Category Archives: PowerShell

Set EqualLogic PS Series SAN Volume ACL’s using PowerShell

Query and return the current Access Control List (ACL) for an EqualLogic PS Series SAN volume named “mikefrobbins” using PowerShell: You can see the same information using the GUI: Remove the current ACL’s using the following PowerShell command: Once again, … Continue reading

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Unable to Grant Domain Local Groups Full Access Permission to a Exchange 2010 Mailbox using the GUI

John Doe is a user in your Active Directory environment (Windows Server 2008 R2 Forest Function Level) with a mailbox on the email server (Exchange Server 2010 with SP2): You want to grant a domain local group named “Test Group” … Continue reading

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Open a SharePoint Document Library with Windows Explorer

When attempting to open a SharePoint document library from a machine running Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2 by using the “Open with Explorer” button as shown in the image to the right, you receive:  “Message from webpage > Your … Continue reading

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Add an Additional Web Front-end Server to an Existing SharePoint 2010 Farm using PowerShell

You’ve followed the instructions in my other three blogs and built a SharePoint 2010 farm (not a stand-alone installation) with one or more web front-end servers. Per one of the notes in a TechNet article I found:  “As a best practice, … Continue reading

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Reset the SharePoint 2010 Passphrase with PowerShell

You’re attempting to add an additional web front-end server to your SharePoint 2010 farm and find out the passphrase you’ve documented is incorrect or it isn’t documented. Resetting the passphrase is a fairly simple process. Open PowerShell and execute the following script. … Continue reading

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