2008 r2 AD recycle bin

enable the recycle bin from the AD powershell module: Enable-ADOptionalFeature –Identity ‘CN=Recycle Bin Feature,CN=Optional Features,CN=Directory Service,CN=Windows NT,CN=Services,CN=Configuration, DC=mydomain,DC=local’ –Scope ForestOrConfigurationSet –Target ‘mydomain.local’ restoring a single account: Get-ADObject -Filter {displayName -eq “benny bat”} -IncludeDeletedObjects | Restore-ADObject update 6/22/2012: to verify the feature is enabled run Get-ADOptionalFeature -Filter * for the Recycle Bin feature, the “EnabledScopes” will […]

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windows: logging print history

win7 event viewer applications and services logs->microsoft->print service->operational right-click and enable winxp printers and faxes file->server properties->advanced->log spooler information events events show up in event viewer->system

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vsphere: change hostname

changing hostname: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1010821 name resolution issues: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1003735  

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unity connection 8

virtual hardware 2 CPU 4GB of RAM 200GB HDD (64KB blocks) UCM versions 4.x-8.x are supported 2008 AD support ESX 4.0 + updates supported, 4.1 not supported yet

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install linux on a usb flash drive

learned about this from a class i’m taking: http://www.pendrivelinux.com the site is full of resources for installing linux on to a flash drive with a very easy installer. looks like the installer supports tons of distros. i haven’t tried it yet, but i will some time. the utilities may only be for windows?

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