Received following error both in VMware:Player and VMWare Workstation Pro:
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Cisco Modelling Labs - Virtualized Intel VT-X/EPT is not supported on this platform
This is needed because Cisco Modeling Labs uses nested virtualization if running under VMware.
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Saturday, September 17, 2022
Please use Active Directory Group Managed Service Accounts!
What is a gMSA?
Why use a gMSA?
How does a gMSA work?
The password is generated by the Key Distribution Service.
What should Microsoft do?
References:
https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/151704-how-often-should-i-change-passwords-for-servers-firewalls-etc
https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/windows_2008_member_server/2018-03-07/finding/V-14271
https://itconnect.uw.edu/wares/msinf/ous/guide/gmsa/
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Recipe - Using a Managed Service Account with Windows 2019
1. On the domain controller make sure you have installed the AD module feature and then
New-ADServiceAccount -Name msasql -DNSHostName msasql.adatum.com
-PrincipalsAllowedToRetrieveManagedPassword "Domain Computers"
-Enabled $True
If you require a SPN you can also use the -ServicePrincipalName parameter.
Replace "Domain Computers" with the computers that are going to run the service using the managed service account. If you are creating a group MSA then this would be the name of the group.
If you get "access denied" or a missing key message, then try this first:
Add-KdsRootKey –EffectiveTime ((get-date).addhours(-10))
2. On the domain controller add the new service account as the service account for the server where it will be used:
Add-ADComputerServiceAccount -Identity lon-exch -ServiceAccount msasql
The -Identity is the server, the -ServiceAccount is the MSA
3. Go to the computer where you will use the managed account. Make sure you have installed the AD Power Shell feature and then
Install-ADServiceAccount -Identity msasql
4. Go to the SQL Configuration and change the appropriate service to use this account.
Make sure you use a dollar sign e.g. adatum\msasql$ and that the password fields are blank.
If you need to roll the password use:
References:
https://serverfault.com/questions/503823/set-dns-host-name-for-managed-service-account
https://trevorsullivan.net/2012/10/15/powershell-creating-active-directory-managed-service-accounts/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/activedirectory/reset-adserviceaccountpassword?view=winserver2012-ps
Monday, January 3, 2022
Monday, November 29, 2021
How To change font size in SQL Server Management Studio.
1. Click Tools, then Options
2. Select Fonts and Colors (under Environment). Under Show settings for: select Text Editor and change the size.
3. The font size is changed in the Query window.
4. Select Tools, then Options. Select Fonts and Colors (under Environment). Under Show settings for: select Environment and change the font and then the size.
5. The font size is now changed in the Object Explorer.
Note also the Zoom dropdown in the query window.