samba command reference

Posted Mon, 04/13/2009 - 16:22 by donmc

Useful Samba Networking Commands

There are several useful commands available to the Samba network admin.

When it comes to networking, there are two important points of view... what the server sees and what the client sees. Windows networking relies on extensive (and complex) caching on each client. Sometimes a wait of 5-15 minutes will solve network 'issues' on a client. Other times the server is responsible. You must look in both places to determine the source(s) of your problem(s).

Login as root on the PDC (Primary Domain Controller). Read more »

Site upgrade - Drupal Version 6 !

Posted Sun, 04/12/2009 - 21:28 by donmc

I have just today upgraded the site to version 6 !
This is a very significant upgrade, and some care was needed to avoid issues as I moved forward...

But the benefits are many, and I now look forward to playing with the theming modules (for developers) and so on...

Don

The Best E-Mail Program Ever

Posted Mon, 02/09/2009 - 15:25 by donmc

How Gmail destroyed Outlook.

By Farhad Manjoo
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Google Desktop Search - TIPS

Posted Sat, 01/24/2009 - 17:56 by donmc
Thanks to: http://www.techlifeweb.com/google/desktop_tips.html
  • Google Desktop is now part of the Google Pack. Google Pack is a set of utilities that Google has packaged together into a single download. When you go to download the pack you can select all or just a single application. Even if all you use the pack for is Google Desktop it is a nice way to get it because Google Pack notifies you when there are updates available.
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New PROMO Piece

Posted Thu, 12/25/2008 - 17:02 by donmc
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Here's the new promo piece we are mailing out this month. (Click for a more detailed view)
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Fix Adobe Acrobat Errors with PlugIns

Posted Fri, 12/19/2008 - 11:01 by donmc

Delete ALL the files and folders in:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\plug_ins
Then run repair mode
[Acrobat 6.0 application window, Help / Detect and Repair]
The repair will replace the missing files in the plug-ins folder with working versions.

Windows SBS2003 Server Firewall Setup

Posted Fri, 12/12/2008 - 10:19 by donmc
  • 25 (for SMTP e-mail)
  • 443 (for HTTP SSL for Remote Web Workplace and OWA)
  • 4125 (required for Remote Web Workplace)
  • 1701 (for LT2P), 1723 (for VPN PPTP)
  • 4125 and 3389 (for Remote Desktop administration and terminal services connections)

Reset Drupal Password via phpMyAdmin

Posted Fri, 12/05/2008 - 10:33 by donmc

The SQL command syntax to do this in phpMyAdmin is:

UPDATE users SET pass = md5('new_password') WHERE uid = 1

SSH for Windows 200x Servers

Posted Wed, 11/12/2008 - 08:29 by donmc

http://pigtail.net/LRP/printsrv/cygwin-sshd.html

See the above URL for this detailed description on how to install/use SSH for these O/Ses.

According to some cygwin gods, the only official document that you should use is /usr/share/doc/Cygwin/openssh.README which is probably valid, but it seems to aim at users with a fair bit of Linux/Unix knowledge.
The purpose of this tutorial is for Windows users who are perhaps less familiar with Unix commands wanting to try out the famous Open Source ssh server (openSSH) on a desktop Windows XP Read more »

Special Characters in HTML Web Pages

Posted Sun, 10/19/2008 - 12:30 by donmc
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