DNS: delete a record on Windows Server
In this “How To” tutorial, I will explain how to delete a DNS record on Windows Server with the DNS Manager console. Delete a DNS record Open the DNS Manager console On a …
Category
System administration
170 articles
Crowdsec: protecting Windows servers
In a previous tutorial, I explained how toprotect your Linux servers with Crowdsec in order to block “malicious” traffic. For almost 2 months now, the Crowdsec version …
Disable server manager at logon
If you’re used to connecting to Windows servers, you may have noticed that Server Manager opens every time, although handy, this tends to “slow” the login and is …
MDT : Application name is already used
When creating a new application in MDT, you get the following message: Application name “application name” is already used. This error occurs when trying to create a new …
Installation and configuration deduplication with Windows 2016/2019/2022
Deduplication is a feature that saves disk space on a volume by grouping identical sectors together. It is not recommended to enable deduplication on volumes hosting …
View the World Wide Name (WWN) of SAN storage controllers in PowerShell
World Wide Name (WWN) is a unique identifier on storage controllers that identify devices on the SAN (disk bay). This is the equivalent of MAC addresses. 1. Open a …
Windows Server 2022: install the SSH server
In this tutorial, I will show you how to install SSH server (OpenSSH) on Windows Server 2019/2022. As of Windows Server 2019, the OpenSSH server is a native additional …
Add a DNS zone on Windows Server
In this “how to” tutorial, I will show you how to add a DNS zone on a Windows DNS server. Open the DNS console On a server where the DNS role is installed, open the DNS …
OpenSSH client and server - installation on Windows Server 2012R2 and 2016
In this tutorial, I will explain how to install the OpenSSH client and Server on Windows Server 2012R2 and 2016. At the time of writing this tutorial, this feature is …
DFS Replication: Installation and Configuration
Presentation DFS Replication allows you to set up a replication of a folder between several servers. There are “two types of replications”. One-way replication This type …
PrintNightmare: secure print configuration
In this “little” tutorial, I will show you how to set up a “secure” configuration. Since the publication of the PrintNightmare flaw, Microsoft has deployed several …
KB5005033: Allow non-administrators to install printer drivers
To fight against the flaws that affect the print spooler on Windows, the KB5005033 of August 2021, modifies the behavior of Windows 10 by requesting the administrator …