Uncover Starred-Out Passwords
Reading Time: 2 minutes I was inside my unifi controller a while back and the new update had starred out the radius password. The documentation had yet to occur on the radius password. So, I used a simple HTML trick with my firefox to change the stars to clear text….
Slow ADUC on VPN
Reading Time: < 1 minute Like in my last post, I have been in IT for many years. Every place I have worked at and even when I worked at an MSP, I have always seen the Active Directory Users and Computers take a really long time to load. Often times be very slow…
Multi-Account Containers
Reading Time: 2 minutes I have been in IT for a little over 10 years and have tried various browsers and plugs/extensions. Some are extremely useful, and some, are not so. I abandoned Firefox for a while because it was not compatible with the required software….
Find Forwarding Rules
Reading Time: 4 minutes Not too long ago, I needed to do some rule auditing for forwarders in a client’s exchange online. They believed someone had a rule in their exchange account that was forwarded to a spammer. They believed this because new employees were…
Burnout In IT and How to Avoid it
Reading Time: 12 minutes For years, I thought Burnout was equal to weak. Boy was I wrong. Burnout is a real thing and it changes how you see this world. Burnout can take a good worker and make them the worst worker. That’s what it did to me. What is Burnout and How do…
Extra Registry Settings in Group Policy
Reading Time: 2 minutes While working with Group Policy this month, I ran across an oddity I have never seen before, “Extra Registry Settings” These were inside the default domain policy and I had no idea why they were there. So, I did some research. What are they?…
Get-Credentials to Plain Text
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes I like to go back and see where I can improve my scripts. A few weeks ago I showed you the Unifi Controller script. Where it pulls the client information from each site. Well, I wanted to improve upon this script. A problem I see with…
LAPS Password With PowerShell
Reading Time: 4 minutes A few of my clients use something called LAPS. Laps change the local administrator password on a computer and then store the information inside Active Directory. Since I don’t dive deep into this client’s computers often, I needed something to…
Troubleshooting Radius – IP Changes
Reading Time: 3 minutes Last October, I ran across a client with a broken radius. I want to go through the process I used to troubleshoot the issue. The goal of this to bring you a level of understanding of the troubleshooting processes. Not every process is the same…