertently overwrite what would have been recoverable data.

3. DO NOT rollback to an older version of Windows. This will cause more writes to the storage medium and may overwrite deleted files, reducing the likelihood of data recovery.

4. DO NOT continue to use the device once you’ve established that data has been lost. This means, do NOT install new applications or start already installed applications. Actions such as browsing the web will create temporary files that may overwrite potentially recoverable data.

5. DO NOT copy new files to the device .

Wait for the Microsoft Public documentation.

மழைகால முன்னெச்சரிக்கை நடவடிக்கைகள்

2018-10-04T21:00:00.000+05:30

தற்போது மழைகாலம் என்பதால் முன்னெச்சரிக்கை நடவடிக்களை எடுத்து கொள்ளுங்கள்...*

*மழையினால் மின்தடை ஏற்படலாம் எனவே*

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*பாட்டுக்கேட்பது, வீடியோ அல்லது பேஸ்புக் பார்ப்பது போன்ற விஷயங்களுக்குப் பயன்படுத்தாதீர்கள்*

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*குழாய் தண்ணீரைப் பயன்படுத்துவோர் காய்ச்சிப் பயன்படுத்துங்கள்*

*கார் மற்றும் இருசக்கர வாகனங்களில் பயணம் செய்வோர் மிகவும் கவனமாக ஓட்டவும்*

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*மின் கம்பிகள் அறுந்து கிடக்கும் எனவே எச்சரிக்கையுடன் இருக்கவும்*

*மழை நீர் தேங்கி திடீர் பள்ளம் ஏற்படும் எனவே ஜாக்கிரதை*

2018-08-31T20:51:00.000+05:30

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How to Change the Azure Subscription from One Tenant to Other Tenant

2018-08-31T20:46:00.003+05:30

Follow the below steps to change the Azure Subscription from One Azure Tenant to Other.

Log into the tenant (tenant.onmicrosoft.con) with Service admin or Account Admin rights.

In all services go to subscriptions => select the subscription => Over view => click on change directory option.

Then you can choose the Directory from the pull down and click on Change

NOTE: To choose the Directory you should also be a member of the Destination tenant.

Create new Azure Active Directory or Azure Tenant

2018-06-26T03:46:00.000+05:30

How to create an Azure AD or Azure Tenant

First create a outlook account

Reach this URL to name your tenant

https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.AzureActiveDirectory

Use an existing Azure AD tenant

Many developers already have tenants through services or subscriptions that are tied to Azure AD tenants such as Office 365 or Azure subscriptions. To check if you already have a tenant, sign in to the AzurePortal with the account you want to use to manage your application and check the upper right corner where your account information is shown. If you have a tenant, you'll automatically be logged into it and you'll see the tenant name directly under your account name. If you hover over your account name on the upper right-hand side of the Azure portal, you will see your name, email, directory and tenant ID (a GUID), and your domain. If your account is associated with multiple tenants, you can select your account name to open a menu where you can switch between tenants. Each tenant has its own tenant ID.

Create a new Azure AD tenant

If you don't already have an Azure AD tenant or want to create a new one, you can do so using the directory creation experience in the Azure portal. The process will take about a minute, and in the end you'll be prompted to navigate to your newly created tenant.

NOTE:

If you need to find the tenant ID, there are multiple ways to find this info. You can hover over your account name to get the tenant ID or you can select Azure Active Directory > Properties > Directory ID in the Azure portal.

Reference:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/active-directory-howto-tenant#create-a-new-azure-ad-tenant

How to delete application in Azure AD

2018-05-17T00:40:00.000+05:30

Sometimes we may test App registrations in Azure AD.
Once we have tested an application we will be set to delete it.
Admins might face some difficulties in deleting it.

Here are the steps to delete.

· Log into Portal.azure.com with Global Admin credentials

· Azure Active Directory => App registrations => Select the Application that you want to delete => Manifest =>Edit the attribute “"availableToOtherTenants" to false.

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If you get a token signing certificate when the old certificate is expiring, the new certificate will sitting only as "secondary" until the promotion threshold is met .you cannot change the cert as Primary. It will be grayed out.

Step 1: Check the AutoCertificateRollover state

get into the Primary ADFS serverrun Get-Adfsproperties in PowerShell with elevated rights.check if autocertificateRollover is set to "true"

here the threshold is 5 days so the new certificate will become as Primary 5 days before the expiry of the original certificate.

Step 2: Confirm that AD FS and Azure AD are in sync

if not run Update-MSOLFederatedDomain –DomainName <domain>

Renew the token signing certificate automatically (recommended)

1. The AD FS property AutoCertificateRollover must be set to True. This indicates that AD FS will automatically generate new token signing and token decryption certificates, before the old ones expire.

Example: https://fs.contoso.com/federationmetadata/2007-06/federationmetadata.xml

How to delete a managed Domain in Azure.

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Some time we might be in a need to delete the managed domain in Azure. Follow the below mentioned steps to delete the managed Domain or custom Domain. However you will not be able to delete the Primary domain (abc.onmicrosoft.com) as it is the name of your directory abc.onmicrosoft.com).

Log in to Portal.azure.com with global Admin credentials Azure Active Directory => Custom Domain names Click on the custom domain name => Click Delete

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The back end team has fixed the issue. If you still have problem create a support ticket in Azure portal.

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How to Change the Azure Subscription from One Tenant to Other Tenant

NOTE: To choose the Directory you should also be a member of the Destination tenant.

Create new Azure Active Directory or Azure Tenant

Create a new Azure AD tenant

How to delete application in Azure AD

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If you get a token signing certificate when the old certificate is expiring, the new certificate will sitting only as "secondary" until the promotion threshold is met .

you cannot change the cert as Primary. It will be grayed out.

get into the Primary ADFS server

run Get-Adfsproperties in PowerShell with elevated rights.

check if autocertificateRollover is set to "true"

Log in to Portal.azure.com with global Admin credentials

Azure Active Directory => Custom Domain names

Click on the custom domain name => Click Delete

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BrazilNorth EuropeSouth East AsiaWest Europe SydneyDallasTXHong KongHong KongSouth Central USEast US2SingaporeNorth Central USFrankfurtNorth CaliforniaChicagoSydneyNorth VirginiaEast JapanSouth India