KiXtart script to retrieve Active Directory user info
Here's a quick script written using KiXtart to retrieve information for a user (object) in Active Directory. Once enumerated, object information is stored in variables to be used later. The...
View ArticleKiXtart script to backup MSSQL database
Here is another quick KiXtart script I wrote to backup a Microsoft SQL database on a server. I personally run it locally on the server that contains the database I want to backup using a scheduled...
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Regkey to disable XP dial-up connection logon
Here is a registry key I run from a startup script to disable the option that allows users to invoke a "Log on using dial-up connection". Having had experience of working in a school I know how kids...
View ArticleKiXtart script to check for website availability
At work there is an old web application that is managed offsite by a hosting company. It runs on Oracle 9iAS. Apparently there is an issue with Oracle 9i and the web service will frequently crash (due...
View ArticleKiXtart script to generate and email uptime report
As part of my Service Level Agreement at work I have to produce a monthly uptime report for each server. Rather than generate individual reports for each server I decided to write a KiXtart script that...
View ArticleKiXtart script to enable Outlook Anywhere or RPC-HTTPS
At work, people were using VPN to access their email out of the office, but I have always thought that logging into a corporate network via VPN for most users is an extra hassle that they could...
View ArticleKiXtart script to shrink VMDK for smaller VCB backups
When I first started using VMware ESX I was testing VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) to dump my virtual machines to a staging area before being copied offsite. I noticed that one of the VMs had a VMDK...
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PowerShell script for Dyn / Dynect REST API
Dyn or Dynect are an Internet based company, offering products to monitor, control, and optimise online infrastructure, and also domain registration services and email products. The company that I am...
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