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Best way to monitor ubuntu desktop machine
I'm trying to find a simple solution to monitor all desktop machines of my network (~ 35 Ubuntu desktop). I do not want to use passive monitoring like Munin or Cacti but with an active agent on the ...
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How do “surveillance” and “nas” class drives relate to “enterprise” and “desktop” [closed]
The manufacturer of a specific NAS I have purchased have a table of supported drives, classified for (in alphabetical order):
Desktop
Enterprise
Nas
Surveillance
Desktop and enterprise are clear, ...
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Prevent an RD session from being knoced off when another RD Session tries to login
I would like to configure a Microsoft Server 2012 server to not log the current RD admin user out when I try to login to the same server. Only me the Admin and a developer need to access this server ...
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How to differentiate between a Mobile phone IP address to a computer IP address? [closed]
I have a list of IP addresses, and I want to know how to filter mobile / smart phone IPs from the list...any suggestions?
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How to get rid of desktop.ini from a Windows Server 2008 desktop safely?
Useless desktop.ini icon irritates me by being displayed on my Server desktop.
I don't want to disable hidden files showing globally but would like to get rid of this particular one and make sure it ...
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How do I get cirtix java client to swap caps-lock and ctrl?
I'm an Emacs user and have swapped ctrl and caps-lock on my ubuntu laptop.
But in the citrix java client they are swapped back, except Gnome still knows somehow that my ctrl is capslock. So when I do ...
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Remote Desktop working in LAN, but not over WAN
We have a server with Remote Desktop enabled, but we can only access the server from inside the LAN. Port forwarding on port 3389 is set up on the gateway/modem (Comcast SMCD3G) and canyouseeme.org ...
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Windows Server 2008 No Desktop or Start Button on User Login Server Manager Launches
I'm working at a small company and since I worked tech support about 8 years ago (and have been a Software Engineer for most of the time since then), I'm responsible for all things computer related. ...
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Other ways of implementing Crashplan on a LAMP setup [closed]
I've got a LAMP setup running Ubuntu 12.04 server and I'd like to integrate it with CrashPlan that I use on all my other mac xserves that I'm running. The problem is that it has to run a gui ...
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Single apps autorun only without start menu on remote desktop after installing terminal
We are using Windows Server 2008.
Before installing the terminal server, all users could remote to server desktop and run their apps on start menu.
However, after installing the terminal server, a ...
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Remote Desktop Connection between Windows 98 and Windows Server 2008 [closed]
I set up Windows Server 2008 at my working place with the Remote settings configured to "Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop".
I got remote desktop to server through ...
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Server 2008 R2 no networkcenter
We have a problem with our server 2008 R2. When we start up we can't start the network center for the settings. We can't log in with the external Remote Desktop. If we startup in safe mode we can ...
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Completely disable CD/DVD Rom access to all users on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
We are using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Following is output fromuname -a command: Linux trainingmac1 3.2.0-32-generic #51-Ubuntu SMP Wed Sep 26 21:33:09 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
We are training ...
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How to reach a Linux desktop in private subnet [closed]
I have created a network with three subnets. One public subnet and two private subnets. I would like to connect to the Linux desktop (not just the prompt) running on servers in the private subnets ...
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difference between server and desktop [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are the Benefits of Server Hardware?
I want to set up a webserver. I would like to buy a hardware for that and i am trying to understand if i should buy a desktop ...
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Disable right click file printing in windows 7?
Is this possible to disable or remove the right click on a file print option? Seems like it should be possible.
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domain screensaver control software [closed]
I'm looking to buy a screensaver control product with granular control. I have about 2000 workstations which require dozens of different timeout values, lock/not locked on resume settings, different ...
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IIS 7 desktop icon cannot be renamed to “IIS Manager”
If I take the IIS manager shortcut on my desktop, which is named "Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager" by default, and rename it to "IIS Manager", it sets the name right back. However, if I ...
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Desktop Provisioning for a Small Linux Software Development Team
Goal: Get a small team using a standard development image rather than 4 software devs setting up their own environments.
Why:
it takes a day or days to install a distro, build-specific libraries, ...
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Debian 6 (Ruby on Rails + MYSQL)Server Enabling Light Weight GUI [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
GUI tools to administer Linux Box
I am new to Linux server, i am currently using debian 6 , as for my knowledge i know gnome,kde stuff for gui's available, but is there ...
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Setting Gnome registry (GConf) mandatory settings automatically
TL;DR: Have found some possibilities, but documentation leaves too many questions unanswered for me to deploy them with confidence.
I'd like to roll out some mandatory GConf settings across the user ...
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remote window utility viewer for internal networks [closed]
Screensharing applications I am very well familiar with.
However they are all a bit too heavy weight for what we are looking for. Want to be able to quickly share a window/application and have that ...
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Manage Desktop Profiles Gnome or XFCE
I just set up a virtual machine for our software developers an now try to create the user accounts facing the following question:
Is there any possibility to distribute predefined desktop profiles ...
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IIS vs Remote Desktop for Remote Task Management
I'm researching the best way to set up something like this: I have a client who wants to be able to kick off a data import/processing/export routine remotely -- from home, from his smartphone, ...
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Does System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection require the use of Configuration Manager?
We have a relatively small organization (~15 users), and have used the ForeFront EndPoint Protection 2010 desktop client without the use of central management, like Configuration Manager.
Now that ...
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Is there a way to log commands that a user runs in Windows 7?
