I’m just going to leave this here:
((Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://api.icndb.com/jokes/random).Content | ConvertFrom-Json).Value.Joke
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Quickly find expiring public certificates
If you need to know when a server’s public certificate will expire, use this:
dir Cert:\LocalMachine\my | where {$_.issuer -notlike "*DC=*"} | fl subject,friendlyname,notafter
This assumes that your internal Certification Authority has an LDAP name (Windows based CAs usually do), so we’re looking for certificates NOT issued by such a CA. The next step would then of course be to automate this, for example have this script run on a daily basis, read what’s in the “NotAfter” property and alert an administrator 30 days in advance to make sure transitioning to a new certificate will not cause the service to be interrupted.
Use PowerShell to win the lottery!
Good morning and happy new year!
It just occurred to me that this could be the year where I win the lottery. Of course first I would have to play in the lottery, and then there’s the small matter of hitting the right numbers.
What this blog is – and what it is not
Hello there
This is probably going to be a mini-rant. If you’re not into that sort of things, then please go on, there’s nothing to see here. Continue reading
Reconnecting iSCSI Targets
Recently I noticed that my backups were failing. I’m using Windows Server Backup with iSCSI LUNs mapped to individual servers. After looking at a server, I saw that the iSCSI LUN was no longer present on the server.
Using PowerShell to SSH into your openelec (XBMC) mediacenter
A while ago I finally gave up on Windows Media Center because of too many issues, mainly video driver in combination with HDCP sillyness. I’m over it now, having found XBMC as a more than worthy alternative. Continue reading