Scott’s IT Blog
A general blog addressing topics related to System Center Configuration Manager and related Windows technologies
Identifying (and Counting) Computers Sending BADMIF Files
Yesterday, a customer asked me to look for trends within his BADMIFs folder and tell him if there...
Author: srachui Date: 04/29/2015
Hardware Inventory – In-Depth (Part 1)
This week I worked with a customer who asked me several in-depth questions related to Hardware...
Author: srachui Date: 04/23/2015
AD DS: Group Policy Basics - Part 3: How Clients Process GPOs
So now that we've investigated the structure of a GPO and looked at how clients know which GPOs...
Author: srachui Date: 03/17/2015
AD DS: Group Policy Basics - Part 2: Understanding Which GPOs to Apply
In the previous post, I talked about the structure of a GPO. Now, I'll turn to the question of...
Author: srachui Date: 02/28/2015
AD DS: Group Policy Basics - Part 1: Understanding the Structure of a Group Policy Object
Below is the first of a 3-part series I did outlining the basics of Group Policy Objects. I did this...
Author: srachui Date: 02/28/2015
AD DS: Identifying Attributes That Are Members of the Partial Attribute Set in Active Directory
This is the second post that I’m bringing over from my previous TechNet blog. Even though it...
Author: srachui Date: 02/28/2015
AD DS: Global Catalogs and the Partial Attribute Set
Today, I am to revise and re-post some older technical articles that I put together on another...
Author: srachui Date: 02/28/2015
Refreshing State Messages in System Center Configuration Manager 2012
Recently, I worked with a customer who reported that his clients were not reporting accurate data in...
Author: srachui Date: 02/23/2015
Working with Distribution Point Jobs in Configuration Manager 2012
Recently, we had a case in which a customer needed to find out how to prioritize his ConfigMgr...
Author: srachui Date: 01/31/2015
Verifying a Distribution Point Has Installed Successfully
When installing the DP role in Configuration Manager 2012, the most traditional way to verify the...
Author: srachui Date: 01/19/2015
Working with Certificates in PowerShell
When working with customers, it’s often necessary to look at the certificates in place on their...
Author: srachui Date: 12/30/2014
How to Increase Verbose Logging for SMSTS.LOG
I decided to write this brief blog to provide a link to another blog article by Frank Rojas that...
Author: srachui Date: 10/02/2014
Incorrect Deployment of Database Replica in SCCM 2012 May Cause Client “Fast Channel” Notification Problems
Recently, I learned about an issue in which customers running SCCM 2012 SP1 and above might receive...
Author: srachui Date: 09/29/2014
Resolving Errors with Duplicate ConfigMgrEndpoint Certificates
Overview When setting up database replicas for management points in ConfigMgr 2012, it is possible...
Author: srachui Date: 09/23/2014
Windows Intune Connector in SCCM 2012 R2 Fails to Synchronize Users
Overview Recently, a customer reported an issue to me with the following symptoms. His...
Author: srachui Date: 09/15/2014
Shared Memory and the Application Catalog
Summary When a company deploys the Application Catalog as part of their System Center Configuration...
Author: srachui Date: 09/10/2014
Troubleshooting Security for Packages during SCCM 2007 to 2012 R2 Migration
Summary In a recently opened case, a customer reported that he was receiving errors when attempting...
Author: srachui Date: 09/10/2014
Adding Accounts to Database Roles in SQL Server 2012
The blog post below may be very simple to some admins who are familiar with SQL Server 2012, but...
Author: srachui Date: 09/03/2014