Having users reset their passwords that connect via Remote Desktop from another Remote Desktop have a difficult time using the easiest method of resetting their password, CTL-ALT-END.  That method will bring up an option to change a password but it the option is only for the initial RDP connection no matter which desktop has focus. ..

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To re-register Windows client/server in WSUS review the following instructions: 1. Run “gpupdate /force” command on the Windows client/server  that have a registration issue in WSUS. 2. Run “wuauclt /detectnow ” command on the Windows client/server that have a registration issue in WSUS. Tip: You can use the Event Viewer to review the re-registration 3. In rare ..

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In a mixed Windows-AD Linux environment, it is beneficial to maintain user accounts for both platforms through Active Directory.  Adding Windows machines to Active Directory is a straightforward process but Linux is more of a challenge.  For this reason, many organizations maintain separate authentication for Linux and Windows users. Though not straightforward, adding Linux, in ..

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Keeping a few Linux kernels installed is not a bad idea.  If you install a new kernel and for some reason it breaks something else you may have installed or it corrupts itself, having another kernel on hand to revert to can be a huge help.  There is a simple way to uninstall unused and ..

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First you need to convert your ISO file to the proper file type for your Mac. I am using a Windows 2016 ISO image for my example. $ hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o winserv2016.img winsrv2016.iso Reading SSS_X64FREV_EN-US_DV9 (Apple_UDF : 0)… ……………………………………………………………………. Elapsed Time: 2m 0.583s Speed: 45.0Mbytes/sec Savings: 0.0% created: /Volumes/HD2/vmware/winserv2016.img.dmg Insert your usb stick ..

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View the existing file structure and capacities with the df -h command. [root@utlxd1304 ~]# df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on devtmpfs 3.9G 0 3.9G 0% /dev tmpfs 3.9G 1.3M 3.9G 1% /dev/shm tmpfs 3.9G 409M 3.5G 11% /run tmpfs 3.9G 0 3.9G 0% /sys/fs/cgroup /dev/mapper/vg_root-rootvol 10G 2.8G 7.2G 28% / /dev/sda1 1014M ..

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