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This PowerShell script will enumerate all user accounts in a Domain, calculate their estimated Token Size and create a report of the top x users in CSV format.
However, before I talk about the script it's important to provide some background information on Kerberos token size; how to calculate it; and how to manage it.
The Kerberos token size grows depending on the following facts:
- Amount of direct and indirect (nested) group memberships.
- Distribution groups are not included in the token, but all security groups are included.
- All group scopes are included in the token evaluation.
- Whether or not the user has a SID history, and if so, the number of entries.
- Authentication method (username/password or multi-factor like Smart Cards).
- The user is enabled for Kerberos delegation.
- Local user rights assigned to the user.
If it grows beyond the default maximum allowed size…
- Access and single sign-on (SSO) to Kerberos enabled services will fail, as well as causing unknown side-effects to other services.
- You have the option of reducing the Kerberos Token Size, or modifying the MaxTokenSize setting on the computers. Now days increasing the MaxTokenSize setting is a given, however reducing the Kerberos Token Size is a necessary management task and often focussed around the security group design and implementation, and perhaps the clean-up of SID history.
As per KB327825, use the following formula to determine whether it is necessary to modify the MaxTokenSize value or not:
TokenSize = 1200 + 40d + 8s
This formula uses the following values:
- d: The number of domain local groups a user is a member of plus the number of universal groups outside the user's account domain that the user is a member of plus the number of groups represented in security ID (SID) history.
- Although it's not documented in KB327825 or any other Microsoft references, I also add the number of global groups outside the user's account domain that the user is a member of to the "d" calculation of the TokenSize. Whilst the Microsoft methodology is to add universal groups from other domains, it is possible to add global groups too. Therefore it's important to capture this and correctly include it in the calculation.
- s: The number of security global groups that a user is a member of plus the number of universal groups in a user's account domain that the user is a member of.
- 1200: The estimated value for ticket overhead. This value can vary, depending on factors such as DNS domain name length, client name, and other factors.
- User rights include rights such as "Log on locally" or "Access this Computer from the network". The only user rights that are added to an access token are those user rights that are configured on the server that hosts a secured resource. Most of the users are likely to have only two or three user rights on the Exchange server. Administrators may have dozens of user rights. Each user right requires 12 bytes to store it in the token.
- Token overhead includes multiple fields such as the token source, expiration time, and impersonation information. For example, a typical domain user has no special access or restrictions; token overhead is likely to be between 400 and 500 bytes.
- Estimated value for ticket overhead can vary depending on factors such as DNS domain name length, client name and other factors.
- Each group membership adds the group SID to the token together with an additional 16 bytes for associated attributes and information. The maximum possible size for SID is 68 bytes. Therefore, each security group to which a user belongs typically adds 44 bytes to the user's token size.
- Domain Local group SIDs are 40 bytes each.
- Domain Global and Universal groups are 8 bytes each.
You can see here that there is a higher tax to pay for using Domain Local groups. Hence the reason why you often find a greater use of Global and/or Universal groups in larger environments. The AGDLP group design and methodology is good in principle, but needs to be implemented sensibly.
You may also see the formula represented as:
TokenSize = [12 x number of user rights] + [token overhead] + 40d + 8s
…where [12 x number of user rights] + [token overhead] is typically estimated to be 1200 bytes.
The default value of the Kerberos MaxTokenSize will be different based on the Windows Operating System version:
- 12000 bytes for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/2008R2
- 48000 bytes for Windows 8/2012 and above
This can be increased by setting the Kerberos MaxTokenSize (the maximum Kerberos SSPI context token buffer size) registry parameter to a supported maximum value of up to 65335 bytes. Microsoft does NOT recommend increasing this beyond to 48000 bytes. However, blatantly increasing the MaxTokenSize can have further impacts on applications, such as Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). Best practice is to review methods to reduce the token size, such as reducing and consolidating group membership, ensuring there is no looping (circular nesting) in groups, and cleaning up SID History, before increasing the MaxTokenSize.
If the MaxTokenSize is to be increased, it's still extremely important to manage the number of groups each user is a member of. Although 1,024 is the maximum number of security groups that a user can be a member of, it is a best practice to restrict the number to 1,015. This number makes sure that token generation will always succeed because it provides space for up to 9 SIDs of well-known groups that are inserted by the Local Security Authority (LSA) when a user logs onto a computer.
The MaxTokenSize registry value can be deployed via a Group Policy Object (GPO) as per KB938118.
Existing Tools:
- There is a little known UI application called TokenMaster.exe, which was released back in 2000 by Jeffrey Richter and Jason Clark. It's very hard to find, so I've zipped it up and included it here: TokenMaster.zip
- Microsoft also has a tool called Tokensz.exe that could also be used in a login script.
A 3rd party Active Directory Audit Tool called Gold Finger lets you view the complete access token of any users Active Directory domain user account.
