exit readerwriterlockslim lock safely
Hello! I am trying to figure out how to safely call ReaderWriterLockSlim.ExitWriteLock. my concern is that all the examples I see use a try finally with the tryenterlock in the try and the tryexitlock in the finally. in this way I figure that if the…
Can I purchase Exam AZ-304: Microsoft Azure Architect Design today and take the test later?
CompTIA allows you to buy the exam with a 12 month expiration, i.e I bought their test today and I have 12 months to take it. Do the Azure certification exams follow same process or do I need to take the exam as soon as I purchase it?

Azure App Configuration number of keys limitations
Good afternoon to the team, I wanted to find out if there is a limit for number of keys (key value pairs) that can be used in azure app configuration? I went through the docs and it is only mentioning the size limit for a single key value pair, which is…
Firewall rules for SAS URI
Hi, I'm using Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer to upload pst files via SAS URI and import them to the user's mailboxes. Recently we installed the MASE on another server and I'm getting an error - upload failed. In the Firewall we see the following…
Using BCP with queryout
ms sql server - bcp question. I've got this code Select @sql = 'bcp "Select * FROM [dbo].[TestingBCP] queryout' exec master..xp_cmdshell @sql but I get this error Msg 214, Level 16, State 201, Procedure xp_cmdshell, Line 1 [Batch Start Line…
TLS end to end with Azure Kubernetes services and an application gateway
We are having some major problems getting TLS end to end with AKS. Here is how things are supposed to go: Internet --> Application Gateway (WAF enabled) --> AKS load balancer --> pods The problem is that one of the tools we use in AKS is…
Error 0x801c03f2 configuring PIN
Hello Everyone, I'm trying to configure PIN code for a laptop and I'm always getting this error, I know this is related with Hybrid Mode, But In this case I just want to add into Azure and I don't want to add on my active directory. How Can I solve this…

export/import mapping in copy activity
Hello, Have a mapping built in copy activity with 240 columns mapped. Creation took some time. I wonder is it a way to export this to let say json or other format to reuse it later? Sometimes happen a schema change or espacially altering…
Couldn't open this program or file - RemoteApp - Chrome
We have a newly setup RemoteApp 2019 farm. We have published Google Chrome as one the apps. We have started to see a strange phenomena, where when open up chrome in the morning we can logon. Somehow, later on in the day, as time passes, when clicking on…
DirectoryServices - Query for DN
Hello, Need help with bellow, as for some machines I got no results and for some it returns LDAP DN. Is there any pre-requisite in order for this to work, or what I should check? $ComputerName=$env:ComputerName Function Get-ComputerDN($ComputerName){ …
Create ICMP NSG rule without exposing a port
how do I create a NSG rule for ping (ICMP) without exposing a port?
How to find percentage of sum with multiple like conditions
SELECT DISTINCT CASE WHEN IncidentTypeCode like ('[][5-9][0-9]') OR (IncidentTypeCode like ('[5-9][0-9][a-z][0-9][0-9]') OR IncidentTypeCode like ('[5-9][0-9][a-z][0-9][0-9][a-z]'))THEN 'Fire' WHEN IncidentTypeCode like ('[][0-3][0-9]') OR…
What events are generated in the Windows System Event Log or Application Event Log when power plan turns off monitors?
What events are generated in the Windows System Event Log or Application Event Log when power plan turns off monitors? Can't seem to find this documented anywhere? Watching the Event Logs... power plan directive to turn off monitor does not seem to be…
Issue with Logging into AAD DS using accounts originally synced from AD
Hi All. I've got an issue getting users logged on in AAD DS which are synced from AD on premise -> AAD -> AADS. I have AD connect setup and added the items and ran the script here:…
CheckInScriptoLIBRARY
I have attached script which works to check in files in the library which are already checked out in that library. If library contains folders inside the folders and nested folder which are having check out files, This script is not able check in…
Azure Calculator Glitch
This question is related to Azure Calculator Difference for a VM Cost in UAE north Region for Windows License Family of VM is as follows - E2d V4 - Windows OS License cost is 4.32 $ in PAYG., is the hourly cost. E2ds V4 - Windows OS License cost…

What permissions need to be done to get resource data using Rest API?
We are getting the below authorization failed message while trying to access the resource list using REST API. URL: https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/xxxxx-xxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxx/resources?api-version=2020-06-01&$filter=resourceType eq…

VDI works only with Hyper-V?
Hello! I there any possibility to configure on windows server 2012 R2 or Standart VDI environment lets sat on Virtual box on Linux? Or VDI works only with Hyper-V?

Best practice for upgrading Remote Desktop Services 2016 (Azure 2016 datacenter VM) to 2019 (Azure 2019 datacenter VM)
Hi, Our RDS solution is in Azure 2016 datacenter VMs, we need to upgrade to 2019 to be able to create a new collection for 2019 RDSH/VMs. Since these RDS infrastructure VMs are in azure, in-place-system upgrade is not supported to upgrade the servers…

After Migration look up column warning message for the list
This is lab upgrade testing, taken from 2010 prod to 2016 lab using db migration method. below is the message from end user and for me when try to open the list in 2016 lab. But we don't see any such warning message in 2010 prod. Please help why…