How to close your laptop lid and still use a monitor
Here is how to setup you laptop with a closed lid and external monitor. In my case I got a big external monitor as I really needed a large screen…
Get report on recent password changes in AD
Here is a quick scrip to pull report on recent password changes for users in Active Directory: Import-Module ActiveDirectory $DateCutOff = (Get-Date).AddDays(-5) Get-ADUser -Filter * -Property passwordlastset | Where-Object {…
Active Directory DNS Zones explained
Active Directory depends on DNS for name resolution and locating resources on a network. DNS has a database that maintains resource records, which helps identify various servers, domains, and services…
Find which Logon Server you Authenticated to ..
Sometimes there are situation that you need to troubleshoot Active Directory connectivity and you need to know to which server the user authenticated to. There are few ways to find…
Add SMTP-ProxyAddress to users in AD with PowerShell
Here is a quick way to add new SMTP/ProxyAddress for the users in Active Directory with use of PowerShell. Create a csv file with two columns samaccountname | emailaddress john.doe …
PowerShell – AD Group management
Here are few quick one liners such as add user to 2 AD groups at same time: "Managers","SalesRep" | Add-ADGroupMember -Members ` (Read-Host -Prompt "Enter User Name") Add multiple user…
Export users SamAccountName from Email address csv file
Quick PowerShell script to accomplish a task to get a list of users by SamAccountName from provided csv file with email addresses. The csv file has one column "email' under…
Amazon Connect: Up and Running: Improve your customer experience by building logical and cost-effective solutions
Noticed a new book released about Amazon Connect -- very good guide how to setup and utilize this service. Become well-versed with the competencies and advantages of Amazon connect Determine…
Copy Group Members from One group to Another
Simple PowerShell script to move members of one group to be also members of new group that you have just created. I am using this very often. It is time…
Get list of Departments and number of users per Department in PowerShell
I need to create a report from Active Directory. I need to provide list of all Departments and headcount per Department. Here is quick PowerShell that will list all Departments…