- Microsoft KB327825: Problems with Kerberos authentication when a user belongs to many groups
- Microsoft KB243330: Well-known security identifiers in Windows operating systems
- Microsoft KB328889: Users who are members of more than 1,015 groups may fail logon authentication
- Microsoft KB938118: How to use Group Policy to add the MaxTokenSize registry entry to multiple computers
- Microsoft Blog: Managing Token Bloat
- Industry Blog: MaxTokenSize – Change of recommendation from Microsoft
- Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Paper: Kerberos and Access Token Limitations
- SekChek International white paper: Microsoft Windows: About Security Identifiers (SIDs)
- Industry Blog: Understanding SIDs
- Industry Blog: Security Identifiers
Now we get to the fun part…the script
The script is fully documented and shows that I've been extremely thorough in all aspects of testing to produce the most accurate and error free results. I've had some great feedback so far that's helped me tweak this for different environments. But like anything, my knowledge is based on experience and research, so I welcome your feedback if there is something you feel I could improve on. Refer to the end of this article for information on how to tune your PowerShell environment to avoid the "OutOfMemory Exception" error.
The script has some variables that can be set:
- In a large environment you don't need to export the whole user list and their token size, etc, but rather focus on the top x users with potential issues. So set the $TopUsers variable to the number of users with large tokens that you want to report on. For example: $TopUsers = 200
- In a large environment with tens of thousands of users the $array of objects will grow very large and may cause memory issues, so we use the $TokensSizeThreshold variable to set a threshold size in bytes that you want to start to capture the user information into the $array for the report.
- In large environments the script can take hours to complete, so I've implemented a progress bar and a count with percent complete calculation. This is so that you can monitor it and know where it's up to. These are controlled by the $ProgressBar and $ConsoleOutput variables. Once you're comfortable with the script, you could turn these off and run the script as a scheduled task on a regular basis as part of your administrative reporting tasks.
- When the script completes it will write a summary to the console. This is controlled by the $OutputSummary variable.
- Leave the $UseTokenGroups and $UseGetAuthorizationGroups as they are. Make sure you read the documentation in the script before you make changes to these variables.
IMPORTANT: The current release of this script does not report on cross-forest/domain group memberships as neither the tokenGroups attribute or GetAuthorizationGroups() method can achieve this. Therefore reporting on Global and Universal security groups outside the users Domain will always report as 0.
The screen shots shown in this post are from a recent health check I completed in a large environment with 8228 enabled user accounts. Disabled user accounts are excluded. Review the LDAP filter in the script.
The screen shot below shows the progress bar and the information calculated per user. As mentioned, this output can be turned on and off by the $ProgressBar and $ConsoleOutput variables.
The screen show below shows the summary report produced when the script completes. As mentioned, this output can also be turned on and off by the $OutputSummary variable.
The screen shot below shows the output of the csv file that has been imported into Excel, with an overlay from the report I completed for the customer in a Word table format. As you can see here their issue was group memberships of Domain Local groups, so I didn't need to include all columns when presenting this to the customer, just enough to demonstrate the root cause of their Kerberos Token issues.
Here is the Get-TokenSizeReport.ps1 script:
<# This script will enumerate all user accounts in a Domain, calculate their estimated Token Size and create a report of the top x users in CSV format. Script Name: Get-TokenSizeReport.ps1 Release 1.8 Modified by email@example.com 31/12/2013 Written by firstname.lastname@example.com 02/12/2013 Original script was derived from the CheckMaxTokenSize.ps1 written by Tim Springston [MS] on 7/19/2013 http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Check-for-MaxTokenSize-520e51e5 Re-wrote the script to be more efficient and provide a report for all users in the Domain. References: - Microsoft KB327825: Problems with Kerberos authentication when a user belongs to many groups http://support.microsoft.com/kb/327825 - Microsoft KB243330: Well-known security identifiers in Windows operating systems http://support.microsoft.com/kb/243330 - Microsoft KB328889: Users who are members of more than 1,015 groups may fail logon authentication http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328889 - Microsoft KB938118: How to use Group Policy to add the MaxTokenSize registry entry to multiple computers http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938118 - Microsoft Blog: Managing Token Bloat: http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/sanderberkouwer/archive/2013/05/22/common-challenges-when-managing-active-directory-domain-services-part-2-unnecessary-complexity-and-token-bloat.aspx Although it's not documented in KB327825 or any other Microsoft references, I also add the number of global groups outside the user's account domain that the user is a member of to the "d" calculation of the TokenSize. Whilst the Microsoft methodology is to add universal groups from other domains, it is possible to