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What is the ILS_ANONYMOUS_USER account?

On a Microsoft Windows domain, on a public IP server, I found a login using the account ILS_ANONYMOUS_USER. This is Microsoft created domain wide account, not specific to one server. Is this right? ...
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PowerShell ForEach-Object Parallel RAM Memory Keeps Growing

Using PS 7.3.4 The code works fine without errors. Issue - the RAM consumed by the script keeps growing. How do I release the RAM? How do I see what is consuming the RAM? Any suggestions will be ...
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What is the shutdown and power on priority of servers in VMware, UCS and bare metal scenarios respectively?

What is the shutdown and power on priority of Active Directory server, DNS server, Group policy server, Email server, ISE server, Certificate server, SQL server, ESX server when Microsoft server have ...
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Unable to sign in to Microsoft Learn

As of around February 2023, only when our forward web proxy solution is enabled, signing in to a Microsoft Account (personal / consumer) works fine in general (e.g., at https://login.live.com/) except ...
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HaProxy Configuration For Microsoft Graph API and OAuth Token

I am not an expert with HA proxy, that can be the first reason for my requests getting failed. I have a Java application that is on a server which dont have access to Internet. Access is only ...
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Impersonation Insight - Microsoft 365 security

Using impersonation insight to view domains that are sending phishes, there are several that are being delivered, even though our policy is to quarantine. One domain that is commonly abused is icloud....
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Unable to create a script that list shared link for SharePoint that I am not owner or member

I am looking for a script that lists all shared links for one (or all) SharePoint sites, got one that you can specify the site, put your credentials and it generates a CSV report. Works fine, but I ...
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GPO VBS Script does not run at startup

I need to setup a GPO that execute a VBS script at Startup. I already create a script and test it without GPO and works perfectly, but when I do gpupdate /force and restart computer, nothing changes. ...
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Active Directory setup with multiple branches

I am looking to get started with AD, only used it briefly before. Our business currently does not use AD at all, however, we are thinking of setting it up. We have one head office branch, and then ...
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OneDrive on RDS Windows stuck listing folders and files

This is a bit awkward because I've already wasted tons of hours with no result, this is my last chance. Problem OneDrive sometimes (90%) is stuck on loading folders and files, but just listing them. ...
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Single Sign-On: multiple authentication providers

Let's say we have a web application with SSO/OIDC implemented and there are multiple authentication providers. The workflow so far: Click "Login via Microsoft" Enter your email-address. ...
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Web application - Integrated windows authentication issues with layer 4 load balancer

Evening folks We currently have an internally developed web application that is hosted on IIS using Windows Authentication. Our users use Edge in IEMode to connect to our web app - currently they don’...
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Certificate Server Issues

We have 1 root server and 2 intermediate servers. We have been having issues where every year when it's time to renew user and computer certs issued from the intermediate servers, they do not renew ...
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CertUtil: The directory service encountered an unknown failure. 0x800720ef (WIN32: 8431 ERROR_DS_UNKNOWN_ERROR)

I am trying to publish revoked certificates and I am getting an unknown failure when using the Certificate Authority console: The Application Log in the Event Viewer: It says: Active Directory ...
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GCP Windows Server license - buy or pay-as-you-go

I need to deploy a Windows Server instance into GCP. I don't fully understand how licensing work and what are options are. I find the pay-as-you-go model really expensive, the server I'll have will be ...
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Defining additional information for custom roles inside Azure active directory

We have an issue with App registration custom role functionality within Active directory in Azure. When a user is added to a custom role we need a way to somehow specify additional information that we ...
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How best to allow SQL Agent Jobs to be edited and run by a team of developers, without handing out Sysadmin rights?

I'm trying to find or devise a way to allow a team of developers to be able to amend SQL Agent Job steps and schedules, but that doesn't involve Sysadmin rights for the devs. As I can't assign ...
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How to know if my server is good for windows server 2022 version? [closed]

I have inherited several old windows servers (6-13 years old, from DELL and Fujitsu). I now need to update (win2012 EOF) them to a newer Windows Server version. How can I check if these servers can be ...
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Can I host some mail addresses in Microsoft 365 and keep the others in IMAP host?

I manage a company with 200 users, all of them having IMAP mail in a cloud based hosting (not on premise); now I want to migrate some of those users on Microsoft 365, keeping the most of them on IMAP; ...
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Can we use gpo to copy fold and multiple sub folder (with file)? [duplicate]

We have a folder and sub folder like this, AAAA\ AAAA_00\00.txt AAAA_01\01.txt AAAA_02\02.txt AAAA_03\03.txt I am trying to set a gp with "File", the source is AAAA \ *, but ...
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Managing multiple types of devices

I'm not really a sysadmin, it's more like I got asked to manage a few devices the organisation has. We got surface gos, ipads, Andriod tablets and VR headsets. About 10 to 15 sets of each type and ...
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Conditional Access "What If" on Microsoft Intune shows policy won't apply due to "Device Platform" even though device platform matches the policy

We're working to set up a Conditional Access policy that blocks iOS and Android devices from connecting to cloud apps if they are marked noncompliant. Compliance policy is already in place for the ...
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Range of Normal Usage for Domain Controller's LDAP Ping

I'm a security research studying CLDAP as a vector for UDP reflection attacks, a from of Denial of Service. I'm not a MS Server expert, so I want to sure up my understanding of the context of the ...
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Postfix not getting emails from Microsoft domains

I run a postfix mail server. It's been up for a while, and works perfectly in most cases. MXToolbox reports no errors, my domain isn't blacklisted, and Gmail addresses can interact with my server ...
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Exchange 2016 CU23 giving error "upgrade the discovery mailboxes to R5 version"

We have a hybrid 2016 Exchange setup that needs cumulative update 23. I have been stuck on this same error for some time now. In my research I have found that the issue has to do with needing the ...
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Support staff can reset some User passwords but not all?

