Problem deploying EXE and don’t know the switches
I deploy all kinds of applications(.exe)using PDQ Deploy. If you don't provide proper switch it will fail to deploy. Silent switch depends on which application (NSIS package, InstallShield etc.) is…
Windows Subsystem Linux (WSL) name resolution issue
I am trying to run ansible command on a windows server from WSL ubuntu machine. Even ping is failing. Resolution: Add search <domain name> in /etc/resolve.conf file. You should now…
VM in Hyper-v getting duplicate IP addresses
I've a VMs running on Hyper-v lab at work. For inter vlan routing I am using pfsense. When I configure a vm with static IP after a reboot it is…
Linux: Volume Management
I've run into issues where the drive runs out of space and have to add a new one and move the data. Most of the time it scares me. I…
Windows Firewall log file empty.
Although GPO is set properly, still the windows firewall C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\Firewall\pfirewall.log showed blank. Solution: Provide NT SERVICE\MPSSVC account with Full Control permissions on the C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\Firewall folder and restart the workstation or the server.
Windows 10 SITG: Windows 10 must use a BitLocker PIN for pre-boot authentication
To enable BitLocker PIN authentication when using BitLocker during the the computer startup using GPO, do not forget to read the GPO help instruction where it notes that only one…
Windows 7 recreating user profile with profilename.domain or profilename.domain.000
After I did in-place repair of Windows 7 VM when I logged in, I found a new profile name was created adding domain(peter.lama.contoso) at the end. It would not log…