add global groups too. Therefore it's important to capture this and correctly include it in the calculation. For users with large tokens consider reducing direct and transitive (nested) group memberships. Larger environments that have evolved over time also have a tendancy to suffer from Circular Group Nesting and sIDHistory. On the odd ocasion I was receiving the following error: - Exception calling "FindByIdentity" with "2" argument(s): "Multiple principals contain a matching Identity." - There seemed to be a known bug in .NET 4.x when passing two arguments to the FindByIdentity() method. - The solution was to either use a machine with .NET 3.5 or re-write the script to pass three arguments as per the Get-UserPrincipal function provided in the following Scripting Guy article: - http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2009/10/08/hey-scripting-guy-october-8-2009.aspx This function passes the Context Type, FQDN Domain Name and Parent OU/Container. - Other references: - http://richardspowershellblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/account-management-member-of/ - http://www.powergui.org/thread.jspa?threadID=20194 I have also seen the following error: - Exception calling "GetAuthorizationGroups" with "0" argument(s): "An error (1301) occurred while enumerating the groups. The group's SID could not be resolved." - Other references: - http://richardspowershellblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/account-management-member-of/ - https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/microsoft.public.adsi.general/jX3wGd0JPOo - http://lucidcode.com/2013/02/18/foreign-security-groups-in-active-directory/ Added the tokenGroups attribute to get all nested groups as I could not achieve 100% reliability using the GetAuthorizationGroups() method. Could not afford for it to start failing after running for hours in large environments. - References: - http://www.msxfaq.de/code/tokengroup.htm - http://www.msxfaq.de/tools/dumpticketsize.htm There are important differences between using the GetAuthorizationGroups() method versus the tokenGroups attribute that need to be understood. Aside from the unreliability of GetAuthorizationGroups(), when push comes to shove you get different results depending on which method you use, and what you want to achieve. - The tokenGroups attribute only contains the actual "Active Directory" principals, which are groups and siDHistory. - However, tokenGroups does not reveal cross-forest/domain group memberships. The tokenGroups attribute is constructed by Active Directory on request, and this depends on the availability of a Global Catalog server: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms680275(VS.85).aspx - The GetAuthorizationGroups() method also returns the well-known security identifiers of the local system (LSALogonUser) for the user running the script, which will include groups such as: - Everyone (S-1-1-0) - Authenticated Users (S-1-5-11) - This Organization (S-1-5-15) - Low Mandatory Level (S-1-16-4096) This will vary depending on where you're running the script from and in what user context. The result is still consistent, as it adds the same overhead to each user. But this is misleading. - GetAuthorizationGroups() will return cross-forest/domain group memberships, but cannot resolve them because they contain a ForeignSecurityPrincipal. It therefore fails as documented above. - GetAuthorizationGroups() does not contain siDHistory. In my view you would use the tokenGroups attribute to collate a consistent and accurate user report across the environment, whereas the GetAuthorizationGroups() method could be used in a logon script to calucate the token of the user together with the system they are logging on to. The actual calculation of the token size adds the estimated value for ticket overhead anyway, hence the reason why using the tokenGroups attribute provides a consistent result for all users. If you wanted an accurate token size per user per system and GetAuthorizationGroups() method continues to prove to be unreliable, you could use the tokenGroups attribute together with the addition of the output from the "whoami /groups" command to get all the well-known groups and label needed to calculate the complete local token. Microsoft also has a tool called Tokensz.exe that could also be used in a logon script. It can be downloded from here: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=1448 To be completed: - Some further research and testing needs to be completed with the code that retrieves the tokenGroups attribute to validate performance between the GetInfoEx method or RefreshCache method. - Work out how to report on cross-forest/domain group memberships as neither tokenGroups or GetAuthorizationGroups() can achieve this. #> #------------------------------------------------------------- # Set this value to the number of users with large tokens that # you want to report on. $TopUsers = 200 # Set this to the size in bytes that you want to start to capture # the user information for the report. $TokensSizeThreshold = 6000 # Note that if we don't set a threshold high enough for large # environments the $array of objects will grow too large and may # cause memory issues. # Set this value to true if you want to see the progress bar. $ProgressBar = $True # Set this value to true if you want to output to the console $ConsoleOutput = $True # Set this value to true if you want a summary output to the # console when the script has completed. $OutputSummary = $True # Set this value to true to use the tokenGroups attribute $UseTokenGroups = $True # Set this value to true to use the GetAuthorizationGroups() method $UseGetAuthorizationGroups = $False #------------------------------------------------------------- # Get the script path $ScriptPath = {Split-Path $MyInvocation.ScriptName} $ReferenceFile = $(&$ScriptPath) + "\KerberosTokenSizeReport.csv" Function Get-UserPrincipal($cName, $cContainer, $userName) { $dsam = "System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement" $rtn = [reflection.assembly]::LoadWithPartialName($dsam) $cType = "domain" #context type $iType = "SamAccountName" $dsamUserPrincipal = "$dsam.userPrincipal" -as [type] $principalContext = new-object "$dsam.PrincipalContext"($cType,$cName,$cContainer) $dsamUserPrincipal::FindByIdentity($principalContext,$iType,$userName) } # end Get-UserPrincipal Function Test-DotNetFrameWork35 { Test-path -path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v3.5' } #end Test-DotNetFrameWork35 If(-not(Test-DotNetFrameWork35)) { "Requires .NET Framework 3.5" ; exit } $array = @() $TotalUsersProcessed = 0 $UserCount = 0 $GroupCount = 0 $LargestTokenSize = 0 $TotalGoodTokens = 0 $TotalTokensBetween8and12K = 0 $TotalLargeTokens = 0 $TotalVeryLargeTokens = 0 $ADRoot = ([System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry]"LDAP://RootDSE") $DefaultNamingContext = $ADRoot.defaultNamingContext # Derive FQDN Domain Name $TempDefaultNamingContext = $DefaultNamingContext.ToString().ToUpper() $DomainName = $TempDefaultNamingContext.Replace(",DC=",".") $DomainName = $DomainName.Replace("DC=","") # Create an LDAP search for all enabled users not marked as criticalsystemobjects to avoid system accounts $ADFilter = "(&(objectClass=user)(objectcategory=person)(!userAccountControl:1.2.840.1135220.127.116.113:=2)(!(isCriticalSystemObject=TRUE))(!name=IUSR*)(!name=IWAM*)(!name=ASPNET))" $ADPropertyList = @("distinguishedname","samAccountName","userAccountControl","objectsid","sidhistory","primaryGroupID","primarygrouptoken","lastlogontimestamp","memberof") $ADScope = "SUBTREE" $ADPageSize = 1000 $ADSearchRoot = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry("LDAP://$($DefaultNamingContext)") $ADSearcher = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher $ADSearcher.SearchRoot = $ADSearchRoot $ADSearcher.PageSize = $ADPageSize $ADSearcher.Filter = $ADFilter $ADSearcher.SearchScope = $ADScope if ($ADPropertyList) { foreach ($ADProperty in $ADPropertyList) { [Void]$ADSearcher.PropertiesToLoad.Add($ADProperty) } } $Users = $ADSearcher.Findall() $UserCount = $users.Count if ($UserCount -ne 0) { foreach($user in $users) { #$user.Properties #$user.Properties.propertynames $lastLogonTimeStamp = "" $lastLogon = "" $UserDN = $user.Properties.distinguishedname[0] $samAccountName = $user.Properties.samaccountname[0] If (($user.Properties.lastlogontimestamp | Measure-Object).Count -gt 0) { $lastLogonTimeStamp = $user.Properties.lastlogontimestamp[0] $lastLogon = [System.DateTime]::FromFileTime($lastLogonTimeStamp) if ($lastLogon -match "1/01/1601") {$lastLogon = "Never logged on before"} } else { $lastLogon = "Never logged on before" } $OU = $user.GetDirectoryEntry().Parent $OU = $OU -replace ("LDAP:\/\/","") # Get user SID $arruserSID = New-Object System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier($user.Properties.objectsid[0], 0) $userSID = $arruserSID.Value # Get the SID of the Domain the account is in $AccountDomainSid = $arruserSID.AccountDomainSid.Value # Get User Account Control & Primary Group by binding to the user account $objUser = [ADSI]("LDAP://" + $UserDN) $UACValue = $objUser.useraccountcontrol[0] $primarygroupID = $objUser.PrimaryGroupID # Primary group can be calculated by merging the account domain SID and primary group ID $primarygroupSID = $AccountDomainSid + "-" + $primarygroupID.ToString() $primarygroup = [adsi]("LDAP://<SID=$primarygroupSID>") $primarygroupname = $primarygroup.name $objUser = $null # Get SID history $SIDCounter = 0 if ($user.Properties.sidhistory -ne $null) { foreach ($sidhistory in $user.Properties.sidhistory) { $SIDHistObj = New-Object System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier($sidhistory, 0) #Write-Host -ForegroundColor green $SIDHistObj.Value "is in the SIDHistory." $SIDCounter++ } } $SIDHistObj = $null $TotalUsersProcessed ++ If ($ProgressBar) { Write-Progress -Activity 'Processing Users' -Status ("Username: {0}" -f $samAccountName) -PercentComplete (($TotalUsersProcessed/$UserCount)*100) } # Use TokenGroups Attribute If ($UseTokenGroups) { $UserAccount = [ADSI]"$($User.Path)" $UserAccount.GetInfoEx(@("tokenGroups"),0) | Out-Null $ErrorActionPreference = "continue" $error.Clear() $groups = $UserAccount.GetEx("tokengroups") if ($Error) { Write-Warning " Tokengroups not readable" $Groups=@() #empty enumeration } $GroupCount = 0 # Note that the tokengroups includes all principals, which includes siDHistory, so we need # to subtract the sIDHistory count to correctly report on the number of groups in the token. $GroupCount = $groups.count - $SIDCounter $SecurityDomainLocalScope = 0 $SecurityGlobalInternalScope = 0 $SecurityGlobalExternalScope = 0 $SecurityUniversalInternalScope = 0 $SecurityUniversalExternalScope = 0 foreach($token in $groups) { $principal = New-Object System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier($token,0) $GroupSid = $principal.value #$group = $principal.Translate([System.Security.Principal.NTAccount]) #$group.value $grp = [ADSI]"LDAP://<SID=$GroupSid>" if ($grp.Path -ne $null) { $grpdn = $grp.distinguishedName.tostring().ToLower() $grouptype = $grp.groupType.psbase.value switch -exact ($GroupType) { "-2147483646" { # Global security scope if ($GroupSid -match $DomainSID) { $SecurityGlobalInternalScope++ } else { # Global groups from others. $SecurityGlobalExternalScope++ } } "-2147483644" { # Domain Local scope $SecurityDomainLocalScope++ } "-2147483643" { # Domain Local BuildIn scope $SecurityDomainLocalScope++ } "-2147483640" { # Universal security scope if ($GroupSid -match $AccountDomainSid) { $SecurityUniversalInternalScope++ } else { # Universal groups from others. $SecurityUniversalExternalScope++ } } } } } } # Use GetAuthorizationGroups() Method If ($UseGetAuthorizationGroups) { $userPrincipal = Get-UserPrincipal -userName $SamAccountName -cName $DomainName -cContainer "$OU" $GroupCount = 0 $SecurityDomainLocalScope = 0 $SecurityGlobalInternalScope = 0 $SecurityGlobalExternalScope = 0 $SecurityUniversalInternalScope = 0 $SecurityUniversalExternalScope = 0 # Use GetAuthorizationGroups() for Indirect Group MemberShip, which includes all Nested groups and the Primary group Try { $groups = $userPrincipal.GetAuthorizationGroups() | select SamAccountName, GroupScope, SID $GroupCount = $groups.count foreach ($group in $groups) { $GroupSid = $group.SID.value #$group switch ($group.GroupScope) { "Local" { # Domain Local & Domain Local BuildIn scope $SecurityDomainLocalScope++ } "Global" { # Global security scope if ($GroupSid -match $DomainSID) { $SecurityGlobalInternalScope++ } else { # Global groups from others. $SecurityGlobalExternalScope++ } } "Universal" { # Universal security scope if ($GroupSid -match $AccountDomainSid) { $SecurityUniversalInternalScope++ } else { # Universal groups from others. $SecurityUniversalExternalScope++ } } } } } Catch { write-host "Error with the GetAuthorizationGroups() method: $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor Red } } If ($ConsoleOutput) { Write-Host -ForegroundColor green "Checking the token of user $SamAccountName in domain $DomainName" Write-Host -ForegroundColor green "There are $GroupCount groups in the token." Write-Host -ForegroundColor green "- $SecurityDomainLocalScope are domain local security groups." Write-Host -ForegroundColor green "- $SecurityGlobalInternalScope are domain global scope security groups inside the users domain." Write-Host -ForegroundColor green "- $SecurityGlobalExternalScope are domain global scope security groups outside the users domain." Write-Host -ForegroundColor green "- $SecurityUniversalInternalScope are universal security groups inside the users domain." Write-Host -ForegroundColor green "- $SecurityUniversalExternalScope are universal security groups outside the users domain." Write-host -ForegroundColor green "The primary group is $primarygroupname." Write-host -ForegroundColor green "There are $SIDCounter SIDs in the users SIDHistory." Write-Host -ForegroundColor green "The current userAccountControl value is $UACValue." } $TrustedforDelegation = $false if ((($UACValue -bor 0x80000) -eq $UACValue) -OR (($UACValue -bor 0x1000000) -eq $UACValue)) { $TrustedforDelegation = $true } # Calculate the current token size, taking into account whether or not the account is trusted for delegation or not. $TokenSize = 1200 + (40 * ($SecurityDomainLocalScope + $SecurityGlobalExternalScope + $SecurityUniversalExternalScope + $SIDCounter)) + (8 * ($SecurityGlobalInternalScope + $SecurityUniversalInternalScope)) if ($TrustedforDelegation -eq $false) { If ($ConsoleOutput) { Write-Host -ForegroundColor green "Token size is $Tokensize and the user is not trusted for delegation." } } else { $TokenSize = 2 * $TokenSize If ($ConsoleOutput) { Write-Host -ForegroundColor green "Token size is $Tokensize and the user is trusted for delegation." } } If ($TokenSize -le 12000) { $TotalGoodTokens ++ If ($TokenSize -gt 8192) { $TotalTokensBetween8and12K ++ } } elseIf ($TokenSize -le 48000) { $TotalLargeTokens ++ } else { $TotalVeryLargeTokens ++ } If ($TokenSize -gt $LargestTokenSize) { $LargestTokenSize = $TokenSize $LargestTokenUser = $SamAccountName } If ($TokenSize -ge $TokensSizeThreshold) { $obj = New-Object -TypeName PSObject $obj | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Domain" -value $DomainName $obj | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "SamAccountName" -value $SamAccountName $obj | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "TokenSize" -value $TokenSize $obj | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "Memberships" -value $GroupCount $obj | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "DomainLocal" -value $SecurityDomainLocalScope $obj | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "GlobalInternal" -value $SecurityGlobalInternalScope $obj | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "GlobalExternal" -value $SecurityGlobalExternalScope $obj | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "UniversalInternal" -value $SecurityUniversalInternalScope $obj | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "UniversalExternal" -value $SecurityUniversalExternalScope $obj | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "SIDHistory" -value $SIDCounter $obj | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "UACValue" -value $UACValue $obj | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "TrustedforDelegation" -value $TrustedforDelegation $obj | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name "LastLogon" -value $lastLogon $array += $obj } If ($ConsoleOutput) { $percent = "{0:P}" -f ($TotalUsersProcessed/$UserCount) write-host -ForegroundColor green "Processed $TotalUsersProcessed of $UserCount user accounts = $percent complete." Write-host " " } } If ($OutputSummary) { Write-Host -ForegroundColor green "Summary:" Write-Host -ForegroundColor green "- Processed $UserCount user accounts." Write-Host -ForegroundColor green "- $TotalGoodTokens have a calculated token size of less than or equal to 12000 bytes." If ($TotalGoodTokens -gt 0) { Write-Host -ForegroundColor green " - These users are good." } If ($TotalTokensBetween8and12K -gt 0) { Write-Host -ForegroundColor green " - Although $TotalTokensBetween8and12K of these user accounts have tokens above 8K and should therefore be reviewed." } Write-Host -ForegroundColor green "- $TotalLargeTokens have a calculated token size larger than 12000 bytes." If ($TotalLargeTokens -gt 0) { Write-Host -ForegroundColor green " - These users will be okay if you have increased the MaxTokenSize to 48000 bytes.