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ADPREP Error – Promoting Windows Server 2016 in 2008 R2 Forest/domain

When promoting a Windows Server 2016 to DC, adprep fails with an error that an attribute or value already exists. I am unsure if I caused this by attemping to add mutiple DC’s at the same time (race condition). Error: The DN is CN=Send-As,CN=Extended-Rights,CN=Configuration,DC=. The error logs were located: C:\Windows\debug\adprep\logs\ The ADPrep log will point […]

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Installing Docker on Ubuntu 18.04

To start, make sure our system is up to date Update your systems:sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get upgrade Once the system is up to date, we install Docker followed by portainer which is a simple management solution for Docker. It consists of a web UI that allows you to easily manage your Docker containers, images, networks, […]

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Tech Short: Configure IP address in RHEL

The following short should help someone who needs to configure an IP address or networking on a RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) server post install, or if they are looking to modify an existing host. The ‘classic’ method of doing this would be to vi or nano to ‘/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts’ and edit the name of the […]

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Look, Mom, No Malware! | DocuPhish

And, just like that, all your advanced threat protection, anti-virus, and anti-malware protection and the bad guys are still getting to you. There is a new phishing scam going on these days that use legitimate resources to pull off classic social engineering maneuvers to capture your information. Enter – DocuPhish – The bad guys are […]

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VMware Recertification Policy Update | February 5, 2019

VMware just announced Changes to VMware Recertification Policy – Removal of 2 Year Requirement As of February 5, 2019, VMware Certification will no longer have a mandatory recertification requirement. Now, you have the choice of when to recertify, rather than be required to do so every two years. Certifications will still retire, so recertification is […]

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Visual Cues / Indicators for Externally Received Email

Like most companies, I use email is a tool to communicate. I can’t imagine not having it to communicate with my staff or management teams. This tool is not only used by me for the daily business, but also by scammers who attempt to defraud companies and their staff with nefarious emails attempting to violate […]