DNS Scavenging – One Minute Explainer
DNS aging and scavenging are used to automatically clean up dynamic DNS records after a certain period of time. DNS aging and scavenging work in concert. You need to configure …
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Last Chance to Upgrade Azure AD Connect!
On August 31st, 2022, Microsoft will retire Azure AD Connect 1.x. (full announcement here) This means that if you haven’t already upgraded, you need to do it now. There are …
Active Directory Management Tool
The preferred tool to manage Active Directory is, without comparison, Active Directory Users & Computers – also known as AD Users & Computers, or simply “ADUC”: The AD Users & …
Get-ADObject -Filter Example
The PowerShell command Get-ADObject is part of the Active Directory PowerShell module. Go to this article if you want to know how to install it. To search effectively for objects …
Get-ACL and Set-ACL
PowerShell is a very efficient tool to perform bulk changes to NTFS permissions. The two main commands to use are Get-ACL and Set-ACL. Let’s use a real-life example to see …
Get-MailboxFolderPermission
To review permissions set on mailbox folders, you can use the Get-MailboxFolderPermission CmdLet. This PowerShell command is part of the Exchange Online Management module, which you can download and install …
Enable TLS 1.2
Microsoft has recently started blocking TLS 1.0 and 1.1 in the PowerShell APIs for Azure AD and Exchange Online. As a result, applications connecting with TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1 …
OneDrive Usage Report With PowerShell
Perhaps you’re planning for a OneDrive data migration, or you simply need to get an overview. This article will show you how to use PowerShell to generate a usage report …
Get-MailboxStatistics – How to Get Mailbox Size
To retrieve the size or item count of mailboxes, you must use the Get-MailboxStatistics or, even better, the improved Get-EXOMailboxStatistics PowerShell CmdLet. Both PowerShell commands are part of the Exchange …
Office 365 Hybrid Configuration – What It is
For many Microsoft admins, their first encounter with the term “hybrid Office 365” is one of confusion. A lot of questions are bound to surface while trying to wrap your …