02-23-14 To use sysprep to create a Windows 7 home image follow these instructions: sysprep-win7.htm.
01-23-14 To reset an HP Deskjet 6980 wireless printer to it's factory default settings, read this: DJ6980-reset.doc.
08-25-13 To add an iso file for use in Vmware ESXi 4.1 read this document.
05-09-13 To move Exchange mailboxes from one Exchange store to another, follow these instructions.
04-05-13 When a person tries to open a file from a network drive and gets an error message that it is locked, follow the instructions in this document.
02-14-13 Here is the way to search for a file on a Linux server from the command line.
find / -name filename
e.g. to find all the files that end with "txt" on the whole server, I would type: find / -name *txt
e.g. If I want to find all files in the /var directory that start with "x86" I would type: find /var -name x86*
01-18-13 Here is a document that explains how to get the Cisco VPN client 5.0 working on a Windows 8 PC. Cisco VPN on Windows 8
12-07-12 To set the date on a Linux box to a time server, as root type: ntpdate xxx.nnn.yyy.ttt, where xxx.nnn.yyy.ttt is the address of the time server you want to sync with.
11-28-12 To configure an iPhone, iPad, or iPod for Comcast email, see this document.
11-12-12 To use "mput" or "mget" in an ftp session without having to answer "yes" or "no" to each file being transferred, type "prompt" to toggle interactive mode off. To turn it back on, just type "prompt" again.
10-31-12 To allow the the /var/log/queries.log to be written and updated by bind, we had to edit the /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.named file with "/var/log/queries.log rw,".
10-25-12 To send a written message to another user logged in to the same Linux server as you (from a terminal session), follow the directions in this document.
07-13-12 How to change/add columns in Windows Explorer - Right click on the column headers in Explorer and choose the column(s) you want to display in Explorer.
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2012 How to determine the version of Ubuntu being used? From the command prompt, type: lsb_release -a
2012 How to determine the version of Bind on a Unix DNS server - from command prompt, type: rndc --help The last line will show the Bind version.
2012 How to get under the hood of a WYSE R50L7 - ssh to the IP address of the thin client. Use the admin/admin ID/password combo. Then you can "su -" and use the "admin" password to become root.
2012 How to get into the bios on a Wyse R50L7 or R90L7 thin client: press, and hold, the Delete key when the Wyse logo appears. Enter "Fireport" as the password. To open the boot option menu instead of the bios, press, and hold, the "P" key at the Wyse logo.
2012 To compress a whole directory in Linux using the "tar" command follow the directions here.
2012 How to login to one Linux box from another without having to enter your password. Avoid password login
2012 How to tell what version of Unix/Linux a particular server/box is? Usually if you type: uname -a from a command prompt, it will tell you the version of Unix/Linux.
2012 How to manage services on a Windows computer from a command prompt: The "sc" command