Category: Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Microsoft Windows Command Prompt – Configure Network Settings

April 24, 2020
AutomationMicrosoft Windows Command PromptMicrosoft Windows PowerShellMicrosoft Windows Server 2016Scripting

You may use the following commands from the Windows command prompt to configure the IP address and DNS server of a server running Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard. You will need to modify the name of the network interface card, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS server.

netsh
interface ip set address name=”ethernet” static 10.0.25.100 255.255.255.0 10.0.25.1
interface ip set dns “ethernet” static 10.0.50.100
interface ip show config
exit

Lastly, more information may be found here.

Microsoft Active Directory – Add-Computer Cmdlet

January 15, 2020
AutomationMicrosoft Active DirectoryMicrosoft Windows PowerShellMicrosoft Windows Server 2016Scripting

You may use the following Windows PowerShell cmdlet to add a host to a Microsoft Active Directory domain with a specific domain controller. You will need to substitute the DOMAIN parameter with the actual domain name.

Add-Computer -DomainName DOMAIN -Server DOMAIN\DC01

Microsoft Active Directory – Trust Relationship Failure with Primary Domain

November 4, 2019
AutomationMicrosoft Active DirectoryMicrosoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows PowerShellMicrosoft Windows Server 2016Scripting

If you’ve worked with Microsoft Active Directory, then it’s very likely you’ve seen the following error message while trying to login to a server or workstation using domain credentials: “The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed.”

Typically, this is resolved by removing the server or workstation from the domain then rejoining it to the domain. However, the Reset-ComputerMachinePassword cmdlet may be used to change the computer account password that the computer uses to authenticate to domain controllers in the domain. For example, you may use the following syntax: Reset-ComputerMachinePassword -Server DC01 -Credential DOMAIN\– USER. As this is an example, you’ll need to substitute the DC01 field with a domain controller in your Microsoft Active Directory domain. Additionally, you’ll need to substitute the DOMAIN\– USER field with the domain and username of a user in your Microsoft Active Directory domain.

I believe this solution is preferable due to the fact that the Microsoft Active Directory computer object continues to use the same SID, remains in the appropriate OU, and remains in any necessary groups.

More information on this cmdlet may be found here.

Amazon Web Services – Verify AWS CLI Installation

October 21, 2019
Amazon Web ServicesAutomationAWS Command Line InterfaceMicrosoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows PowerShellMicrosoft Windows Server 2016Scripting

You may use the following link to receive instructions on installing the AWS CLI. Additionally, to verify the installation, navigate to C:\Program Files\Amazon\AWSCLI for x64 operating systems and C:\Program Files (x86)\Amazon\AWSCLI for x86 operating systems.

Lastly, you may verify the version of the AWS CLI using the aws –version command from a Windows Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell session.

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 – Delete Recycle Bin Items

September 23, 2019
AutomationMicrosoft Windows PowerShellMicrosoft Windows Server 2016Scripting

You may use the command below from the Microsoft Windows command prompt to delete the objects in the recycle bin for all users on Microsoft Windows Server 2016.

rd /s /q c:\$Recycle.Bin

Microsoft Windows PowerShell – Get DHCP IPv4 Scope Details

June 18, 2019
AutomationDynamic Host Configuration ProtocolMicrosoft Windows PowerShellMicrosoft Windows Server 2016NetworkScripting

The Windows PowerShell cmdlet below will query a remote Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server and provide the lease duration of each IPv4 scope.

Get-DhcpServerv4Scope -ComputerName HOSTNAME | Select ScopeID, LeaseDuration

Microsoft Active Directory – Computer Object Password

June 13, 2019
AutomationMicrosoft Active DirectoryMicrosoft Windows PowerShellMicrosoft Windows Server 2016Scripting

You may use the following Windows PowerShell cmdlets to view the last time an Active Directory (AD) computer object reset it’s password for all of the computer objects in an AD domain or an individual computer object in an AD domain.

Get-ADComputer -Filter * -Properties PasswordLastSet | Select Name, PasswordLastSet | Sort-Object Name, PasswordLastSet | Format–List
Get-ADComputer -Filter ‘Name -EQ “<<<HOSTNAME>>>”‘ -Properties PasswordLastSet | Select Name, PasswordLastSet | Format-List

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 – Print Server Migration

June 13, 2019
Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 allows you to export printers using the Printer Migration utility. Upon exporting the existing printers you may use the following command, from the C:\Windows\System32\spool\tools\ directory, to import them.

.\PrintBrm.exe -r -f <<<PATH_TO_IMPORT_FILE>>>

Microsoft Windows PowerShell – View Reboot and Uptime

May 11, 2019
AutomationMicrosoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows PowerShellMicrosoft Windows Server 2016Scripting

The Microsoft Windows PowerShell script below will query a Windows hosts for the time it was rebooted and the time it completed it’s reboot.

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script will request the hostname of a server then provide the time it was shutdown and completed it’s reboot.
.DESCRIPTION
This script will request the hostname of a server then provide the time it was shutdown and completed it’s reboot.
.EXAMPLE
N/A.
.AUTHOR
Written by Noel Enrique Alvarez on Friday, May 10, 2019.
#>

#Request the hostname of the server
$HOSTNAME = Read-Host “What is the hostname of the server?”

#Message
Write-Host The date and time below indicate the time the server was shutdown -ForegroundColor Green

#Provide the uptime of the server
Get-EventLog -Logname System -ComputerName $HOSTNAME | Where-Object {$_.EventID -EQ 6006} | Select-Object -First 1

#Message
Write-Host The date and time below indicate the uptime of the server -ForegroundColor Green

#Provide the uptime of the server
Get-EventLog -Logname System -ComputerName $HOSTNAME | Where-Object {$_.EventID -EQ 6005} | Select-Object -First 1

#End of script

Microsoft Windows PowerShell – Get Host Architecture

May 11, 2019
ArchitectureMicrosoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows PowerShellMicrosoft Windows Server 2016ScriptingVMware ESXi 5.5VMware ESXi 6.0VMware ESXi 6.5VMware vCenter Server 5.0VMware vCenter Server 6.5VMware vSphere 5.0VMware vSphere 6.0VMware vSphere 6.5

You may use the following Microsoft Windows PowerShell script below to get the architecture, physical or virtual, of a Windows host on a network.

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script will provide the architure (physical of virtual) of a host.
.DESCRIPTION
This script will provide the architure (physical of virtual) of a host.
.EXAMPLE
systeminfo /s $HOSTNAME | findstr /c:”Model:” /c:”Host Name”
.AUTHOR
Written by Noel Enrique Alvarez on Tuesday, April 23, 2019.
#>

#Requst the hostname of the host
$HOSTNAME = Read-Host “What is the hostname of the server?”

#Provide the architure of the host
systeminfo /s $HOSTNAME | findstr /c:”Model:” /c:”Host Name”