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How to fix Azure AD Last DirSync not sync

Hello,sometimes, after you logged in Azure Admin Center, see this scenario: First of all I suggest you ADSyncScheduler configuration check using the following command (using PowerShell as Administrator) Get-ADSyncScheduler Try following steps to fix the issue: Set-ADSyncScheduler -SyncCycleEnabled $true Finally… Continue Reading →

How Fix MariaDB Failed at step NAMESPACE

Hello,Some days ago, a Linux (physical) machine stopped to work properly.After a quick check I understood MariaDB did not running. I checked logs using the below command journalctl -xe Output log talked about systemd[5089]: mariadb.service: Failed at step NAMESPACE spawning… Continue Reading →

How to install Parted on Debian and Ubuntu

Hello,A very useful tool to manage (create, reside, delete) partition is parted.Parted is command line tool. You can install it on Ubuntu or Debian machine. Open a terminal as root on your Ubuntu or Debian host, so update package repository… Continue Reading →

How to block traffic from specific country on Synology NAS

Hello,In my home network I have a Synology NAS always running and reachable via Internet.During these days I applied some security improvement as simple firewall policy. Synology operating system has got a builtin firewall, so I decided to block traffic… Continue Reading →

Microsoft Exchange set up RPC setting

Hello guys,sometimes report generated by HealthChecker.ps1 script can show you error message concerning RPC setting. In my case, Microsoft Exchange 2016 didn’t have this option set up properly. It is quite easy solve this error message, follow my steps: In… Continue Reading →

Microsoft Exchange set up KeepAliveTime

Hello guys,sometimes report generated by HealthChecker.ps1 script can show you error message concerning KeepAliveTime DWORD setting. In my case, Microsoft Exchange 2016, runned by Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual machine, didn’t have this option set up. It is quite easy… Continue Reading →

Microsoft Exchange – Enable Extended Protection

Hello,Microsoft, since August 2022, released integration between Windows Extended Protection and Microsoft Exchange.System Administrator should enable it to increase Microsoft Exchange security on-premise deployment, in fact Windows Extended Protection protects against MITM attack. Microsoft released PowerShell script to help SysAdmin… Continue Reading →

Microsoft Exchange 2016 CU not start due to pending reboot

Hi all,One day, I needed to upgrade corporate Microsoft Exchange 2016 deployment from CU22 to CU23.I downloaded Microsoft Exchange 2016 CU23 with success and I runned it without troubles.Unfortunally during preleminary steps, Cumulative Update wizard alert me about it wasn’t… Continue Reading →

How to solve Blank passwords AD user accounts

Hello,after Active Directory Vulnerability Scan task we found some domain user with “Blank passwords” option enabled! These domain accounts can set empty password to login.This kind of scenario is very rarely applied and in my case we didn’t set it,… Continue Reading →

Reporting Active Directory users with Password Never Expire option enabled

Hello,in this quick guide I will show you how to detect Active Directory users with “Password Never Expire” option enabled. You can easily generate a CVS report using PowerShell. You can just open PowerShell ISE from Windows Start Menu, then… Continue Reading →

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