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Exchange
Moving Exchange 2010 mailboxes from child domain to parent domain
Recently, working on a project that involved moving exchange 2010 mailboxes from child domain to parent domain, I wanted to document the process involved. ย This process was actually twofold as it involved upgrading a client’s email from Exchange 2003 to…
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MySQL
How to troubleshoot MySQL connectivity issues
So you have setup a wordpress or drupal site and you need to access MySQL to be able to work on your database. ย However, you can’t seem to connect to MySQL as you expect. ย Each time you try to connect…
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Linux
Linux redirected output not showing in file
Recently, when working with Nginx, I wanted to export out the details of my Nginx build so I could see all modules the webserver was compiled with. ย However, each time I tried to redirect the output of theย nginx -Vย command, the…
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Web
Google page speed module nginx delete cache
Google page speed module nginx is a great way to speed up your website speed and handle more requests.ย There are tons of caching plugins out there especially for wordpress and other popular CMS systems, however, Google’s pagespeed functions at…
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Windows
Windows Server Backup not running backup job
Windows Server backup is a great out of the box utility in Windows Server 2008 R2 and higher versions for performing good backups if you don’t have the budget for a more advanced and feature rich backup utility for your…
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Group Policy
Software restriction policy path rule still blocking allowed programs
Software restriction policies are a great way to restrict certain program activity in your Windows domain. ย They can be tremendously helpful in containing a malware outbreak or preventing them altogether, especially as we have seen with the recent Cryptolocker malware.…
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Security
How to use Untangle to help prevent Cryptolocker infections
Cryptolocker is probably one of the most malicious and feared malware infections in quite some time. ย Most malware infections are a nuisance at most and a good sweep by a spyware utility such as malwarebytes will clean up the infection…
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Powershell
Use Powershell to set the hidefromaddresslist attribute on Active Directory user accounts
If you have ever had the need to set the “hidefromaddresslist” or any other attribute on Active Directory accounts, powershell is definitely your friend. ย The Active Directory powershell commandlets from Quest make Powershell even more powerful and useful working with…