FAQ

Terminal server logon gives “access denied”

Bastiaan van Leeuwen — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:14:14 +0000

When a user logs on to a terminal server the error “access denied” pops up.

In the eventlog the following errors (event id 6 and 15)

To fix this problem add the MaxTokenSize key to the register with a value of 65535:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\Kerberos\Parameters

Entry: MaxTokenSize
Data type: REG_DWORD
Value: 65535

To change this for multiple Terminal Servers you can add it with a gpo: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938118

How to Set or Change a Dell PowerEdge Service Tag

Bastiaan van Leeuwen — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:46:09 +0000

Source: http://lonesysadmin.net/2011/03/08/how-to-set-a-dell-poweredge-service-tag/

Got a Dell PowerEdge that you replaced the motherboard on, and now it doesn’t have a service tag? Reset it with the asset.com tool, which I’ve conveniently packaged as both a floppy disk image and an ISO for those of us in need. They both use the Windows 7 boot disk DOS and asset_A209.com from ftp.dell.com (renamed to asset.com).

Download

Once you boot from these you can set the service tag with:

asset /s

You can also set the asset tag with:

asset

Or clear the asset tag with:

asset /d

Check FSMO Roles

Bastiaan van Leeuwen — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:07:54 +0000

Run the following vbs script to show you the location off the FSMO roles:

Set objRootDSE = GetObject("LDAP://rootDSE")
 
Set objSchema = GetObject _
    ("LDAP://" & objRootDSE.Get("schemaNamingContext"))
strSchemaMaster = objSchema.Get("fSMORoleOwner")
Set objNtds = GetObject("LDAP://" & strSchemaMaster)
Set objComputer = GetObject(objNtds.Parent)
WScript.Echo "Forest-wide Schema Master FSMO: " & objComputer.Name
 
Set objNtds = Nothing
Set objComputer = Nothing
 
Set objPartitions = GetObject("LDAP://CN=Partitions," & _
    objRootDSE.Get("configurationNamingContext"))
strDomainNamingMaster = objPartitions.Get("fSMORoleOwner")
Set objNtds = GetObject("LDAP://" & strDomainNamingMaster)
Set objComputer = GetObject(objNtds.Parent)
WScript.Echo "Forest-wide Domain Naming Master FSMO: " & objComputer.Name
 
Set objDomain = GetObject _
    ("LDAP://" & objRootDSE.Get("defaultNamingContext"))
strPdcEmulator = objDomain.Get("fSMORoleOwner")
Set objNtds = GetObject("LDAP://" & strPdcEmulator)
Set objComputer = GetObject(objNtds.Parent)
WScript.Echo "Domain's PDC Emulator FSMO: " & objComputer.Name
 
Set objRidManager = GetObject("LDAP://CN=RID Manager$,CN=System," & _
    objRootDSE.Get("defaultNamingContext"))
strRidMaster = objRidManager.Get("fSMORoleOwner")
Set objNtds = GetObject("LDAP://" & strRidMaster)
Set objComputer = GetObject(objNtds.Parent)
WScript.Echo "Domain's RID Master FSMO: " & objComputer.Name
 
Set objInfrastructure = GetObject("LDAP://CN=Infrastructure," & _
    objRootDSE.Get("defaultNamingContext"))
strInfrastructureMaster = objInfrastructure.Get("fSMORoleOwner")
Set objNtds = GetObject("LDAP://" & strInfrastructureMaster)
Set objComputer = GetObject(objNtds.Parent)
WScript.Echo "Domain's Infrastructure Master FSMO: " & objComputer.Name

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WMIC Delete shadowcopy

Bastiaan van Leeuwen — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:51:14 +0000

1) Open an elevated command prompt (“cmd” + ctl-shift-enter)

2) At the command prompt, type “wmic”, after some time “wmic:root\cli>” will appear

3) Type “shadowcopy”

4) it will display a list of existing shadow copies

4) Type “shadowcopy delete”

5) one by one, it will give a “Y/N” style prompt, confirming the deletion of each individual shadow copy.

6) Type “exit” to get back to normal command prompt

Changing the default SQL Server backup folder

Bastiaan van Leeuwen — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:43:22 +0000

When installing SQL, you can change the default SQL Server backup folder. When you want to change this afterwards you can’t do this through a gui.

If you want to change the path open REGEDIT and navigat to the following key (or similar for your instance or SQL version:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQLServer

Change the BackupDirectory key to the desired path.

This default path will be used when backing up a database.

TSM add/remove schedule as a service

Bastiaan van Leeuwen — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:04:43 +0000

Install the windows Service:

dsmcutil install sched /name:"TSM Client Scheduler %NODENAME%" /node:%NODENAME% /password:%PASSWORD% /autostart:no /startnow:no /clientdir:"%DSM_DIR%" /optfile:"%OPTFILE%"

Remove the windows service:

 dsmcutil remove /name:"TSM Central Scheduler Service"

source: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v1r1/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.itsmfdt.doc%2Fans60000559.htm

SQL Can not connect to SQL Analysis Service

Bastiaan van Leeuwen — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:54:29 +0000

When SQL Analysis is installed, but there is no way to connect to it you probably installe only the basis management tools.

Rerun the installation and make sure the complete management tools are installed.

TDP for backups fail with rc = 612

Bastiaan van Leeuwen — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:48:55 +0000

The TDP for backups fail with the following error:

ACN5705W An error was encountered with Tivoli Storage Manager API initialization, rc = 612.

The TSM API’s message file dscenu.txt may have become corrupted, or is at the wrong version. Check dscenu.txt in program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient against the dscenu.txt file in program files\tivoli\tsm\api – if the versions and last-modified dates do not match, then this technote probably applies.

Make a copy of dscenu.txt from the baclient directory to the API directory, and test again.

Active Directory and Active Directory Domain Services Port Requirements

Bastiaan van Leeuwen — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:03:38 +0000

http://technet.microsoft.com/nl-nl/library/dd772723(WS.10).aspx

IBM Ticket file upload

Bastiaan van Leeuwen — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:59:07 +0000

To upload files when you made an ticket by IBM, use the following link:

http://www.ecurep.ibm.com/app/upload_rcms

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