Reading logs is always something you just have to do, but the Intune logs are not easy to read without tools like CMTrace on the user's device. (The formatting is not that nice without it) In this blog post, I will show you an easy way to read one or two specific logs, or all the logs at once, and each in its own Out-Gridview console for easy filtering when searching for keywords.
Report Scheduled Tasks on servers that have local or domain accounts configured
For one of our customers, I needed to create a report of all Scheduled Tasks on their servers with a local or domain account configured. They needed this report because they are switching to more strict Group Policies and they needed to know what user accounts should have the "Log on as a batch job" … Continue reading Report Scheduled Tasks on servers that have local or domain accounts configured
Using Send-MgUserMail as the Send-MailMessage replacement
I used the Send-MailMessage cmdlet a lot in the past for testing Receive Connectors in Exchange or for emailing reports in scheduled PowerShell scripts. When you try to use the Send-MailMessage cmdlet, it has been showing you this message for quite a while now: WARNING: The command 'Send-MailMessage' is obsolete. This cmdlet does not guarantee secure connections to SMTP servers. While there is no immediate replacement available in PowerShell, we recommend you do not use Send-MailMessage at this time. See https://aka.ms/SendMailMessage for more information. In this blog post, I will show you the new way of sending emails using Send-MgUserMail. Note: This works for Exchange Online, not for local Exchange installations or any other service running SMTP.
Using PowerShell scripts in Endpoint Manager Compliance Policies
I wrote a blog post about where you could use PowerShell scripts in Endpoint Manager here, but I didn't mention the possibility to use it in Compliance Policies. In this blog post, I will 🙂
Create a report on local DNS lookups using PowerShell
When troubleshooting a system, you sometimes need to know what DNS lookups are being done. This will give you a good insight into traffic from the systems to the local network or internet. You can do this with DNS auditing on your Windows server or in your local Pihole server, but that's not always available … Continue reading Create a report on local DNS lookups using PowerShell