In our environment we have two AD-accounts per person, one user level account and one admin level account. Our support-staff can only reset user level accounts, which is good but I can't figure out ...
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Latest OS and patches daily control for android device on Intune

Is it possible to apply the latest OS and patches for an Android device on Microsoft Endpoint (Intune)? and control everyday? Note: the device is enrolled and personally-owned with work profile (BYOD)
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MS server 2016 terminal gets freezes during user login with profiles disk

We have Hypervisor and there are a few vms, one of them is MS server 2016 with last updates as terminal server. We use profiles disk for users. Lately we started to get enormous freezes at this ...
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How to send an email with openssl and Microsoft Exchange Online?

With Microsoft disabling basic auth in Exchange Online, I set out to add support Modern Authentication in our application. Our app sends basic email alerts. Currently we use SMTP basic auth or open ...
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Extending Managed Microsoft AD to on-premises Servers

I'm researching the possibility of extending Managed Microsoft AD to a secondary Active Directory creating a basic replication structure between primary AD (GCP) and secondary AD (on-prem). Apparently ...
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How do you check if Net Framework Developer Pack v4.6 and v4.0 is installed on the server?

How do you check if Net Framework Developer Pack v4.6 and v4.0 is installed on the server? I have a Github action telling me to install these, and IT tells me both are installed. How do you check that?...
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Downgrade Rights with Windows Server 2019 Standard RETAIL (FFP) Licensed edition [duplicate]

According to the actual RETAIL Full-Package Product (FPP) licensing EULA both online and on disk (C:\Windows\System32\License.rtf) from recent installs I have (Activated and Licensed) of Windows ...
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Is it possible to track which employees handled M.Exchange emails of a big company?

Background: Company uses Microsoft Exchange, has several email accounts that need checking(contactus, faxes, admin, comm, etc). Several employees (over 10) check these accounts throughout the day. ...
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Microsoft Outlook Autodiscover With Private Email Server

I have a linux based mail server (not Microsoft Exchange) at mail.example.com I host email for multiple domains at this server: example1.com, example2.com, example3.com, etc I have a mail client ...
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How to remove Exchange log files?

How to remove Exchange log files? These files really eat up my storage.
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How to replace/update Apache Log4j 1.2.x with 2.17?

My vulnerability scanner recently flagged an unsupported installation of Apache Log4j in a version of MS SQL we just recently deployed (SQL 2019). It causes two high-priority findings that I must get ...
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MS Azure AD connect & Exchange hybrid deployment

I have a MS Small Business Server 2010 server with Exchange. We have looking to migrate to O365. I deployed a new Windows 2019 server (the SBS machine's UI was painfully slow) and promoted that to the ...
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Hyper-v issue Event ID4625. Hype-v Cluster

I have an issue with event id 4625. Hope you can help me to fix it. I have a Hyper V Cluster whit 6 hosts(2016). On several of my hosts every day I am found alert "Security-Event ID: 4625". ...
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Microsoft Active Directory and DNS on Multiple Sites

I have a 3 different site location of my company, and i have a domain controller on each site,, and I have issue with domain DNS resolving , example :: Domain Name = ABC.Local Site1 : DC GC+DNS IP = ...
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Automate the creation of secondary mailbox in Outlook 2016

I allow myself to do this post in order to have your help. I am currently looking for a solution to automate the addition of a secondary mailbox in Outlook 2016. I saw a lot of stuff including the &...
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Is it possible to set a Default App on Server 2016 being used for RDS that isn't installed on the server?

I have an RDS server setup to run a single LOB app remotely. This LOB app has links to documents like .msg files and .pdf files. When a user running the remote app tries to open a file via the remote ...
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Windows 10 Expired Releases

In the Microsoft link below, are the Windows 10 releases listed with an expired "End date", still covered by the Windows patching cycle? https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/...
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How to install Microsoft IPP Class Driver for printer?

I am deploying a network printer for our office users using CUPS 2.2.7 on an Ubuntu 18.04 server. Tests on my machine (Windows 10 20H2) run fine from my computer when I use the printer driver ...
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how can find list of the sites connecting to the app pool using appcmd.exe

I can see a list of site and list of app pool separately. but how can I find wich site using from the app pool. e.g: we have an app pool with name: app1 i want to send command to find how sites ...
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How to remove AdmPwd Permission from BUILTIN\Users (MS LAPS)

I've deployed MS LAPS to manage local admin passwords and all is working fine, except that non-privileged users are able to access the local admin password, in both Powershell and LAPS UI. Running the ...
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Exchange 2016 ECP failing - 503 Service Unavailable

My Exchange server is really suffering at the moment. I do not know what has happened but when I connect /ECP I get 503 errors. I can view the login page successfully, but after a successful login all ...
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Found errorEE.aspx Web Shell in Exchange 2016 auth folder

So recently Microsoft published this document: https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/03/02/hafnium-targeting-exchange-servers/ They mention a web shell called errorEE.aspx and when I checked my ...
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How to find recently joined computers in ActiveDirectory through a PowerShell command?

How can I find recently joined computers in ActiveDirectory with a PowerShell command?
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Check if Second Level Address Translation (SLAT) is installed

There are different instructions online to show that you have Second Level Address Translation (SLAT) enabled as a dependency to install WSL 2 and Docker. The simplest way is to run "systeminfo....
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VM keeps deallocating

Hi I have a Linux VM and it has been automatically deallocated about 7 times today. The activity log does not show this. I don't know why this is happening. But it is rendering the VM basically ...
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