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How to administer out-of-domain Windows Server 2008 Core remotely?
I have set up a Windows Server 2008 Core Edition, with a local administrator account only. I have set up (I think) remote connection and remote administration (following this).
I have set up RSAT on ...
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Manage Exchange 2007 from Windows 7
Can someone tell me what tools I need to remotely manage Exchange 2007 from a Windows 7 PC? something similar to the remote administration tools used to manage active directory.
If these tools exist, ...
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Xen alternative for VMware Infrastructure
Is there any Xen alternative for VMware Infrastructure?
Any aggregation and control interfaces?
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Delete old windows print jobs
On our primary windows 2003 print server we share about 500 printers. We typically have about 50 stuck print jobs. Although far from the end of the world it bugs the hell out of me and I tend to end ...
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How much does single user Oracle database costs? [duplicate]
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Can you help me with my software licensing question?
I am developing software for a small firm. Application back end is Oracle. I am searching for the cheapest version ...
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Location of ilo/remove kvm IP addresses
where do you recommend to situate IP addresses of iLo(remote consoles etc.) of the corporate servers? To create some internal LAN subnet behind NAT, or to choose IP addresses and protect them with ...
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how-to deploy files to several nodes on network automatically?
need to push(deploy) few batch files to the machines on a network. All nodes are running Windows.
The batch files contain some commands to initialize an env on each node.
what ways can this be ...
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System administration standard
I have been given the responsibility to manage a team of 4 system admins. They are managing 70+ servers. They don't yet have written processes/procedures/practices. I don't much about system ...
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Combining like programs on same server
I have several different applications I need to run to server my website. To use the least amount of servers while still maintaining good performance, which of the following can I put on a single ...
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As an admin, what tools do you use to log what you do to your boxes? [closed]
I am more of a linux applications developer than an admin. Over time, I've built servers and maintained them, sometimes to offer services, mostly just to develop the applications I work on.
Way back ...
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Best way to administrate web-app? [closed]
i'm looking for the best and safest way to administrate my mysql-databases etc. on my server. any advice on this?
thanks
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Unintentional port forwarding
Hi
I had setup port forward from port 80 to 8082 some days back. My mistake - I don't remember how I set that up.
curl IP_ADDRESS //forwards to port 8082. Would like to remove this setting
curl ...
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RHEL Based Training for Power Users?
I have a group of "application administrators" who manage a fairly large student information system. The group as it stands has daily interaction with a UNIX prompt (mainly AIX, but some Linux and ...
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How to recover a MySQL InnoDB table?
When I try to launch the Plesk administration page of you server I get the following error:
ERROR: PleskMainDBException
MySQL query failed: MySQL server has gone away
The MySQL Server is working ...
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builtin Administrator Security tab missing
I have server 2008 with service pack 2. The security Tab of the builtin Admin is missing. What have I done to cause this?
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Tips for moving an established network environment to a more streamlined setup
Greetings, for a little bit of background the network we are dealing with is moving into it's 3rd generation of administration. That being said there are still devices/configuration's that are left ...
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How are OS/softwares/updates installed on end-machines in a company
How are softwares installed on end machines in a company. Going to each machine physically and installing looks very unweildy from administrator point of view. An obvious solution would be to install ...
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Recoomend company to take care or webserver and wordpress management?
I'm interested in setting up a professional WordPress site but I'd like to explore the pssibilities to leave the management of the webserver and even WordPress' management to a company that guarantees ...
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Unlock AD User Account using DSMOD (command line)
Just a quick question. I need to be able to unlock user accounts from the command line, NOT using NET USER loginname /DOMAIN /ACTIVE:YES
This is because our corporation lives across 4 domains, and ...
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Windows Deployment Services without a domain?
I was wondering if it is possible to use Windows Deployment Services w/o domain access
The reasons why I'm not using setting up a domain (or using an existing one) are irrelevant.
I was wondering if ...
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The difference between administering Mac OS vs Windows machines
What's the difference between administering Mac OS vs Windows machines in terms of :
difficulties encountered
access control
security
the number of calls to the helpdesk (is it lower?)
I've never ...
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running remote debian bash file from windows bat file
i have two machines:
1) windows xp prof., where i have a Exec.bat which takes one parameter
2) debian machine, where i have a Run.sh which also takes one parameter
Now, currently i am switching ...
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Running a Windows server without an administrator in charge
I am dissolving my business as a Web Developer, and handing over all continuous work to successors.
For one client for whom I have developed a number of web apps over the years, I set up a Windows ...
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Windows 7 equivalent of “Add-WindowsFeature”
I'm wanting to script the "Turn Windows Features On or Off" functionality for my development group so that we'll have a means of ensuring that everyone is running on the same configurations. I know ...
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removed laptop from domain and lost access to admin account
I just removed my vista laptop from domain, but now I cannot login in with local administrator as local admin account is disabled. I have only local user account that works.
What can I do to get ...
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SSMTP to forward root@localhost mail
I would like to forward mail that gets sent root@localhost on multiple servers to our company admin account (e-mail is hosted on gmail)
I have installed ssmtp on centos 5.5 via yum and configured ...
