The Dell iDRAC is so useful for many things, but in its default configuration it is very insecure: The default username is "root"The default password is "calvin" In this post I will show you how both rename the root account and change the … [Continue reading] about How to change the default Dell iDRAC Password
If a rogue DHCP server crops up on your network it can cause all sorts of problems. Many different kind of devices include a DHCP Server so this can happen by mistake very easily. Microsoft created a tool called Rogue Checker which can make … [Continue reading] about Detect a rogue DHCP Server with Microsoft Rogue Check Tool
VBScript does not include any functions to left pad or right pad a string, so these two functions will enable you to do just that. Function LPad(StringToPad, Length, CharacterToPad) Dim x : x = 0 If Length > Len(StringToPad) Then x = Length - … [Continue reading] about VBScript lpad and rpad functions
If you need to format a number in Powershell to include leading zeros, so that the length is always a fixed width, it is easy to do with Powershell format operator. I was working with some data that stored dates as single digits for those days and … [Continue reading] about Use the Powershell Format Operator to add leading zeros
It's very easy to check if a file exists with Powershell and take an action if so, here are some examples: Check if a file exists $fileToCheck = "C:\tmp\test.txt" if (Test-Path $fileToCheck -PathType leaf) { #do some stuff } Delete file … [Continue reading] about Check if File Exists with Powershell