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Could not communicate with the VM agent for snapshot status.

  A Backup failure alert has been activated Description Could not communicate with the VM agent for snapshot status. Steps to resolve the issues : 1. first disable the backup of machine which has issues. 2. then flow the below steps. In Azure VM --> C:\Packages\Plugins\Microsoft.Azure.RecoveryServices.VMSnapshot found that required metadata and other files were removed. Steps Performed to resolve the issue: Rename the Folder "Microsoft.Azure.RecoveryServices.VMSnapshot" available in C:\Packages\Plugins Copy the "Microsoft.Azure.RecoveryServices.VMSnapshot" folder from working machine Take Registry backup 4.Run registry key command one by one REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\BcdrAgent" /v IsProviderInstalled /t REG_SZ /d False /f REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\BcdrAgentPersistentKeys" /v IsCommonProviderInstalled /t REG_SZ /d False /f Restart Windows Azure guest ag...

How to remove special NTFS permission from folders and subfolders

How to remove special NTFS permission from folders and subfolders To remove special NTFS (New Technology File System) permissions from a folder and its subfolders in Windows, you can use the icacls command in the Command Prompt with the appropriate parameters. Here is a basic guide: 1. Open Command Prompt as Administrator: Press Win + X and select "Command Prompt (Admin)" or "Windows PowerShell (Admin)" from the menu. 2. Navigate to the Folder: Use the cd command to navigate to the directory where your folder is located. For example: "CD C:\temp" 3. View Current Permissions: Before making any changes, you might want to view the current permissions. You can use the following command: "icacls . /save OriginalPermissions.txt /t" 4. Remove Special Permission: icacls . /remove:g <username>:<permission> /t  expl: icacls . /remove:g sa-rranjan /t 5. Remember to be cautious when modifying permissions, especially if you are dealing...

OpenSSL tool to create a temp SSL certificate

  OpenSSL tool is a freeware to create a temp SSL certificate that can be used internally for web servers\Printers. Url to download the OpenSSL tool. https://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html Once you install the OpenSSL Tool on a Windows machine, then you must also set the below path as a system variable to make the software work.  "Path C:\Program Files\OpenSSL-Win64\bin" Generate Private key openssl genrsa -des3 -out oasispntr25.key 2048 Genrate CSR - Certificate Signing request openssl req -key oasispntr25.key -new -out oasispntr25csr.csr Create certificate  openssl x509 -sha256 -signkey oasispntr25.key -in oasispntr25csr.csr -req -days 365 -out oasispntr25.crt Convert certificate in PFX format. openssl pkcs12 -inkey oasispntr25.key -in oasispntr25.crt -export -out oasispntr25-PFX.pfx CN - Cammon Name(FQDN) is most important while generating the CSR.

User Account not shwoing in Azure Metaverse - Azure Sync Issues

  Issue : One user was not syncing to Azure AD from AD.   Outcome : Found that the user had been joined in the MV to another user and had to have their immutableID corrected to get the AD user matched back to their AAD object.   Troubleshooting: User had previously been synced to AAD, so the matching AAD object still existed in AAD, but was no longer connected to the AD object for that user. The AAD object for this user had become orphaned. Sync Server Manager Metaverse search showed that users's account had become synced with another user's account and the affected user's immutableID (msDS-ConsinstencyGuid) had been changed in AD to match the wrong AAD user. In order to separate the user's AD object from the incorrect user in AAD, we first pulled the user out of their syncing OU, ran a sync, and then put them back into their original OU and ran another sync; this was to un-sync the user from the incorrect user ...

How to create a Service account in Active directory\AD

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Procedure to Create a Service Account Table of Contents   1.      Introduction . 4 2.      Objective of this document . 4 3.      Prerequisites . 4 4.      How to create a Service account . 4 1.    Introduction A service account is an account that is used to configure and/or run a specific infrastructure system or component.  These accounts are not used directly by normal users and the passwords are known only by selected service Administrators. 2.    Objective of this document This document details the step-by-step procedure to create a Service Account. 3.    Prerequisites Ø   Application/Service name for which the service account is requested Ø   Short description of the usage of the Service Account 4.    How to create a Service account a.      Logon to the server “DC” where AD tools are installed. b.   ...

Account lockout : Script to identify the caller's computer name

  Use this script to identify the caller's computer name ################# $filter = @{ logname='security' id=4740 starttime=(get-date).adddays(-7) } $filter.add('data','Accountname') get-winevent -computername DCservername -filterhashtable $filter| select-object -property timecreated, @{label='username';expression={$_.properties[0].value}}, @{label='computername';expression={$_.properties[1].value}} ##########################3

Hidden or corrupted Outlook inbox Rule

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  Clearing Hidden or corrupted Outlook inbox Rule 1.   Overview This document is used as a guideline to delete corrupted, hidden inbox rules from a mailbox using MFCMAPI. 2.   Procedure 1.      Export all rules from your Outlook so that you may import them back after deleting all rules via MFCMAPI.   On your Outlook client, go to “File”> “ManageRules & Alerts”.     2.       Under E-mail Rules > go to “Options” > Export Rules > “Ok”.   3.       Download the latest version of MFCMAPI from the link below   (Please make sure you download the correct release for your Outlook client e.g. 32bit or 64bit version).        https://mfcmapi.codeplex.com/ 4.       Start MFCMAPI.EXE as Administrator.     5.       Go to “Tools” > “Options”.             6. ...