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Latest IT News and Updates

  •   19 Oct 2018  

    Schedule nightly reboot in linux

    Linux IT SupportSometimes it is a good idea to schedule a regular reboots, to clear the memory and remove any crashed processes.

    This can be easily achieved by adding the task to a cron tab (Linux scheduling system):

    First, open the crontab (as a root):

    crontab -e

    and add a line similar to this:

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  •   19 Oct 2018  

    Zentyal - Enable vacation function (Out of Office)

    For some reason Zentyal 5 (and 4 before it) does not enable the vacation out-of-office message in Sogo (even thought the function is available in the software).

    To enable it, follow these steps (you will need access to the command line console):

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  •   27 Sep 2018  

    File name variables in Windows batch

    If you need to manipulate (rename, move, etc) files in a windows batch, here are useful variables that can help with that:

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  •   27 Sep 2018  

    Map shadow copy as drive

    windows logoQ. I would like to copy some data from a shadow copy image, is there any way that I can access it as a drive or directory (mapped or mounted)?

    A. Yes, this can be achieved in the following steps:

    Open command prompt and run:

    vssadmin list shadows

    This will produce the following output:

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  •   12 Sep 2018  

    Windows 2012 R2 - No Remote Desktop License Servers Available in Workgroup

    If you are trying to run an RDS server in a workgroup, you will most likely run into this error:

    "Remote Desktop Services will stop working in 120 days if this computer does not contact at least a valid Windows Server 2012 license server. On the RD connection Broker server, use Server Manager to verify or configure licensing settings."

    and 

    "Remote Desktop Services will stop working because this computer is past grace period and has not contacted at least a valid Windows Server 2012 license server. Click this message to open RD Session Host Server Configuration to use Licensing Diagnosis"

    or variations of above. 

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  •   11 Sep 2018  

    Linux restart issues - force reboot

    ubuntu10If a linux reboot fails by just running the reboot command (sometimes there are run away or hanging processes), you may get the following errors (if you view the logs of systemctl, it will give you a better indication of what is crashing and not letting it reboot):

    Failed to start reboot.target: Connection timed out
    See system logs and 'systemctl status reboot.target' for details.

    A quick way to fix this (short of pulling the plug), is to force reboot using systemctl:

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  •   06 Sep 2018  

    GIMP - Reset windows to default

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    This comes up over and over again. Accidentally drag or move a window in GIMP and then you go both panels on one side. As annoying as it may be, there's an easy way to reset the windows layout to their default location.

    Open Gimp,

    Go to Edit menu -> Preferences -> expand the Interface item -> Window Management -> Reset Saved Window Positions to Default Values

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  •   30 Aug 2018  

    Fix NTFS partition errors under Linux

    ubuntu10We'll use Ubuntu for this example, but essentially you need an ntfs-3g package, which contains ntfsfix. Under Ubuntu, run the following to install it:

    sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g

    Then this (where /dev/sdd1 would be your ntfs disk):

    ntfsfix /dev/sdd1

    Depending on what you are trying to fix, you may want to use options -b and -d.

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  •   28 Aug 2018  

    Remove mailbox from quarantine (Exchange 2013 and up)

    Exchange Support and ConsultingMicrosoft has simplified the process of removing a mailbox from quarantine starting with Exchange 2013. (Before it was a more complicated process, involving registry edits).

    Keep in mind that Exchange quarantines mailboxes for a reason. It tries to correct a problem automatically, but if it fails, it will quarantine the mailbox again, so the root cause of the problem needs to be identified.

    First, you need to find which mailbox was quarantined. Open Exchange management shell and run the follow codelet:

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