When you want to convert a string to a secure string with ConvertTo-SecureString, you may get the following error message Reason This happens when you try to convert a regular string to a secure string. “Convert To Secure String” string only means “to protect in memory”. However, the standard input for the ConvertTo-SecureString cmdlet is […]
You may encounter the following error message: This happens because you try to pass the password as a regular string. You must use a secure string instead. For example convert your string with the ConvertTo-SecureString cmdlet. Or, if you use the Read-Host cmdlet, associate it with the AsSecureString parameter.
Technically there is no security difference between the two methods. It’s only a matter of preferences and the behavior depends of a single registry value. Be prompted at the command line Set the ConsolePrompting value to True Be prompted from a dialog box Set the ConsolePrompting value to False or anything else than True. Or […]
You get the following error message in the LDAP event log: Id : 1220 Message : LDAP over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) will be unavailable at this time because the server was unable to obtain a certificate. Additional Data Error value: 8009030e No credentials are available in the security package The reason It is always […]
If you have to find information in unstructured log files, PowerShell offers a variety of cmdlets that can help you parse text files to extract the information you need. In my last article, I showed you how to search the Windows Event Log with Get-Event. That’s where you usually spot most of the pertinent messages. […]
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