May, 2009
How to install Windows Server 2008 without activating it
Evaluating Windows Server 2008 software does not require product activation. Any edition of Windows Server 2008 may be installed without activation, and it may be evaluated for 60 days. Additionally, the 60-day evaluation period may be reset (re-armed) three times. This action extends the original 60-day evaluation period by up to 180 days for a [...]
How to start, stop, pause, resume, or restart a service in Windows
Note You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure. Click Start, click Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, clickAdministrative Tools, and then double-click Services. In the Details pane, click the [...]
How to synchronize an internal time server with an external source
Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt. Type the following line, where peerlist is a space-separated list of Domain Name System (DNS) names or IP addresses of the appropriate time sources, and then press ENTER: w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:peerlist Type w32tm /config /update, and then press ENTER. The most common use of this procedure is [...]
How to synchronize the time on a member computer in an Active Directory domain
In Microsoft Windows XP, the Windows Time service automatically synchronizes your computer’s internal clock with other clocks in the network. The time source for this synchronization varies, depending on whether the computer is joined to an Active Directory domain or to a workgroup. When the computers are part of a workgroup, you must manually configure [...]
How to Configure the Windows Time service to use an internal hardware clock
To configure the PDC master without using an external time source, change the announce flag on the PDC master. The PDC master is the server that holds the forest root PDC master role for the domain. This configuration forces the PDC master to announce itself as a reliable time source and uses the built-in complementary [...]
How to Install MySQL as Part of a UNIX-to-Windows Migration
MySQL is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) that supports the SQL query language. MySQL is available for most UNIX and Windows platforms, and it is typically used in combination with languages such as Perl, Python, and PHP. This article describes how to install MySQL on Windows. How to Install MySQL Under Windows To [...]
How to block Skype in Websense
Skype is blocked by default after installation of Websense Express. In the Websense Master Database, Skype is assigned to the protocol category called P2P File Sharing. This category is blocked by the policy Basic Security, which is set by default after Websense Express is installed. The Basic Security policy uses the Typical protocol filter by [...]
How to Monitor Cisco PIX or ASA Firewall caching statistics – Websense
If you have enabled caching on your Cisco security appliance, check URL cache statistics by entering the following command. sh url-cache stats The command shows the following information. Size - the size of the cache in kilobytes, which you set with the url-cache size option. Entries - the maximum number of cache entries, based on the cache size. In [...]
How to create a Complete PC Backup image in Windows Vista
Windows Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise come with a more advanced backup and restore utility called Windows Complete PC Backup and Restore. This program allows you to create an entire backup of your computer that can be used to restore your computer in the case of system-wide failure. Unlike the standard backup and restore feature [...]
How to configure Zimbra to work with Firewall.
Although the Zimbra Installation instructions tell you install Zimbra on a system without a firewall, you can get Zimbra to work on a system as long as all needed ports are opened on the firewall. Needed Ports Standard Zimbra ports SMTP port 25/tcp HTTP port 80/tcp POP3 port 110/tcp IMAP port 143/tcp LDAP port 389/tcp [...]
How to UnInstall Zimbra on Linux – All Other Operating Systems
As root: 1) Run the commands: su – zimbra zmcontrol stop exit (you should be root after you run exit) 2a) Run the command: ps -ef | grep -i zimbra If you see running processes 2b) Kill any lingering processes: kill -9 <pid> 3a) Run the command: df If you see “amavisd” 3b) run command: [...]
How to Configure Zimbra as the Primary System
1. Create corresponding accounts on the Zimbra system for all the accounts that will live on the secondary system. Note that bar@example.com is not migrating, and lives on the secondary. $ zmprov ca bar@example.com <some_random_password> 2. Configure mail routing for this account so email flows to the secondary system for this account: $ zmprov ma [...]
How to Install RIP on Windows 2000 Servers
Make sure that your DOD connections dial and connect successfully. This is necessary for both modem connections and VPN connections. You may implement temporary static routes on your RRAS servers to test their routing capabilities, but these routes must be removed later. RIP does not work if your DOD connections do not connect. Start the [...]