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How to change log rotate Extension..?
currently my logrotate configuration adds a single number after the rotated log file:
mylogfile.log is rotated to mylogfile.log.1
I would like to change the extension to mylogfile.log.Current date
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How to create a custom Services.msc?
I have an application which uses around 10 services. I want to create a Snap shot of Services.msc which has only these 10 services for an Administrator to manage. How this can be done using MMC?
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best distribution distribution for DHCP, directory services etc
looking for a free OS that can be used to create a privateLAN.
Services required are: DHCP, DNS, directory services etc..
the clients would all be windows !
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How can I access “Server Preferences” on colo-ed Snow Leopard server?
We have a colocated Mac OS X 10.6 server, and I need to create a new user on the box. (The existing users were created by me when the box was on my desk.) I'm able to connect to the machine using SSH ...
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How to track user dependency on services, resources, settings and defs? (for example to be able to email dependent users if these change)
Is there industry wisdom, management and software tools (free preferably) for recording and tracking which users depend on what services, resources, settings and definitions centrally administered by ...
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Outlook - Non sending Mailbox
I want to create a Mailbox, that can be accessed from multiple users, use the exchange adress book, etc. But i don't want mails to be send. Either those mails shall be blocked or automaticly ...
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How can I view detailed DNS server information with Windows XP?
The DNS management console included in RSAT for Windows 7 displays more data about DNS records, such as the timestamp of the record, than the standard view in Windows XP. Is it possible to get this ...
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Secure a Virtual Machine so it cannot be physically accessed?
if running a Virtual Machine on my Server in an external data center, is it possible to secure it in such a way that not even physical access could be a security leak? E.g. the administrator cannot ...
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Skills to run a server
I'm going to release my website (global, hopefully successful and with large traffic :-)) in a couple of months so I'm starting to think about server.
I was convinced that a managed server would be ...
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opening print server using admin account on windows 7
In windows XP you can open windows explorer using your admin credentials, but on windows 7 this feature does not work. We need to be able to connect to a remote server to view the printer queue using ...
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Backup data to remote dedicated server
My company already has a "local" backup strategy, but is willing to also backup data on our remote dedicated server as an additional "plus".
Some info:
Both machines are Windows Server (client is ...
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Choosing 10GbE switch: 10Gb uplink module on 1GbE switch means it can act at 10Gb bandwidth?
confused between choosing a switch with 10Gb ports vs 1Gb layer3 switch which has optional 10Gb uplink port. are they same?
that means I want to have a 10Gb pipe between storage server and the two ...
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Map all SQL servers on a network with details
A colleague has been given a task of documenting SQL Servers for a client, that has about 200 servers (on physical and virtual hardware) with a total of about 1000 databases.
What servers are on ...
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New to systems administration
My company has the following setup
Windows 2003 Small Business Server (SP2) running Exchange and Symantec Endpoint
Windows Server 2008 Standard (SP2) running SQL Server 2008 and Active Directory
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Can you share a single login / desktop session between multiple accounts?
A little bit of background first. We have many desktop applications that we have written to do various batch processes. Currently they are all running under a single account. When one of these ...
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1 web server and 1 mysql server for a site
Hello guys i need some information on how to setup 2 servers for my website.
My website now runs on one remote dedicated server. apache, mysql, mail all in the same machine.
Traffic is growing and i ...
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How to Install Tomcat 6.0.x administration web application?
Did you install Tomcat administration web application for Tomcat 6.0.x ? When I browse http://myserver:8080/admin/, it says "Tomcat's administration web application is no longer installed by default. ...
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GUI tools to administer Linux Box
What GUI tools do you advise to improve the usability of Linux for those accustomed to doing system administration the windows-way?
Users new to Linux often get confused when they need to configure ...
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Run as another user, but also as administrator
I am trying to debug a virtual machine (VM) running on a remote computer from my workstation (A). Both VM and A are running Windows 7 Enterprise.
Apparently, I need to start the Remote Debugger ...
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Proper way to manage Daemons, Debian/Ubuntu Linux
What is the best way? Or at least... an easily managed one?
I am routinely creating shell and python scripts that need to always be running in the background.
Any recommendations on packages that ...
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I'm fed up with my system admin - suggest me some educational material so I could do his job [closed]
Im a web programmer that builds and runs websites. I got into programming when I got fed up with dealing with other programmers who took ages to fix or do anything, so I decided to take their job ...
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How do I discover locally installed printers on all computers
I need to create a list of computers on the network that will also tell me what printers are installed on each machine. I would then need to further filter only those that are Local drivers, and ...
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I'm getting my first server tomorrow, what should I do to set it up properly?
I have an extra computer lying around, so tomorrow I'm taking it to my dad's office and going to set it up. I plan on using it as a development box and to host some of my in-the-works projects. I'm ...
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Cataloging web/db/app servers in an organisation - Excel/Wiki/?
I've inherited "ownership" of various servers (the hardware itself and server software that runs on in - lots of Apache/Oracle/MySQL) with a wide variety of configurations. I'm a developer - I've been ...
