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Headless CentOS 5.4 Linux using GDM/VNC
I have tested this on CentOS 5.4 and Fedora 11. Make the following changes: To /etc/gdm/custom.conf add: [daemon] RemoteGreeter=/usr/libexec/gdmgreeter [xdmcp] Enable=true MaxSessions=30 DisplaysPerHost=1 To /etc/services: vnc1024 5900/tcp #vnc & gdm @ 1024×768 resolution vnc800 5901/tcp #vnc & gdm @ 800×600 resolution Create /etc/xinetd.d/vnc800 with the following: service vnc800 { disable = no socket-type = stream protocol = tcp group = tty [...]
Virtualbox, Fedora 11, and VBoxAdditions
If you are getting this error “Please install the build and header files for your current Linux kernel” when installing vboxadditions on a Fedora VM here is how you fix it: yum install kernel-devel-2.6.29* **You have to replace the above kernel build number with the one that the error spit out or it won’t work. [...]
vSphere client on Windows 7
I have been struggling with this one since I started running the Windows 7 RC. Now that Windows 7 has officially been released there is this workaround that worked for me. http://www.techhead.co.uk/running-vmware-vsphere-client-on-windows-7
Robocopy command line switches
This is the output from “robocopy /? > robocopyswitches.txt” run from a Windows 7 command prompt. ——————————————————————————- ROBOCOPY :: Robust File Copy for Windows ——————————————————————————- Started : Tue Sep 01 08:55:42 2009 Usage :: ROBOCOPY source destination [file [file]…] [options] source :: Source Directory (drive:\path or \\server\share\path). destination :: Destination Dir (drive:\path [...]
Migrating from backup exec 11d to 12.5 on a different server with a different name
Works like a charm. http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/287063.htm
Blocking MAPI Client Access to your Exchange Server
Last week our exchange mailboxes were migrated to servers in a data center half way accross the United States. We needed to leave the existing (old) Exchange 2007 cluster up in order for the mailboxes to be migrated and also to verify distribution list creation and members on the new system. The total migration was to [...]
Control Panel Mail Icon missing from Vista x64
To access the Mail Icon in Control Panl on Vista x64, go to Control panel home, choose additional options and then “View 32-Bit Control Panel Items”. You will then see Mail as an available option.
Entourage setup for Exchange 2007
Great article that explains the back-end and client setup for entourage and Exchange Server 2007 http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2007/mobility-client-access/accessing-exchange-2007-apple-macintosh-part-1.html
Using exchange 2007 powershell and Excel 2007 to send automated emails of user mailbox stats.
We are trying to get our users mailbox sizes down below 200 MB in anticipation of moving the mailboxes to a new email environment hosted by our parent company. The company I work for currently has over 1500 mailboxes with no current storage limits so the task is going to be somewhat daunting to say [...]
Auto-response to external (Internet) addresses with Exchange 2007 and Outlook 2007
Recently I was asked to setup an email address that would be used for resume subittals for a position my company is hiring for. I was informed that when emails were recieved by this account an auto-response would need to be generated that attached a questionnaire (part of the weeding out process) as part of [...]
