Python : IndentationError: expected an indented block

Initial learning of Python in IDLE, while executing While or For Loop examples like below, you will end up with "IndentationError: expected an indented block".

Example Error:

>>> z = ['a','b','c','d','e']

>>> i = 0

>>> while i < len(z):

... print(i, z[i])

  File "<stdin>", line 2

    print(i, z[i])

        ^

IndentationError: expected an indented block

>>> z = ['a','b','c','d','e']

>>> for i in range(0, len(z)):

... print(i, z[i])

  File "<stdin>", line 2

    print(i, z[i])

        ^

IndentationError: expected an indented block

Solved Example :

>>> z = ['a','b','c','d','e']

>>> i = 0

>>> while i < len(z):

...    print(i, z[i])

...    i += 1

...

0 a

1 b

2 c

3 d

4 e

>>> z = ['a','b','c','d','e']

>>> for i in range(0, len(z)):

...     print(i, z[i])

...

0 a

1 b

2 c

3 d

4 e

Solution :

 Should use Minimum 2 spaces or 4 Spaces on highlighted area in examples.

 

Managed Service Account Creation on Windows server 2012 R2

In AD DS, MSA’s will stored under CN=Managed Service Accounts, DC=<domain>, DC=<com>

Example: CN=Managed Service Accounts, DC=Contoso, DC=com

1)      Open the PowerShell console with administrator privileges

2)      To create service account,

New-ADServiceAccount –Name <MSA_Name> –DNSHostname <DNS name of Domain_Controller>

Example in my LAB -

New-ADServiceAccount –Name ADCSFSSVC –DNSHostname DC1.Contoso.Com

While Exexuting above Command , will get an error on first time.

New-ADServiceAccount : Key does not exist

At line:1 char:1

+ New-ADServiceAccount -Name ADCSFSSVC -DNSHostName dc1;

To create the KDS root key in my test environment for immediate effectiveness

Add-KdsRootKey –EffectiveTime ((get-date).addhours(-10));

In Production we need to use below command and need to wait until replication successful with Other DC’s.

Add-KdsRootKey –EffectiveImmediately

Now Below command will run successfully.

3)      New-ADServiceAccount –Name ADCSFSSVC –DNSHostname DC1.Contoso.Com

Need to associate it with the computer object

4)      Add-ADComputerServiceAccount –identity <Host_Computer_Name> -ServiceAccount <MSA_Name>

In my LAB Environment, I associate it with computer ADCSFS

5)      Add-ADComputerServiceAccount –identity ADCSFS -ServiceAccount ADCSFSSVC

Then need to install the MSA in hostcomputer of ADCSFS, where service Account going to configure

If Server is Non-Domain Controller, Need to follow below steps

• .       Open the PowerShell console with administrator privileges
• .       Run the Import-Module ServerManager cmdlet
• .       Add-WindowsFeature RSAT-AD-PowerShell cmdlet to install the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell.
• .       Close and re-open PowerShell console with administrator privileges
• .       Import-Module ActiveDirectory cmdlet

6)      Set-ADServiceAccount -Identity ServiceManager -PrincipalsAllowedToRetrieveManagedPassword ADCSFS$;

7)      Install-ADServiceAccount -Identity ADCSFSSVC;

Post that, Managed Service Account visible on AD.