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Powershell Script to List Local Windows User Accounts along with Disabled and Lockout Status

26/10/2011 Stuart Davey Leave a comment

Following on from my last post I thought it might also be interesting to post a slightly modified version of the Powershell User Account Query script. This version is designed to be run locally on your Windows Desktops and should return a list of all the local user accounts and the Account Disabled or Enabled Status.

Get-WmiObject Win32_UserAccount -filter “LocalAccount=True” | Select-Object Name,Disabled

Below is a version of the script that also queries the account Lockout status

Get-WmiObject Win32_UserAccount -filter “LocalAccount=True” | Select-Object Name,Disabled,Lockout

These scripts can be used in conjunction with your workstation monitoring software, such as GFI Max Remote Management.

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Powershell Script to List Active Directory User Accounts along with Disabled and Lockout Status

26/10/2011 Stuart Davey Leave a comment

Ever wondered what user accounts exist in your Windows Domain and better still which of these accounts are Enabled or Disabled. Well here is a great way to find out, the Powershell script below will allow you to easily retireve a list of all the user accounts on your domain when run from a domain controller.

Get-WmiObject Win32_UserAccount -filter “LocalAccount=False” | Select-Object Name,Disabled

Below we have another almost identical script but this one has the added benefit of showing if a user account has been locked out, for instance a user may have exceeded the maximum number of failed logins or a hacker may have been trying to brute force a user account. As you can see this is achieved by just adding ,Lockout to the end of the script to query the account status.

Get-WmiObject Win32_UserAccount -filter “LocalAccount=False” | Select-Object Name,Disabled,Lockout

These scripts can be used in conjunction with your server monitoring software, such as GFI Max Remote Management.

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[RESOLVED] You must close all dialog boxes before you can close Exchange Management Console

26/10/2011 Stuart Davey

After installing Internet Explorer 9 on your Microsoft Exchange 2007 or Exchange 2010 mail servers you may have been noticing that the Exchange Management Console will refuse to close and simply state “You must close all dialog boxes before you can close Exchange Management Console”.

This has been a long running issue but has finally been resolved by the Microsoft Internet Explorer Developer Team.

Please note that this issue is now resolved by installing the latest cumulative security update for Internet Explorer, The fix was first included in security update 2618444 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2618444

Information on the scope of this issue can still be found here KB 2624899 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2624899

You can request the hotfix by visiting Microsofts website and searching for the following Knowledge Base article KB 2624899

~~Note: The hotfix is actually for Internet Explorer 9 rather than Microsoft Exchange but does actually resolve the issues with the Exchange Management Console not closing correctly.~~

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Cannot Open or View PDF Files using Internet Explorer Browser

25/10/2011 Stuart Davey Leave a comment

A very common issue that Internet Explorer 8 and 9 users can face is an inability to view or download PDF files from a secure site (HTTPS). As an example you will find that if you try to view the PDF in a browser window you will simply see a blank page. This is due to the use of cache control headers which don’t seem to work correctly with secure sites in Internet Explorer.

If you are having this particular issue then please do the following:

Start “regedit” the default Windows Registry Editor
Next you need to locate this registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Click on the “Edit” menu and then click “New” and then “Dword Value”, you will need to do this twice so that you can setup both the keys below.

Name = BypassSSLNoCacheCheck Type = Dword Data = 1 (Hex or Decimal)

Name = BypassHTTPNoCacheCheck Type = Dword Data = 1 (Hex or Decimal)

Close Regedit and Reboot, you should now find that the issue is resolved.

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Category Archives: Windows

Powershell Script to List Local Windows User Accounts along with Disabled and Lockout Status

Powershell Script to List Active Directory User Accounts along with Disabled and Lockout Status

[RESOLVED] You must close all dialog boxes before you can close Exchange Management Console

Cannot Open or View PDF Files using Internet Explorer Browser

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