PowerShell RandomPassword Function
function randomPassword{ # return a reasonably randomized password that starts with "KimConnect:" plus 25…
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ipToHostname
Get-Content C:\Users\kimconnect\Desktop\ipList.txt | ForEach-Object {([system.net.dns]::GetHostByAddress($_)).hostname}
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Windows Cleanup
#Clean Up the WinSxS FolderDism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup#Clean Up C:\Temp Folderdel c:\temp -Recurse -Force#Cleanup Event…
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Harden Windows Server 2016
# IE Enhanced Security:$AdminKey = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{A509B1A7-37EF-4b3f-8CFC-4F3A74704073}"$UserKey = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{A509B1A8-37EF-4b3f-8CFC-4F3A74704073}" Set-ItemProperty -Path…
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Resolve Error: (59) An unexpected network error occurred
Prerequisites: Ensure the the target machine has PowerShell Remoting Enabled (as it's Disabled by…
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Import A WMWare.PowerCLI from Behind the Proxy
VMWare PowerCLI is a must for Administrators. Here's a quick script to install it. If…
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Window Update Via PowerShell
Set Proxy netsh winhttp set proxy proxy-server="hqproxy:80" bypass-list="*.kimconnect.com;192.168.*.*;"[Microsoft.Win32.Registry]::SetValue("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU","UseWUServer",0,[Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind]::DWord)restart-service wuauserv Enable Windows Update Repository: Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned…
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Microsoft SQL AlwaysOn High Availability Cluster Management Tool
There are some bugs in the script. I'm too lazy to go back a fix…
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Simple Active Directory & DNS Synchronization Script
@echo offGOTO push_or_pull:push_or_pullset /p action="Type in Push, Pull, or Quit. Press Enter for default action…
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How to Add a Replica into an Existing Availability Group using PowerShell
Overview:0. Add secondary replica to the cluster by running some commands on the availability group…
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CentOS System Setup
Notes from 2018... # Upgrade system and clean disk yum upgrade yum clean all…
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HAProxy Example for SSH & OpenVNP forwarding
# Source: https://limbenjamin.com/articles/running-https-ssh-vpn-on-port-443.html global tune.ssl.default-dh-param 2048 defaults timeout connect 5000 timeout client 50000 timeout…
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HAProxy on CentOS 7
# Install HAProxy 1.8 using SCL repo yum install centos-release-scl yum install rh-haproxy18-haproxy rh-haproxy18-haproxy-syspaths …
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HAProxy with Multiple SSL Certs
Method 1: --------- defaults log 127.0.0.1 local0 option tcplog frontend ft_test mode http bind…
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getDCTimeSources
$domain=(Get-ADDomain).DNSRoot $dcs=(Get-ADDomainController -Filter * -Server $domain).Hostname $dcTimeSources=@() foreach ($dc in $dcs) { #$timeSource=w32tm /query /computer:$dc…
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Set File Permissions Recursively – Running on File Server
What problems does this solve? This error: "Failed to enumerate objects in the container. Access…
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SQL Failover (Simple Method)
$servers="SQL01","SQL02","SQL03"; # Dynamic Credential method 1 $who = whoami if ($who.substring($who.length-2, 2) -eq "-admin"){$username=$who;} else…
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Remediate IE Vulnerabilities
<# PowerShell Script to Secure Internet Explorer & Memory Operations reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ENABLE_PRINT_INFO_DISCLOSURE_FIX" /v…
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PowerShell: Passing Local Functions to Remote WinRM Sessions
# Dynamic Credential Method 1 $who = whoami if ($who.substring($who.length-2, 2) -eq "-a"){$username=$who;} else {$username=$who+"-admin";}…
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List Folder Sizes
# Powershell Script to list folders sizes Install-Module PSFolderSize $folders = "\\FILESERVER01\SHARE01","C:\Windows\Users\kimconnect" foreach ($folder in…
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