TIPS For SYSADMIN

TIPS For SYSADMIN

Open a New RDP session, 

mstsc /v:00.00.00.00 /admin

Replace 00.00.00.00 with your server's IP Address.

Server Mail Queue check

You can also run this on intdelivery.internal

sudo tail -f /var/log/mail.log | grep ServerName

It will monitor the last lines of the mail log and check for ServerName so you can see if mail is being delivered or failing

User details checking in AD

C:\Users\ssatchi>net user username /domain

Check machine is physical or virtual

Open command prompt and run the following command

systeminfo

This command will give you the full details of your system , scroll down to see the following information

system Manufacturer line,

If the system is a physical machine then you ll see

system Manufacturer  ASUS,DELL,HP

If the system is a virtual machine then you will see

system Manufacturer : VMware inc.

System Model : VMware virtual Platform.

If the system is a microsoft Hyper-V then you will see

system Manufacturer : Microsoft Corporation.

System Model : Virtual Machine

How many users are logged on/connected to a server?

On the Server

NET SESSION | FIND /C "\\"

On Remote Server

PSEXEC \\servername NET SESSION | FIND /C "\\"

When did someone last change his password?

H:\>net user saththiyan /domain | find /I "password last set"

Password last set            8/11/2013 5:32:27 PM

Is some one’s account locked ?

H:\>net user saththiyan /domain | find /I "account active"

Account active               Yes

Unlock the account