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Add Azure AD User to Local PC User Group

Add Azure AD User to Local PC User Group | Matrix 7 Include an Azure Active Directory user into a User Group on the Local PC

O365: Dynamic Distribution Group Allow Senders Outside Organisation

O365: Dynamic Distribution Group Allow Senders Outside Organisation | Matrix 7 We needed to setup an email Distribution Group for a client that was able to accept emails from outside of the organisation rather than just limited to internal sources. So, how do you do this? We have done this on numerous occasions for clients over the years with on-premise Exchange and is was sim...

Install Let’s Encrypt on CentOS 7

Install Let's Encrypt on CentOS 7 | Matrix 7 Today I'm going to show you how to install Let's Encrypt on CentOS 7. Before we begin I am assuming you have CentOS fully patched, have the EPEL Repository installed, have installed and configured Apache and that Apache is running. You also will need to ensure that you have allowed HTTP and HTTPS tr...

O365 Outlook Needs Password but Password Dialogue Disappears

O365 Outlook Needs Password but Password Dialogue Disappears | Matrix 7 You are using Office 365 and you turn on your PC and open Outlook but discover that Outlook requires a password. The message "Need Password" is staring at you from the info bar at the bottom of the Outlook window. You click to try and input your password, but it quickly pops up then the password dia...

Advisory: DHL Urgent Pickup Scam

Advisory: DHL Urgent Pickup Scam | Matrix 7 There is a new DHL parcel pickup scam that is starting to hit users inboxes. It claims you have an urgent pickup of a parcel that needs to be addressed today. As I’ve outlined in previous advisories, whenever you receive an email that tries to get you to act urgently for any reason, the alarm bell...

Online Exchange – Convert Resource Mailbox Type

Online Exchange - Convert Resource Mailbox Type | Matrix 7 Today I'm going to show you how to convert a Resource Mailbox from one type to another. By this I mean, from a Room to Equipment or vice versa. We recently had to so this and it took a while to work out how to do, and it also to a long while for the change to become evident in Continue Reading

ESXi 7U1 Can’t See RAID Logical Drive on HPE ML350G10

ESXi 7U1 Can't See RAID Logical Drive on HPE ML350G10 | Matrix 7 Just a brief post today to outline how to rectify an issue where ESXi 7U1 can't see a SATA Logical drive from your RAID configuration. This is despite using the HPE Custom ESXi ISO image so we knew the drivers were available to the ESXi install. Just a bit of background, so you're aware of how we go...

Win 10 1903 Sysprep Fails

Win 10 1903 Sysprep Fails | Matrix 7 Just a quick post to outline how to rectify the problem of Sysprep failing on Windows 10 1903 with error: "Sysprep was not able to validate your Windows installation..." The following screenshot shows the error in more detail: I had read a lot of articles and Microsoft forum posts that discussed rem...

O365 AD Connect Duplicate Users Created

O365 AD Connect Duplicate Users Created | Matrix 7 We had a recent issue with a client where a new server and domain (office.companydomain.com.au) was implemented instead migrating the old companyname.local domain from the old server. AD Connect was setup and working properly on the old domain and we then implemented AD Connect on the new domain to....

Nested Hyper-V under VMWare Esxi 6 U2 Guest Internet Access

Nested Hyper-V under VMWare Esxi 6 U2 Guest Internet Access | Matrix 7 Recently we started working with a small client that had a HP ML30 server installed by their previous IT provider. The OS, Win 2019 Essentials, was installed on the physical hardware rather than under a hypervisor like VMWare or Hyper-V. We wanted to install a few CentOS virtual machines with some u...