`n - Consider reducing direct and transitive (nested) group memberships." } Write-Host -ForegroundColor red "- $TotalVeryLargeTokens have a calculated token size larger than 48000 bytes." If ($TotalVeryLargeTokens -gt 0) { Write-Host -ForegroundColor red " - These users will have problems. Do NOT increase the MaxTokenSize beyond 48000 bytes.`n - Reduce the direct and transitive (nested) group memberships." } Write-Host -ForegroundColor green "- $LargestTokenUser has the largest calculated token size of $LargestTokenSize bytes in the $DomainName domain." } # Write-Output $array | Format-Table $array | Sort-Object TokenSize -descending | select-object -first $TopUsers | export-csv -notype -path "$ReferenceFile" -Delimiter ';' # Remove the quotes (get-content "$ReferenceFile") |% {$_ -replace '"',""} | out-file "$ReferenceFile" -Fo -En ascii }
Dealing with the "OutOfMemory Exception" error:
If you're running the script on a Virtual Machine with only 2GB of RAM, you should first increase this to at least 4GB.
When running this script in very large environments, or when a large proportion of your users have a calculated token greater than the $TokensSizeThreshold, the $array of objects grows and consumes all available memory for the shell. When this happens you will receive the "OutOfMemory Exception" error and the script will fail. This is because the PowerShell MaxMemoryPerShellMB quota defaults to only 150MB in versions 1.0 and 2.0, and 1024MB in version 3.0. But even under PowerShell 3.0 large objects can consume all this memory.
The MaxMemoryPerShellMB quota is the maximum amount of memory allocated per shell, including the shell's child processes.
If you're still running PowerShell version 2.0, increase it to 1024MB by running the following command from PowerShell as an Admin:
set-item wsman:localhost\Shell\MaxMemoryPerShellMB 1024
If the script continues to fail, increase it to 2048MB.
If you're running PowerShell version 3.0, increase it to 2048MB by running the following command from PowerShell as an Admin:
set-item wsman:localhost\Shell\MaxMemoryPerShellMB 2048
Then just restart the WinRM service for the change to take effect.
You must also be aware of Microsoft hotfixes such as KB2842230.
This is a typical script you would run from a management or administrative server, so you really should be looking at tuning the PowerShell quota settings that are best for your environment and the needs of the IT Pros you work with.


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- Deadline: Monday 15th October 2012
- Location: Nairobi
Job Description
*iHub_ is looking for a graphic designer intern with competence and strong interest in creating visualizations from raw data..
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Ensuring that all design work fits the iHub brand guidelines and as well as those of the initiatives under iHub.
- Formatting all documents (Reports, Proposals, Invoices, Receipts, etc) according to the iHub brand and its initiatives.
- Come up with new concepts and/or working styles to improve efficiency and speed.
- Work hand in hand with other teams to get the job done and to meet set deadlines.
Required Skills:
- Advanced working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator (Especially), InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Lightroom.
- Creativity and having a fast learning curve is required.
- Solid knowledge of graphic design basics (styles, typography, colors, etc.)
- Ability to consistently manage and design within brand and style guidelines for all marketing materials.
- Good knowledge of HTML/CSS is a great advantage.
- Impecable attention to detail and good time management are also favorable qualities to have..
Additional Benefitial Skills:
- Passion for Photography
- Some skill in video editing and motion graphics
- User Interface design experience for both mobile and web platforms
How to apply
Please send and email with the subject as GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERNSHIP and attach your resume and portfolio (As PDF or a link) to firstname.lastname@example.com
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Patience Is a Virtue
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Baby pictures have a nearly universal "human touch" appeal. On the social media scale of cuteness, engagement and share-ability, babies, kids and grandkids are at the top. But evidently "cute" has its limits when baby pictures are publically posted, as they commonly are, in doctors' offices.[read more]
Why Outsourcing Your IRO Is a Good Idea
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The Third Man ('49)
It may be a cliche to say that film is a collaborative art, but in the case of
The Third Man
(1949), the term is particularly apt. The movie was launched by not one, but two, strong-willed moguls; it was written by a celebrated novelist/screenwriter/raconteur; its director was riding a streak of successes; and the actor playing the title role was a notorious multi-hyphenate in his own right. The egos involved were massive, in other words, and there was no doubt a bit of luck involved in the fact that the resulting movie not only thrived on this energy - it became something much greater than any one of the major players involved imagined.
