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How dare you speak of cleaning up Group Policies - ofcourse they are all required and are all important ;)

use the below as a powershell script that will give you a list of GPO’s defined but that do not exist in the share and vice versa. very handy to clean up a messy environment before well any kind of activity on the infrastructure. You are welcome.

Code:

This is the fix for the “intended functionality”

To begin doing this, open the Terminal (located in /Applications/Utilities), or SSH into the Mac that you will be changing this setting on. Next, perform the following steps:

Type in the following command, replacing "name" with a user-friendly name that will identify the computer:

scutil --set ComputerName "name"

Once you press return, this name will be set. Next, type the following command, replacing "name" with the name that you wish to display on your local network to Bonjour-based services:

scutil --set LocalHostName "name"

Finally, you can also configure and set how the computer is displayed when connecting through SSH, and the name shown inside of the Terminal by typing the following command, replacing "name" with the name you want to use to display in the Terminal and when connecting to the machine over SSH:

Audio Redirection not working on RDS Server - here is a list of things to check.

1. Windows XP, Vista and 7, must be Professional, Enterprise of Ultimate or above, no Home, Starter etc

2. Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista both must have KB969084, which is the Remote Desktop Connection 7.0 client update for Remote Desktop Services (RDS). Windows 7 does not need this update. It's Remote Desktop Protocol that includes the Audio Recording redirection.

3. Remote Audio Playback:- Bring to this Computer must be set.

4. Remote Audio Recording - Record from this computer must be set.

5. Windows Audio and Windows Audio Endpoint Builder Services Started.

The next three items, are just checks, only one really needs enabling but check all three.

6. Registry item HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp fDisableAudioCapture is equal to 0

7. Group Policy also updated to force the above.

8. “Audio recording” enabled in “Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration” settings on the server.

To show removable media (cards, etc):

defaults write com.apple.finder ShowRemovableMediaOnDesktop -bool true

To show external hard drives (USB, Thunderbolt, firewire, etc):

defaults write com.apple.finder ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true

To show mounted servers (AFP, SMB, NFS, etc):

defaults write com.apple.finder ShowMountedServersOnDesktop -bool true

To show internal hard drives:

While setting up a test Hyper-V lab I have been doing a few steps repeatedly to remotely manage both Windows Server 2012 R2 and Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 machines. Here is the basic setup: Systems Windows 8.1 Pro client machine not joined to a domain using WORKGROUP Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 (Bare Metal) upon initial installation using WORKGROUP - Computer Name for this will be HV2012R2A Windows Server 2012 R2 (in Hyper-V) using WORKGROUP. This is going to be the domain controller at some point - Computer Name for this will be WS2012R2A Configuration WinRM is turned on for both the Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 R2 machines Server Manager and Hyper-V Manager are installed on the Windows 8.1 client Here are the three major steps required: 1. Open notepad or notepad++ as administrator. Add two host entries with the IP address of each machine e.g.

Code:

192.168.1.69 HV2012A 10.0.3.20 WS2012A

This step makes it so you can resolve host names in the event you cannot. IP addresses should be whatever IP addresses the server has. 2. Open cmd.exe as administrator and add the server(s) as trusted hosts. Here you can comma separate to add multiple machines.Note: keep this in a text file as you will need to update the command and append more machines before you get a domain setup.

Code:

winrm set winrm/config/client @{TrustedHosts="HV2012A,WS2012A"}

3. Now add credentials and make your life easy. Since this is used pre-domain, I am using the Administrator passwords used during setup:

Code:

cmdkey /add:HV2012A /user:ADMINISTRATOR /pass:PasswordA cmdkey /add:WS2012A /user:ADMINISTRATOR /pass:PasswordA

To point unmanaged clients (clients not being managed with a configuration profile or Managed Client) to a Software Update server:

On the unmanaged client, open Terminal.

Enter the following command (substituting your Software Update Server's fully qualified host name for su.example.com):

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURL http://su.example.com:8088/index.sucatalog

You can verify your change using the following command:

defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURL

To point the unmanaged client computer back to the Apple Software Update server, use the following command:

Most people have the sleep function set under 'Security' in System Preferences to ask for password when waking up and optionally a hot corner setup to quickly lock the mac when walking away from their desk.

However, this is highly impractical for when you have multiple screens attached to the mac.

After a long time of trying to solve this problem and searching the internet, a brilliant idea struck me.

