The Random Admin
Welcome to the random admin – a hub for system administrators passionate about teaching and leveraging technology to support local businesses. Explore our diverse topics. In my journey, I’ve gained insights into mental health, integrating it into my work to foster unexpected growth in others. At the random admin, I merge mental health and IT through engaging stories, offering a unique blend of knowledge and self-understanding.
O365 Mobile Devices
I needed to grab all the mobile devices that had emails attached to them not too long ago. I could have gone through the GUI, and spent a few days trying my best to document everything, or I could use Powershell to pull the O365 Mobile Devices. Can you guess which one...
Set Telemetry with Powershell
Windows 10 and 11 have a unique feature called telemetry. This feature allows Microsoft to track your device. For security reasons, it's best to disable this, however, for a home level, this feature is useful. So, let's Set Telemetry with Powershell. Registry Keys and...
Validate Script Explained
PowerShell is a versatile scripting language that can help automate various tasks for system administrators and developers. One of its key features is the ability to validate script parameters, which can help ensure that the user inputs the correct data. In this blog...
Exchange Mailbox Rules
At one of my previous Jobs, I had to write a script to help me understand rules. Well, I pulled that script out of the vault to do the same thing recently. The following script will allow you to select one user or multiple users to grab their rules. Or you can just...
Remote Wipe a Computer With PowerShell
Did you know you can wipe a computer using code? I didn't realize this was an option until I needed to do it the other day. Well, I quickly found code to wipe a computer using PowerShell. It was pretty simple as a full Microsoft documentation page is dedicated to the...
As the tree grows
Welcome to another mental health Monday. I'm going to be talking to myself big time today. Here in South Carolina, springtime is often met with confusion and a sense of making up your mind. The older trees will stay dormant longer than the younger trees. This leaves...
Clear Google Cache with Powershell
Yesterday I had to clear out a few users' google chrome cache. It was a little aggravating going computer by computer. We were doing this because recently a core web app was updated. The application left traces of itself in the Google Chrome Cache and it caused all...
SSH with Powershell
Recently I went over how to get information from the Unifi Controller. Now I want to show you how to grab information from the unifi device itself. In this example, we are going to use SSH with Powershell to pull some basic information from an unifi AP. SSH with...
Auto 365 Licensing with Groups
I was working with a client a few months ago, and they needed me to set up auto licensing. The idea is that the helpdesk right-clicks on a user and clicks copy. That user will get all the groups inside the template user. This also includes licensing for O365. Believe...
