Information Technology
Compressing folders is usually the easiest way to save disk space or network bandwidth moving data or files across different nodes, especially when is required to do it efficiently.
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Every application offers some sort of logging functionality and different ways to configure it. It’s a cornerstone of the software life-cycle from the moment the app is developed, tested, deployed, even more on a daily production usage and support. One characteristic of the logging process is for how much time do I need to keep my log files, in three words the retention period.
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A common method to investigate for Active Directory authentication issues is inspecting logs and event viewer, it’s simple and effective. But this means that the issue already occurred. What if the problem was a wrong password generated and communicate to the user? Can we be more proactive and avoid this issue from happening?
Whenever I wanted to check if the credentials that were provided by the third party for a large number of accounts were valid/correct (to prevent support requests and don’t let end-users wait for their access any longer) performing this task manually was never an option for me.
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Maintain good documentation (especially up-to-date) it’s a very important requirement in every workplace or project.
So why don’t we focus on this subject some of the automation tasks? Starting with a basic PowerShell script that will help us to save time and bring us value on a daily basis.