Computer clock is showing incorrect time. Time is not in sync.

The computer did not resync because no time data was available (w32tm)

• Type following command at command prompt:

  w32tm /resync /rediscover
  
  Sending resync command to local computer...The computer did not resync because no time data was available.
  
  
  To make sure that all domain members are using it, run:
  w32tm /config /syncfromflags:domhier /update

          After that run:
          net stop w32time

          net start w32time

SharePoint update (PU/CU) Installation Steps.

1. Download PU or CU

2. Stop Services before you Install update. ( Pay attnetion to squence )

NET STOP SPTimerV4
NET STOP OSearch15
NET STOP SPSearchHostController

3. Install

   Install First on Server hosting CA, then other App Servers and Web Servers.

4. Restart

   Restart First on Server hosting CA, then other App Servers and Web Servers.

5. Make sure Timer, Search, Host Controller are in stopped state.

NET STOP SPTimerV4
NET STOP OSearch15
NET STOP SPSearchHostController

6. Run Wizard

7. Start Services

NET START SPSearchHostController
NET START OSearch15
NET START SPTimerV4

8. Verify Build Number.

Windows Server 2012 Activation failed: Error Code 0x8007232B DNS name does not exist.

You may experience issues when trying to activate Windows (Bulk License) key in Virtual Machine.

It may be one of the cases that you are not connected to the host domain. Please check your network adapters. If you have connected the VM to a private DNS, then try to disable that adapter and add a New Adapter as NAT and try to connect to the Host DNS and its internet connection.

Have your windows key and run the following command.

slmgr -ipk xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
slmgr /ato

If above command doesn't work then try another option as below.

At command prompt

c:>Slui 3

this will open a GUI, where you can enter Windows 2012 KEY and choose option to activate.

This will probably work.

List Of useful Commands for Windows (XP)

Accessibility Controls - access.cpl
Add Hardware Wizard - hdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools - control admintools
Automatic Updates - wuaucpl.cpl
Bluetooth Transfer Wizard - fsquirt
Calculator - calc
Certificate Manager - certmgr.msc
Character Map - charmap
Check Disk Utility - chkdsk
Clipboard Viewer - clipbrd
Command Prompt - cmd
Component Services - dcomcnfg
Computer Management - compmgmt.msc
Date and Time Properties - timedate.cpl
DDE Shares - ddeshare
Device Manager - devmgmt.msc
Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)* - directx.cpl
Direct X Troubleshooter - dxdiag
Disk Cleanup Utility - cleanmgr
Disk Defragment - dfrg.msc
Disk Management - diskmgmt.msc
Disk Partition Manager - diskpart
Display Properties - control desktop
Display Properties - desk.cpl
Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) - control color
Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility -
drwtsn32
Driver Verifier Utility - verifier
Event Viewer - eventvwr.msc
File Signature Verification Tool - sigverif
Findfast - findfast.cpl
Folders Properties - control folders
Fonts - control fonts
Fonts Folder - fonts
Free Cell Card Game - freecell
Game Controllers - joy.cpl
Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) - gpedit.msc
Hearts Card Game - mshearts
Iexpress Wizard - iexpress
Indexing Service - ciadv.msc
Internet Properties - inetcpl.cpl
IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) - ipconfig /all
IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) - ipconfig /displaydns
IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) - ipconfig /flushdns
IP Configuration (Release All Connections) - ipconfig /release
IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) - ipconfig /renew
IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS) - ipconfig /registerdns
IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) - ipconfig /showclassid
IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) - ipconfig /setclassid
ava Control Panel (If Installed) - jpicpl32.cpl
Java Control Panel (If Installed) - javaws
Keyboard Properties - control keyboard
Local Security Settings - secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups - lusrmgr.msc
Logs You Out Of Windows - logoff
Microsoft Chat - winchat
Minesweeper Game - winmine
Mouse Properties - control mouse
Mouse Properties - main.cpl
Network Connections - control netconnections
Network Connections - ncpa.cpl
Network Setup Wizard - netsetup.cpl
Notepad - notepad
Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed) - nvtuicpl.cpl
Object Packager - packager
ODBC Data Source Administrator - odbccp32.cpl
On Screen Keyboard - osk
Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) - ac3filter.cpl
Password Properties - password.cpl
Performance Monitor - perfmon.msc
Performance Monitor - perfmon
Phone and Modem Options - telephon.cpl
Power Configuration - powercfg.cpl
Printers and Faxes - control printers
Printers Folder - printers
Private Character Editor - eudcedit
Quicktime (If Installed) - QuickTime.cpl
Regional Settings - intl.cpl
Registry Editor - regedit
Registry Editor - regedit32
Remote Desktop - mstsc
Removable Storage - ntmsmgr.msc
Removable Storage Operator Requests - ntmsoprq.msc
Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) - rsop.msc
Scanners and Cameras - sticpl.cpl
Scheduled Tasks - control schedtasks
Security Center - wscui.cpl
Services - services.msc
Shared Folders - fsmgmt.msc
Shuts Down Windows - shutdown
Sounds and Audio - mmsys.cpl
Spider Solitare Card Game - spider
SQL Client Configuration - cliconfg
System Configuration Editor - sysedit
System Configuration Utility - msconfig
System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) - sfc /scannow
System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot) - sfc /scanonce
System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) - sfc /scanboot
System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting) - sfc /revert
System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) - sfc /purgecache
System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x) - sfc /cachesize=x
System Properties - sysdm.cpl
Task Manager - taskmgr
Telnet Client - telnet
User Account Management - nusrmgr.cpl
Utility Manager - utilman
Windows Firewall - firewall.cpl
Windows Magnifier - magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure - wmimgmt.msc
Windows System Security Tool - syskey
Windows Update Launches - wupdmgr
Windows XP Tour Wizard - tourstart
Wordpad - write

Administrative Commands for Server Management.

