Tag: Security

Using Best Practices checks with CloudCheckr

October 14, 2013

In the next couple of articles I will be writing I am going to be looking at Resource Control, Cost Optimisation and Best Practice features provided by CloudCheckr (cloudcheckr.com) and how I hope to use them in managing a deployment in Amazon Web Services. Once you have registered for your CloudCheckr account (see https://deangrant.wordpress.com/2013/09/13/receive-extended-free-trial-of-cloudcheckr-pro/, for an … More Using Best Practices checks with CloudCheckr

Using Powershell to set file system access control list entries

October 10, 2012

As part of an automation task I was required to set access control list (ACL) permissions on a folder created. In order to achieve this I create a script block in powershell. In my example, I had to assign Modify permissions for a security group to a directory. In this example, I will be assigning the security … More Using Powershell to set file system access control list entries

Configure Directory Services Configuration for ESXi Host

April 15, 2012

The below details how to configure Directory Services configuration to use Active Directory for ESXi host configuration: 1) Log on to the ESXi host using the vSphere client 2) Select ‘Configuration’ tab 3) Select ‘Authentication Services’ 4) Select ‘Properties’ 5) From the ‘Select Directory Service Type’ drop-down menu select ‘Active Directory’ 6) Enter the domain … More Configure Directory Services Configuration for ESXi Host