I use BetterTouchTool to get the screen snapping functionality in Mac much like Windows 7 & 8.

Instructions follow (assuming you have 'ask for password when waking up' setup under 'Security' preference pane.

Open System Preferences

Click the "Keyboard" tab and select "Global" in the left-hand "Select Application" pane

Click "+ Add new keyboard shortcut" at the bottom of the shortcut list

Click the "Keyboard shortcut" recording field and hold down the keys you wish to use for the shortcut, I use Option+Cmd + L 

Click the "Trigger predefined action" dropdown and select "Open application/file/script..."

Navigate to /System/Library/Frameworks/Screensaver.framework/Versions/A/Resources and select "ScreenSaverEngine.app" and click "Open"

Q: How can I change the default path for virtual machines on all Hyper-V hosts in my cluster?

A: If you've changed the storage configuration on the Hyper-V hosts in your cluster and want to change the default virtual machine (VM) and storage paths, you can use Windows PowerShell to easily accomplish this task. To view the current configuration, enter the following PowerShell command:

Get-ClusterNode | foreach {Get-VMHost -ComputerName $_.Name} | ft ComputerName,VirtualHardDiskPath,VirtualMachinePath -AutoSize

You can then set the new values:

Get-ClusterNode | foreach {Set-VMHost -ComputerName $_.Name -VirtualHardDiskPath C:\ClusterStorage\VM01 -VirtualMachinePath C:\ClusterStorage\VM01}

If you need to specify a particular cluster, just add -Cluster <name> to the Get-ClusterNode command.

As a side note, if you just want to list all the VMs in alphabetical order, use the following command:

Get-ClusterNode | foreach {Get-VM -ComputerName $_.Name}| sort-object Name | ft Name, Path, ConfigurationLocation, ComputerName -autosize

Remember that System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) has its own configuration. You can view the VMM defaults, which are based on the available Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV). For example:

Install Hyper-V Server 2012 Core and log in to the console.

Configure date and time (select #9).

Enable Remote Desktop (select #7). Also select the ‘Less Secure’ option.

Configure Remote Management (select #4 then #1).

Add local administrator account (select #3). Username and password need to be exactly the same as the account you are going to use on the client computer to manage this Hyper-V Server.

Configure network settings (select #8). Configure as a static IP. Same subnet as your home network. Don’t forget to configure the DNS IP.

Set the computer name (select #2). Rename the server and reboot.

Remote Desktop to server. On your client machine, remote to the server via the IP address you assigned it. Use the credentials of the local administrator account you created earlier.

Launch PowerShell. In the black cmd window, run the following command: start powershell

Run the following commands:

Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup “Windows Remote Management”

Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup “Remote Event Log Management”

Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup “Remote Volume Management”

Set-Service VDS -StartupType Automatic

Reboot the server (select #12).

Enable Client Firewall Rule. On your client machine, launch an elevated PowerShell prompt and type the following command:

Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup “Remote Volume Management”

ii c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc

Add server hostname and IP to hosts file. Right click hosts and select properties. In the security tab, add your username. Give your account modify rights.This is needed because some remote management tools we need to use rely on the hosts file to resolve the name. Without doing this you are highly likely to encounter some errors while trying to create VHDs and such. Error you might see: There was an unexpected error in configuring the hard disk.

I recently ran into this issue when trying to install SCCM VMM 2012 R2 to manage my Hyper V Lab Environment. My previous attempt last year was not that great, but Hyper-V has matured enough now to be used in production etc.

If you encounter installation error 1603 and the installer tells you to troll through logs. Here is what you may need to do.

Add the Computer account of the machine you are installing on to the local administrators group. Dont forget the $ at the end of the computer like below, my server name is 'overlord'

overlord$

You can start with a new Mail profile. This would require you to setup Mail and add accounts back. If you have a lot of accounts you could add one back to test first before making the full move.

  Quit Mail.

Go to the User's Library folder. This folder is hidden by default. To unhide: Select the Finder in the Dock. Under Go in the Menu bar > hold down the Option key and you’ll see the Library.

Scroll to Containers. Drag the com.apple.mail.plist to the desktop.

Scroll to the Mail folder. Rename MailXX (this allows you to make a new profile, but easy to revert to old if needed.)

Log out under the Apple in the Menu bar.

Log in.

Open Mail.

Add an account and test.