What is DNS Client Resolver Cache? When a DNS client sends a query to DNS server and receives a successful reply, it stores the query results in a cache. For subsequent queries, the client system checks the local cache and finds the matching entries. If it doesn't find, it sends the query to DNS server ... Read more
The pure-ftp daemon by default has a recursion limit of 2000 files, this prevents the server from showing more then 2000 files when you browse a directory with an FTP client. To expand this Limit to e.g 5000 files, create or edit the file /etc/pure-ftpd/conf/LimitRecursion and add a line "5000 500". The first number is the ... Read more
Ubuntu's Unity graphical shell is pretty good when it comes to customization. Just think of a change, and you'll find that it can be done - for what it's worth, you can also move the Unity Launcher from side to bottom starting Ubuntu 16.04. However, there are certain things that are difficult to achieve in ... Read more
We have configured a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) Windows Server 2016 using server manager in another tutorial already. In this post, we will again configure RODC Windows Server 2016 but using PowerShell this time. Prerequisites I assume you have at least one writeable DC in your environment. Following are some other prerequisites you need to meet. ... Read more
Here are the steps to check the .NET framework version installed on your computer. Check Which .NET Framework Version is Installed Right-click the Windows icon and then click Run. Write 'regedit' in the text box and then hit 'Enter' key on the keyboard. Expand the following key. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full Check for a DWORD value named Release ... Read more
In this article, I'll illustrate how to remove all unlicensed users in O365. Prerequisites Download and install the following modules. Microsoft Online Service Sign-in Assistant for IT Professionals RTW Windows Azure Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell (64-bit version) Remove Unlicensed Users in Office 365 1) Open PowerShell with elevated privileges. 2) Execute the following ... Read more
Microsoft Edge browser saves the passwords that you enter in web sites. You can view those saved passwords with the help of the Credential Manager. It is a free program which is available in latest Windows 10 (may be in previous versions, I didn't check). This article is written to help you view any saved password ... Read more
If you have multiple domain controllers in your environment and you want to check with domain controller is authenticating your client, you can execute the following command on command prompt. (Execute it with elevated privileges) nltest /dsgetdc:<domain> This will return you the domain controller you are getting authenticated from. Above picture shows the client machine ... Read more
By default when users attempt to login to a computer at a branch site, a read-only domain controller contacts the writeable DC for their authentication as it doesn't store user passwords. This happens every time when users log in. However, a read-only domain controller can be configured to cache user passwords using Password Replication Policy (PRP). With PRP, ... Read more
When a Password Replication Policy is enabled and a user or computer account is in the allowed RODC password replication group, a password is replicated and cached on Read-Only Domain Controller when a branch user login for the first time. The RODC authenticates the branch users and computers for subsequent logins without forwarding requests to the main ... Read more