March 17, 2019

Changing NTFS permissions with powershell saves a lot of time when you need to make changes to a large group of files or when it is required as part of a larger automation project. This article should help you understand everything you need to know to manipulate security permissions with PowerShell.

tags:

• PowerShell
• Windows
• Security
• NTFS

November 26, 2018

When a user account is repeatedly locked out how do you find the cause? What server are the attempts coming from and why? In this post I will explain how to find the source of failed logon attempts and provide a checklist of solutions.

tags:

• Windows
• Active Directory
• Account Lockout
• Credential Manager
• SYSTEM Context

September 13, 2018

These are 4 essential pieces of information about jumbo frames (mtu 9000) you must know. What are Jumbo frames? How do you can you test whether they are working? What are symptoms of misconfigured network equipment? Read to find out

December 12, 2017

Learn how to extend your VirtualBox VM's virtual disk using VBoxManage. There is no GUI option to extend your VirtualBox disks. This post shows you how to get this done from the command line

tags:

• Virtualization
• VirtualBox
• VBoxManage

December 7, 2017

This post details how to extend a Linux LVM volume without requiring a reboot. This works from the command line in both CentOS7 and Ubuntu

tags:

• linux
• lvm
• storage
• command line
• fdisk
• cli
• disk

March 25, 2017

When you maintain infrastructure from a Windows machine you need a great SSH client. I've used many of the best clients and have found wht I would call the best SSH client workflow on Windows - ConEmu/cmder. Click to find out why

tags:

• Windows
• Linux
• Infrastructure
• SSH
• cmder
• conemu

March 17, 2017

Here we're going to look at setting up WordPress on your own server, or a cloud VPS, running Ubuntu 16.04LTS. There are *free* options for hosting your own site that are better than paying for a cheap host. Read more to find out how...

tags:

• WordPress
• Linux
• Hosting
• Install
• HowTo
• Ubuntu
• LEMP

January 30, 2017

The Linux TOP command provides valuable monitoring and troubleshooting information. However, there is a lot of information in a very condensed format and it can be tricky to sort through what is important and what isn't. Click to learn more about TOP.

tags:

• Linux
• TOP
• Linux TOP
• Linux Monitoring
• Linux Troubleshooting

January 21, 2017

Want to verify which version of Ubuntu you're running from the command line? There are a few ways, but the best way is the lsb_release command. Click the link to see how.

tags:

• Linux
• Ubuntu
• QuickPost

January 11, 2017

DNS is a critical service that everyone uses every time they surf the web. Many people don't understand how it works; especially when migrating a website or service to a new host. Click to read a quick overview of how DNS works.

tags:

• DNS
• DNS Lookup
• Domain Name Service
• dig
• nslookup
• Networking