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Networking
Untangle Bridge mode not working for internal subnets
Recently in working with a client who had implemented an Untangle box in their environment for UTM purposes, they ran into the issue of other internal subnets within their network not being able to connect to the Internet. Â The hosts…
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Cloud
Users can’t login to Office 365 email after migration from Live@Edu
Recently, in working with an educational institution on issues their students were having logging into Office 365 after the mandatory upgrade from Microsoft, we stumbled on a problem and fix that resolved issues many students were having with their account…
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SQL
How to find the SSRS Job Name with the Report Name SQL
In order to check the status of the SSRS report subscription jobs, status, and the last run time, run the following SQL script against the MASTER DB.  It will list: report id report name last status SELECT c .Name AS ReportName , rs . ScheduleID AS JOB_NAME , s . [Description]…
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Powershell
Automate joining a workstation to a domain using powershell and a batch file
If you are a network admin looking for an easy way to script the joining of a workstation to a domain perhaps out of an image restore, you can do this easily by using powershell as well as a batch…
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Windows
Windows ADK DISM commands to capture and apply images
With the introduction of the new Accessment and Deployment Kit for Windows 8 which is the new iteration of what we have known as the WAIK for automating installs, Microsoft has deprecated the imagex command to manage, capture, and apply…
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ActiveDirectory
How to manage fine grained password policy with powergui
We here at Computer-howto.com are big fans of the free utility Powergui. Powergui offers a wide range of free powerpacks which offer tremendous control for admins over their environments. One of the huge strengths that Powergui provides is the obvious…
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Windows
Mass Add a user to a local group with a batch file
If you need to add a user from the domain let’s say to the local administrators group on a Windows 7 workstation, you would simply launch “lusrmgr.msc” and add the user to the group. However, if you have to mass…