I recently had an issue with a Domain Controller that was unresponsive at a remote site. Since it was just a virtual machine with no special settings, I punted and rebuilt the server. After I did all the recommended steps for removing a DC from Active Directory and was already configuring the new server, I […]
Overview I recently suggested to a friend that they use Ola Hallengren’s SQL Server Maintenance Solution for their Config Manager database. I first heard of Ola’s scripts at the Midwest Management Summit. If you are not familiar with his scripts, you can find them here, https://ola.hallengren.com/. Ola’s scripts automatically create several jobs for backup and […]
Problem: I work for a small K-12 school district. Often when teachers retire, they return as substitutes. We are also required maintain public records for seven years. For these reasons, we do not delete staff accounts immediately after their employment ends. I had a process for archiving employees and activating old accounts, but it was […]