1. List Wireless Connection Profiles
                               netsh wlan show profiles

2. Test Domain Name : portal.spdomain.com
C:\Users\spadmin>nslookup portal

3. Disable Loopback.
    Powershell Command:
New-ItemProperty HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa -Name "DisableLoopbackCheck" -value "1" -PropertyType dword

4. If certain links are not enabled and/or IE GUI is different than expected.
    Try: Enabled Active Scripting in IE\Internet Options\Security\Custom Level

5. Command line tools.
    Computer Management      : compmgmt.msc
 

    Issue: Local users and groups not available under Computer Management

    If you are On a DC, you don't have local users and groups, you must use Active directory users and computers.

     Server Manager      : ServerManager.msc

    Domain Controller  :  

Managing Service Accounts in Windows Server 2008 R2

Managing Service Accounts in Windows Server 2008 R2

Unfortunately, No UI is available for this purpose.

Windows PowerShell cmdlets are needed to configure and manage these accounts for a service running on Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

May need KB 2494158, to override password expiry in 30 days.

Refer following link for more details. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd548356.aspx

SharePoint 2010 Farm Account getting access denied on Server

When you setup New SharePoint 2010 Farm Environment you may experience access denied issue even for Farm Account, when try to access any Web Application/Site in spite of having Farm Account in the Web Application Policy with Full Control.
 
Try this in the command prompt to confirm that

net view \\alias.domain name.com    You may get error as

1. Refer to the KB http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896861 and edit registry values as below.In Registry Editor, locate and then click the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\MSV1_0

2. Right-click MSV1_0, point to New, and then click Multi-String Value.
3. Type BackConnectionHostNames, and then press ENTER.
4. Right-click BackConnectionHostNames, and then click Modify.
5. In the Value data box, type the host name or the host names for the sites that are on the local computer, and then click OK.

Quit Registry Editor, and then restart the IISAdmin service.

The result is

Router Advanced Configurations - Firmware updates

http://www.dd-wrt.com

Scripting Tips

Count of rows in Text File
$totalrows = Import-Csv C:\urls.csv | Measure-Object | Select-Object -expand count

Open/Read text File

    AccountNames.csv
         AccountName
         Domain\Name1
         Domain\Name2

$AcctFile="C:\AccountNames.csv"

ipcsv $AcctFile | foreach {
     $AName =$_.AccountName
}

Write-host
Write-host "Feature: " $AName -foregroundcolor yellow
Clear-Host


TimeStamp
$strTimestamp =  [string](Get-Date -format "yyyy-MM-dd_hh-mm-ss")
$strLogFile =  ($strFilePath + "FileName_" + $strTimestamp + ".log")

Log to File
$AName +",Blog-NotFound" | Out-File ($strLogFile) -append
Write-Output "$Class deleted on $CommunityList" | Out-File -Append $strLogFile
"Count  :"+$UrlsCount | Out-File -Append $DeletedReport

Log File Creation Prompt:
if ((Test-Path -path $FilePath) -ne $True) {
 $NewPathPrompt = "$FilePath does not exist! Would you like to create it?"
 $NewPathMessage = ""
 $NewPathYes = New-Object System.Management.Automation.Host.ChoiceDescription "&Yes", `
  "Creates new directory at $FilePath"
 $NewPathNo = New-Object System.Management.Automation.Host.ChoiceDescription "&No", `
  "Do not create new directory and exit"
 $NewPathOptions = [System.Management.Automation.Host.ChoiceDescription[]]($NewPathYes, $NewPathNo)
 $NewPathResult = $host.ui.PromptForChoice($NewPathPrompt, $NewPathMessage, $NewPathOptions, 0)
 switch ($NewPathResult)
  {
   0 {New-Item $FilePath -type directory}
   1 {Write-Host "Cannot continue without valid directory to save output file, exiting..."
    Exit
    }
  }
} 

Blog Sites

• Baris's SharePoint Blog.      http://blogbaris.blogspot.com
• SharePoint Administration & Development Tools and Guidance
  http://blogs.technet.com/b/meamcs/archive/2013/01/02/sharepoint-administration-amp-development-tools-and-guidance.aspx
• Team blog of MCS @ Middle East and Africa
                   http://blogs.technet.com/b/meamcs/
• Nik Patel's SharePoint World
                 http://nikspatel.wordpress.com/
• DAN        http://sharepointpromag.com/blogger/dan-holme

• SharePoint Security
  http://www.sharepointsecurity.com/syndicated-content/first-steps-in-implementing-isa-server-with-sharepoint/
• http://blog.sharepointsite.co.uk/
  Remote restart and auto-logon and PowerShell Script execution on remote server.