UPDATE TO THIS POST: Hi folks! some of the comments about records that are listed with (same as parent folder) as the name caused me to make an update. I’ve noted the updates in the following post: http://www.discoposse.com/2013/04/14/updating-same-as-parent-folder-records-with-dnscmd-and-powershell/ I have also updated the code below to reflect the new code. ORIGINAL POST: There are occasions … Read more
The situation that many Exchange administrators are in, is a simple one. Multiple CAS servers for redundancy and fault tolerance, as well as load balancing either inside the cluster, or on the outside using something like a Citrix Netscaler or F5 device. This is a natural design for Exchange 2010 and provides great functionality and … Read more
In a previous article about WMI filters for Group Policy, I identified simple filters to make sure that GPOs will only apply to machines running a specific operating system such as Windows 7. This is helpful for separating workstations based on OS, but one of the most commonly asked for filter is whether the client is … Read more
A common issue in IT organizations is that the removal of computer objects is not done regularly. While I’ve presented scripts for removing old computer accounts from Active Directory, I’ve recently had to extend the removal of legacy computers into other systems such as SCCM. Because SCCM dynamically discovers computers, but does not remove them … Read more