tylermInstall-WindowsFeature -Name UpdateServices-Services,UpdateServices-DB -IncludeManagementTools You can get away with not uninstalling WSUS entirely. Stop the related services, delete the DB and run the post-install. .\wsusutil.exe postinstall SQL_INSTANCE_NAME=”DC1\SQL2008″ It’s also recommended to delete the MMC console data as that can sometimes prevent the postinstall from creating the database. This can be found here: Try removing the … Read more
1. Open PowerShell as admin. 2. Stop the WSUS service and IIS Service with the following command: stop-service WSUSService, W3SVC Verify that both are stopped by running get-service WSUSService, W3SVC It should look something like this: 3. Open SQL Server Management Studio and connect to the instance for SUSDB. How you connect via SQL Server Management … Read more
In this post, you will learn how to backup and restore the VMware ESXi 6.5 configuration using the ESXi command line. Introduction It goes without saying how important it is to have a backup and the configuration of an ESXi host is no exception. It can be time consuming to configure the network settings and … Read more
DNS Resolver (Unbound) Unbound has similar protections to dnsmasq, using its “Private Address support” option. With that option enabled RFC1918 addresses are stripped away from DNS answers. Additionally, the DNSSEC validator may mark the answers bogus. Individual domains can be excluded from DNS rebinding protection using the Custom Options on the Unbound general settings. Enter … Read more
Network Connection Status Indicator (NCSI) The Network Connection Status Indicator (NCSI) is part of NlaSvc (Network Location Awareness Service) and it basically serves the purpose of checking if we can reach Internet or not: the check is performed using the NLM_CONNECTIVITY Network List Manager native APIs (read here for more info). The applications and services installed on our system can fetch the result … Read more
Resize the disk in vSphere log into the console as root. run resize2fs /dev/sda Run df to confirm the partition has been resized.
1. Hold the windows key+R and bring up the run dialog box and type in “regedit” and hit enter 2. Navigate to this registry key location: 3. Right click on the right side of the panel and go to New->String value and that will create a new string value that you can rename to the … Read more
For some odd reason Microsoft decided to leave this feature disabled by default, and place it within a optional feature set called “Desktop Experience.” If your hard drive is getting full, and you wish to do a disk cleanup, there are two ways to enable the Disk Cleanup tool. We recommend using Option #2 below … Read more
First, 544 is not the only value that means the user is not required to have a password. The userAccountControl attribute is an integer where each bit corresponds to a different setting. For example, 546 means the user does not need a password and the account is disabled. 66080 means the user has “Password does not … Read more