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Enabling password writeback so users can change their passwords from the Office 365 portal

Most of our users are office based and can change their passwords directly from their own PC’s to update Active Directory. We have some users who are either rarely in the office or do not have access to the internal network and therefore Active Directory. Most of these users are also in different timezones with no local IT support. Cloud only users can manage their passwords from the Office 365 portal for free without additional licenses, but AD users cannot change their passwords online without some additional setup. This includes either an Azure AD Premium P1 or P2 license (free trial licenses are available) and these two configuration steps: Enabling Password Writeback in Azure AD Connect https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/authentication/howto-sspr-writeback Enabling Azure AD Self Service Password Reset (SSPR) Go to https://aad.portal.azure.com Select Users on the left, then Password Reset and in my scenario I chose Selected so only people with an A...
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Applying for a Turkish e-visa and crossing the Lesovo / Hamzabeyli border

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According to my Bulgarian friends it was unusually hot for an October day. It was 23 degrees at 11:00 in the morning and expected to rise to 27 during the rest of the day. It was my first time travelling anywhere outside of Europe and only having had 3 days notice of our trip to Edirne, I had not had much to time research the town or Turkey as a whole. I thought I needed a visa to enter Turkey and a quick check on the UK government website confirmed this and helpfully they provided a link to the official website to get one - https://www.evisa.gov.tr/ The application process is simple, all you need is your passport and a credit/debit card. It costs 20 US dollars and the whole process can be completed within 10 minutes. You are immediately emailed a pdf e-visa which you present at the border on your phone with your passport. It's probably a good idea to take a hard copy with you in case your phone runs out of battery. Even though we arrived at the border relatively early at ...
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