I manage a large enterprise environment, and while we try to advise users not to, there are inevitably users that need to have local admin access to their machines. The problem is that some of these ...
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ILO/DRAC like device for desktop
Does anyone know if there is some price friendly hardware like HP ILO/Dell DRAC for desktop PC (home server)?
I prefer PCI/PCIe form.
All I need is access to COM port and remote power cycle.
Thanks ...
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Looking for fast cross-platform desktop sharing application [closed]
I'm looking for a simple, cross-platform, fast, and secure way to share the desktop of a local machine with other people. For example, if co-worker working remotely shares their desktop, I'd be able ...
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Can't reach remote desktop anymore with RDC
We have a 2 backup machines that we use to manage via Remote Dektop Connection; Suddenly one of them can not be reached anymore by RDC. The other one is still accessible.
I can ping the first one, ...
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Migrating Remote Desktop 2008 Users to RD 2008 R2
I have created a new server 2008 R2 remote desktop env and would like to know how to move several users over from old 2008 remote desktop env.
Also is it possible to setup group policy for locking ...
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Debian server as a virtual guest?
I have a PC with lots of RAM (16GB) and a fast CPU (core i5). I would like to use this one machine both as a server and a deskop pc.
So how about if I do this: I install Ubuntu on it (as GUI desktop) ...
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How to use remote desktop to a proxy server that's using Forefront TMG?
I need to get a proxy server going and I have a VM with Forefront TMG installed on it. Problem is that to access the proxy server (which I can't see, ping or access through the network) is only ...
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Linux : Display a permanent text on the desktop
I am looking for a way to display a permanent text on the desktop (xfce/gnome but if I found a way on another window manager, I catch).
I was asked to show a version number on the desktop in a ...
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(Hardware) Machine will not boot - strange situation [closed]
We have a LGA1366 build (about two years old) that would suddenly not turn on about six weeks ago. Power was getting to the motherboard (on-board LED was on) but pressing the power button (whether ...
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Backup Laptops/Desktops To Server Fast/Simply
Is there anyway to backup various laptops/desktops connected through my network to my server.
I can put any kind of operating system on this server. I was thinking maybe there is some type of ...
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Unattended Windows Vista & 7: Show the Internet Explorer Icon on the Desktop
In an unattended installation how do I tell Windows I want the Internet Explorer icon on the Desktop? Can I do this from unattended.xml? Or do I need a registry key or command?
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Desktop Folder Redirection and Shortcuts
I have a Server 2008 with a load of group policies from a previous support contractor.
One in particular is confusing me. Desktop folder redirection is enabled and pointing at a network share but ...
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Software for deploying images to PC desktops in a small to medium enterprise [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Automatically Configure New Computers
A few colleagues of mine are currently manually configuring and maintaining about 40 desktop computers (Windows 7) on our floor. ...
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How to find an HP desktop/workstation with PCIe power and room for double-high card
I am searching for an HP desktop or workstation with an Intel i5 or i7 processor that would support a "large" graphics card like an ATI Radeon 6850, which has two PCIe power inlets and which takes up ...
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View Desktop of all currently logged in Users on Windows Server
Were running Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise in a small research project at home. We need multiple users running Software in the background. For Monitoring purposes I'd like to have the ability to ...
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HP Compaq 8200 Elite SFF won't boot from USB drive
Can't get an HP 8200 Elite Small Form Factor to boot from USB. It's done so in the past & the USB boot drive works in a different machine (HP 8440p laptop).
Have tried upgrading BIOS (from 2.09 ...
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Virtual Desktops : 8 am when everyone comes in
I'm learning about virtual desktops and I was wondering; suppose you have 1500 people in your company, almost all using virtual desktops, and they would have to start up their computers all at the ...
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How to Change Intel OEM Bios Information (e.g. Serial Number, Manufacturer?)
We purchase some of our systems (desktops mainly) through a small third-party OEM. They don't include serial number, manufacturer info., etc. in the BIOS however and this makes it difficult for ...
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Linux equivalent of OS X “Launchd”, with respect to use by non-root users?
Is there a good way for non-root users to start "managed" processes? In this case, I am using
managed" to describe a process that starts up when the user logs in, is monitored by some sort of ...
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Can not see drive in Remote Desktop Connection
I did an upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7. Since I did that I can not see my drive. Of course I set the local ressources settings and the remote settings. The operating system on my server is ...
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Newbie to ESXi, Can I run my VM on a laptop with ESXi and get to VM desktops?
Looking for a solution to use a hypervisor that allows access to the VMs that are running on itself. Basically, I would like to setup a laptop that can run 10 to 15 VMs that are already built, but to ...
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Are there any Linux Server to Linux Client XenApp equivalents available?
I am a college student with a predominantly business background looking into a business concept, which centers around remote access of Linux applications. I have experience with Citrix XenApp through ...
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Oracle SGD 4.61.915 not closing Windows 2003 application sessions
I'm using a Windows 2003 Application Server and I have followed this article: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19351-01/821-1926/z40000df1311155.html#bbjiefec but still.. when i close a application ...
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How to find out the currently active linux virtual terminal while connected via ssh?
The situation is as follows.
I have a multiuser desktop machine with Debian Linux 6.0 and an ATI videocard with one monitor connected. I have root access to it.
There can be several KDE sessions ...
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Automating windows desktop deployment
I’d like to prefix this question by mentioning that I’m a Linux administrator, so managing a network of Windows desktops isn’t really my forte; however I’ve been tasked with upgrading a network of ...