Sir Alexander Korda presided over his London Films Productions and was known as the leading film producer in Europe. As such, he had offices both in England and in various countries around the Continent. World War II had brought distribution to a halt throughout most of Korda's European territories, so after the war he took stock of the situation. Due to post-war currency controls, he found that he had to keep some profits from foreign distribution from leaving those countries. To solve this problem, he began to shift some of his production into these countries as well. On a visit to Vienna, Austria he observed the unique five-part Allied occupation of the city and determined that the setting would be ideal for a picture, preferably a thriller.
Meanwhile, British director Carol Reed was on a roll. In 1947 his crime thriller
Odd Man Out
had garnered him worldwide attention, and he was presently finishing the film
The Fallen Idol
(1948) for Korda's London Films. This movie was based on the story "The Lost Illusion" by the celebrated British author Graham Greene, who had also written the screenplay. Upon its release, this film would also reap worldwide praise. Korda had an agreement for American distribution with mega-mogul David O. Selznick and his Selznick Releasing Organization.
The Fallen Idol
also did very well at the U.S. box office. Reed and Greene were ready to collaborate again, and were anxious to lighten the mood with a comedy-thriller.
Greene would later say that Korda made the request that Greene devise a story to take place in post-war Vienna, so Greene pulled out the intriguing opening line of a story he had filed away several years before: "I had paid my last farewell to Harry a week ago, when his coffin was lowered into the frozen February ground, so it was with incredulity that I saw him pass by, without a sign of recognition, among the host of strangers in the Strand.' Other accounts indicate that Greene actually had the story more or less worked out, and that he and Reed approached Korda, who then suggested the Vienna setting. At any rate, Greene checked into a hotel in Vienna in February 1948 on Korda's tab and spent two weeks there in writing and research. Here he no doubt discovered the intricacies of the divided sectors of the city, the black markets that flourished, the ways in which the inhabitants maneuvered through the bombed-out rubble and bargained for goods and services, and perhaps most famously, the way the sewer system beneath the city was patrolled by a special police detail. Greene went on to Italy and finished writing his novella,
The Third Man
Greene's novella was published in 1950, after the release of the film, but it could more properly be called a film treatment. Greene himself admitted that the movie was superior, writing in his introduction that the novella "...was never intended to be more than the raw material for a picture. The film is...the finished state of the story." The screenplay was written in tighter collaboration with director Reed.
Korda and Selznick entered into further negotiations in May of 1948 to launch co-production deals to circumvent the British governments' Anglo-American Film Agreement, which restricted the revenues which could be converted from the box-office to American film studios. Korda also welcomed the chance to bring an American flavor to his films to increase their earning potential in that country. The first film in this agreement was to be
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, which now would also feature a partial American cast. Along with the deal, for better or worse, would be the creative input of David O. Selznick, who was notorious for being a hands-on micromanager of projects. The vast number of memos and directions that sprang from his dictation on productions such as
Gone with the Wind
(1945), and
Duel in the Sun
(1946) were already well known and legendary in movie-making circles. Selznick saw the script and the criticisms and suggestions began immediately.
Greene and Reed traveled to America for conferences with Selznick for two weeks in August 1948. It was Selznick's idea to open the film with a brief documentary treatment explaining present-day Vienna. Reed approved of this, but virtually every other suggestion by Selznick was ignored. Selznick was primarily concerned about the depiction of the two Americans, one evil, the other a fool. At Selznick's urging, Reed did bring in a writer, Jerome Chodorov, to work uncredited to make the Martins's dialogue more "American.' In typical fashion, Selznick went on to obsess in memo form about costumes (Valli's weren't glamorous enough), the title (he preferred something more prosaic like "A Night in Vienna" or "The Claiming of the Body"), and casting (he desperately wanted Noel Coward for the role of Lime).
Selznick's most important contribution was the loan of two of his contract players, Joseph Cotten and Alida Valli, for the leads. Ironically, Reed himself would have preferred James Stewart in the Martins role. With Welles and Cotten now cast, however, it seemed appropriate that the two old friends Lime and Martins were to be played by two actors who were old friends in real life. Principal photography was set to begin in Vienna in October 1948.
