Problem: You are unable to change Windows server 2019 timezone settings, not even as domain administrator or local administrator Resolution: Use the tzutil.exe command line tool from an elevated powershell prompt. Example below:
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Untrusted file warning opening application from domain share
When opening an application from a domain share on windows server, you may still be prompted that the location is outside your local network and is considered unsafe. Resolution: Disable internet explorer enhanced security
Server 2019 SystemSettingsAdminFlows.exe error
This error is common if you domain join a server, and attempt to install a language pack. Resolution: Run SECPOL.MSC from a command prompt Navigate to Local Policies, Security Options Enable “User account control: Admin approval mode for the build in administrator account” Logoff
Hafnium exchange server hack detection
Microsoft now actively publishes backdoors found for the Exchange server breach, see the security blog here You can download a csv file with the known filepaths, which are very easy first step to verify here Below is a very quick first response program to use that file, and scan if a known backdoor is present […]
TF30063 Error – You Are Not Authorized To Access Team Foundation Service Error
Working with multiple TFS servers is prone to problems with cached credentials when switching accounts, especially on laptop systems that suspend/resume across domain authentication. Clear the TFS cache by deleting all files to remove cached credentials, and force re-authentication.
SqlServer: Detecting and acting based on the active database
Detecting and acting on the database name to change query behaviour for example for different company workflows within the same database. This is BRITTLE because database names can change outside your application. The safe way to handle this is by checking some flag to determine correct processing.
Remove the outlook mobile spam from the desktop version
If you are fed up with your daily advertising banner in the desktop version of outlook pushing you to the mobile app version, here is the page detailing how to remove it. How to remove the Get and set up Outlook Mobile app on my phone option from Outlook OF COURSE you should not have […]
Solved: xrdp immediate disconnect after login
The default install on debian will have your system boot into graphical mode; Which will prevent XRDP from working correctly. (You will get an immediate disconnect after the login screen, without much to go on in the log files). Setting the system to boot into text mode solves this problem. Set the system to boot […]
Using dd to secure wipe an entire disk
Linux has many small but extremely powerfull tools, and the disk duplicator dd is one of them. By copying from the system’s random data stream onmto a target disk, we can overwrite a disk front to end, partition data and all. Make very sure abot the target disk. If you don’t get that part right, […]
Enable mysql server on Debian 10
Debian 10 by default ships mariadb, here are the steps to add the official mysql repository to your system and enable the server. Download the MySql apt repository to your system, and install the package as root, or with sudo privileges. You can find the latest version at this location: https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/repo/apt/ At the time of […]