The following will document how to install an OpenVPN server on CentOs7 with LDAP authentication. When setting up OpenVPN always use an UDP port, they are stateless and do not answer to any requests like TCP does. Also open the port in your firewall and forward it to the IP of the CentoOS machine. Finally... Continue Reading →
WMI Filtering in Group Policy
Item level targeting is great and all, it works well for granular targeting. But with Item Level Targeting you are limited to only Active Directory components. WMI or Windows Management Instrumentation consists of a set of extensions to the Windows Driver Model that provides an operating system interface through which instrumented components provide information and notification.... Continue Reading →
Changing Local Administrator Passwords Remotely
Changing domain and local passwords remotely. As of May 13 2014 it is no longer possible to create local accounts and assign passwords to them on a domain computer via Group Policy. This was a handy feature when it existed, however Microsoft found that a vulnerability in Group Policy Preferences could allow elevation of privileges.... Continue Reading →