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Adding User Principal Names in Active Directory via PowerShell for Federation

Nov

10

2015

I wanted to update the UPN or User Principal Names in our AD, as we had a couple thousand users that had been in our AD for over 10 years, in the NT days. So they were created without UPN’s. This will print out the list of users and output it to a file so ...

How to get to Nexus 6P Recovery Mode

Nov

6

2015

I wanted to wipe my cache partition via recovery, and this is what it took to get into recovery: Power Down the Nexus 6P Boot the Nexus 6P into Fastboot Mode Once in Fastboot Mode, Press the volume Down Button Twice This Should Highlight the ‘Recovery’ Option When ‘Recovery’ is Highlighted, Press the Power Button ...

mobile iron root checker app for MDM Android 4

Aug

14

2015

I wanted to use my rooted/unlocked nexus 6 on my companies Mobile Iron MDM, so I ended up having to relock and unroot. I still had issues with Mobile Iron saying my OS was comprimised. I went through a few apps, and it was still flagged. I contacted Mobile Iron and they said they had ...

power shell script unmounting system reserved

Jul

27

2015

I need a powershell way to remove the system reserved drive letter, as there is no reason for our users to actually use that, and access it. In powershell drop this code in: $target = (Get-Volume -FileSystemLabel “System Reserved”).DriveLetter+ “:” $volume = Get-WmiObject Win32_Volume -Filter “DriveLetter=’$target'” if ($null -ne $volume) { $volume.DriveLetter = $null $volume.Put() ...

Copy cisco running config with putty 2

Jul

20

2015

I wanted to do a quick backup of my running config without needing to setup a TFTP server. You will first want to get to enabled mode router$ enable Then run terminal length 0, as this will let the screen spit out all data without pruning with the ‘—-more—-‘ from output. router# terminal length 0 ...

How to get LG G3 in recovery mode

Jul

13

2015

You need to power off the device, then hold volume down, and the power button until the LG logo pops up. Then let off BOTH buttons for about 1 second, then hit them both again and recovery should startup. You will select yes to wipeing and that will get you into recovery. This is assuming ...

Disable Windows Startup Repair as Default Option

Jun

14

2015

I was having issues where my older raid card would not get recognized on the first boot, causing windows to reboot, then BSOD. So 50% of the time I would reboot and would be stuck on the repair screen, so I wanted to disable it. Apparently you can through the bcdedit! bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled ...

copy a file into all user directories via bat files for windows 7 or xp using a wildcard

May

18

2015

I needed to copy one file into all of the user directories on computers. I ended up creating a for loop, print it, then use that list as a variable to throw in, worked great. This was one of the few things I could not find on google, so hopefully this hits a few keywords ...

Someone is currently logged into the APC Management Web Server

May

7

2015

All you have to do to fix this is telnet into the IP using the credentials, the defaults are usually APC // APC and then drill down to reboot management interface, and that will kick all sessions.

How to enable tethering/hotspot on Lollipop on the Nexus 6 3

Mar

11

2015

I have gotten this to work on stock 5.0 and stock 5.0.2 Nexus 6 with ATT. Pre-req is you must be at least rooted. All work is done at your own risk, as modifying your system files can really muck your device up if done incorrectly. 1) Using a file explorer, navigate to /system/ 2) ...