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While Beyblade was first introduced as manga, unlike other such games like Yu-Gi-Oh!, it was originally conceived as a marketing device for the actual toys. Launched shortly after the manga series, the original Beyblade Basic System was at the time a relatively novel idea. While battling top games had previously existed, it was the first time that the tops were customizable. Each Beyblade was made of several pieces that could be swapped out for other pieces, allowing players to try different strategies where old top games were little more than "whoever spins their top faster will probably win". Notably, the initial line was an outstanding success in Japan. The anime series that followed after the manga and toys lasted 3 seasons, and was the main selling point from that point on. Each season introduced new aspects and parts to the game, but by the time it was over had seriously run its course. Takara Tomy, the initial investors of the game, decided to call a hiatus while they reworked the concept. The series was relaunched in 2009 after a 5 year hiatus under the name Metal Fight Beyblade, known in English as Beyblade: Metal Fusion. The game pieces were redesigned from the ground up, moving from the frankly schizophrenic style of the old series to a more standardized one, using between 4 pieces for each top. The only major revision made replaced the top metal wheel with a different metal wheel and plastic ring to help the launchers last longer, which was the version of the game released worldwide. Immediately after Metal Fusion's run, a new line was introduced called Shogun Steel (Zero-G in Japan). The parts used in the Shogun Steel line were largely the same, other than another new metal wheel system and some changes to the stadiums. The game's mechanics are simple. Two players each launch a top into a bowl-shaped battle arena, and the last one left standing is the winner. Winning can either be from knocking your opponent out of the ring or making their top stop spinning. Each win gets you a point, and the first to seven points wins. Each player can have up to three tops available to them. There are 4 basic types of tops: Attack, Defense, Stamina, and Balance. Counter-intuitively, Balance means having bits of the other three types all put together, rather than having a top that's good at balancing on its tip.
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Top seed Dominika Cibulkova stormed past Hsieh Su-Wei on Friday at the Malaysian Open.
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Australia has added four more athletes to its triathlon team for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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Novak Djokovic stormed into the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters with a 6-1, 6-0 over Albert Montanes.
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Czech star Karolina Pliskova breezed into the second round of the Malaysian Open on Wednesday with a straight-sets win.
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Fernando Verdasco beat Santiago Giraldo in straight sets to reach his first final of 2014 at the US clay court championship.
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One tiny snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on the tail of a whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, past icebergs and volcanoes, sharks and penguins, and the little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world.
But when disaster strikes and the whale is beached in a bay, it's the tiny snail who saves the day.
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4.5-star luxury hotel in Chicago (Magnificent Mile - River North) near Hancock Tower
This luxury hotel is located in the heart of Chicago, walking distance from Tribune Tower and Wrigley Building. Also nearby are Hancock Tower and Millennium Park.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Conrad Chicago features a 24-hour fitness center. Other amenities include a bar/lounge and complimentary wireless Internet access.
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Guestrooms have complimentary wireless Internet access, complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, and air conditioning; rooms also include climate control and DVD players.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access. 13 meeting rooms are available. This luxury hotel also offers a 24-hour fitness center, a rooftop terrace, and multilingual staff. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
Conrad Chicago is a smoke-free property.
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Bar/lounge
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- Total number of rooms - 312
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- Premium TV channels
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- Bathrobes
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- Desk
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- Rollaway/extra beds available
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Conrad Chicago has a restaurant on site.
24-hour room service is available.
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The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
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- Self parking fee: USD 45 per night
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- Pet fee: USD 75.00 per pet, per stay (maximum USD 75.00 per stay)
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- Conrad Chicago is listed in the 2013 Condé Nast Traveler Top 100 List and the 2012 Travel + Leisure 500.
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Indicators for Sexual HIV Transmission Risk Among People in Thailand Attending HIV Care: the Importance of Positive PreventionThe importance of including HIV-positive people in prevention programs is underscored by the fact that "almost half of all new HIV infections in Thailand occur among low-risk partners of people infected with HIV," the authors noted in introducing... Read more »
Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Co-Infections in People Living With HIV/AIDS: Systematic Review With Implications for Using HIV Treatments for PreventionThrough local inflammatory processes, sexually transmitted co-infections increase the infectiousness of HIV. "The prevalence of STI among people living with HIV/AIDS has implications for containing the spread of HIV in general and the effectiveness... Read more »
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Okay, I'm technically on vacation. But I know the drill. When a dude predicts the Cowboys will lose 45-10 and is flat dead ass wrong, he needs to show up to take his Season's Beatings. Right? So here I am, take your best shot. FYI, I like my crow with a cup of gumbo. 10. Wholly Guacamole!!! ... More >>
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Restoring Indigenous Self Determination: Theoretical and Practical Approaches
Indigenous peoples find themselves locked in power struggles with dominant states and transnational actors who resist their claims to land, culture, political recognition and other key factors associated with the idea of self-determination.
In 2007, the importance of Indigenous self-determination was significantly enhanced when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration of Indigenous Peoples – suggesting that an important attitudinal shift might now be taking place internationally.
This volume's contributors suggest that much more work is needed in terms of, on the one hand, what Indigenous self-determination means in theory and, on the other hand, how it is to be achieved in practice.
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Handbrake 0.9 released with speed, quality enhancements and more
Handbrake, the reigning king of effortless DVD conversion software, has received a major update to v0.9.0. New in this version is a "re-envisioned" interface for the Mac OS X version (as well as a completely rebuilt UI for Windows), and picture quality has been improved quite a bit through new effects, filters and deinterlacing techniques. Overall speed has also been boosted, and you no longer have to customize your encoding settings for the iPhone, thanks to new presets that simplify the process.
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