Open a terminal:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
Choose your city.
GUI clock will update a few moments later.
Saturday 22 November 2014
Tuesday 18 November 2014
How to Write to SD Card - Linux Mint Ubuntu
I was trying to write an image to an SD card but Linux Mint showed padlocks on every file and folder. It would not let me write.
After some research, I used the following command and it unlocked the card for me. It's best to execute this command moments after you insert the card. Otherwise it won't work:
After some research, I used the following command and it unlocked the card for me. It's best to execute this command moments after you insert the card. Otherwise it won't work:
sudo chown 1000:1000 /media/28C9-C95B
1000/1000 are my user group ids. The last part is where the system auto-mounted the SD card to.
Tuesday 12 August 2014
Delete OAB Outlook 2010
Outlook 2010 downloads a copy of the Global Address List (GAL) from the Active Directory/Exchange every 24 hours (it checks to see if 24 hrs have elapsed since the last download).
It stores this download locally in the Offline Address Book (OAB).
If someone's details change, you won't normally see them up to a possible 24 hours. But what if you want to see them more quickly?
Close Outlook. Then go to C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\Offline Address Books\
Delete everything in here.
Then re-open Outlook. It can take a minute or two to download the entire address book again.
It stores this download locally in the Offline Address Book (OAB).
If someone's details change, you won't normally see them up to a possible 24 hours. But what if you want to see them more quickly?
Close Outlook. Then go to C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\Offline Address Books\
Delete everything in here.
Then re-open Outlook. It can take a minute or two to download the entire address book again.
Server 2012 Core How To Shut Down
With seemingly so few options in Server Core, how do you easily shut a system down?
If you have the command window open, you can use the shutdown command. I forget the switches though.
My personal preference is to use the Powershell command Stop-Computer.
If you've lost the command window, you can get it back again. Simply press Ctrl-Alt-Esc to launch task manager.
From there, you can run any program, so just run cmd.exe. Voila, you have your command window back.
If you have the command window open, you can use the shutdown command. I forget the switches though.
My personal preference is to use the Powershell command Stop-Computer.
If you've lost the command window, you can get it back again. Simply press Ctrl-Alt-Esc to launch task manager.
From there, you can run any program, so just run cmd.exe. Voila, you have your command window back.
vCenter Break Out of Console
I checked a server at work and logged onto vSphere/vCenter. I found the server and clicked the console tab.
I clicked on the console screen, it was a Linux OS. I tried to move my mouse but it wouldn't come back to me in Windows.
Only then did I realize I had to break out of the console window somehow.
I pressed Ctrl-Alt-Del, thinking that the Windows 7 OS would lock, I could unlock it and then have control back.
But instead it sent the signal to the OS and immediately rebooted the server!
I learned late that pressing Ctrl and Alt simultaneously will break you out of the console in vCenter.
I clicked on the console screen, it was a Linux OS. I tried to move my mouse but it wouldn't come back to me in Windows.
Only then did I realize I had to break out of the console window somehow.
I pressed Ctrl-Alt-Del, thinking that the Windows 7 OS would lock, I could unlock it and then have control back.
But instead it sent the signal to the OS and immediately rebooted the server!
I learned late that pressing Ctrl and Alt simultaneously will break you out of the console in vCenter.
Notepad++ Silent Install Command Line Switch Not Working
I did a deployed install of Notepad++. Of course, I didn't want any user interaction whatsoever i.e. I wanted a silent install.
I looked it up and the switch was "/s". And yet it kept failing!
In the end, I realized the switch was actually "/S" i.e. capital letter!
A bit silly that the program won't recognise either. I thought that case-sensitivity for program commands disappeared with the dinosaurs!
I looked it up and the switch was "/s". And yet it kept failing!
In the end, I realized the switch was actually "/S" i.e. capital letter!
A bit silly that the program won't recognise either. I thought that case-sensitivity for program commands disappeared with the dinosaurs!
KACE Batch File Managed Install Script
There are two main ways to deploy software with a K1000 box. There are Managed Installations and Scripts.
The former is for recognised applications (think of popular software). The latter is for batch files and other types of scripts.
You can run an entire batch file or instead you can split it up. For example, if your batch files modifies the registry and stops and start services then you can let KACE do this for you instead of using the full batch file.
Whether you need to use some or more of your batch file, I recommend turning off the OS selection criteria and leaving the other options as open-ended as possible.
Why? Because I started off with quite stringent criteria and I scratched my head like crazy trying to figure it all out! In the end, I left most of the options as the default and suddenly it started to work!
The former is for recognised applications (think of popular software). The latter is for batch files and other types of scripts.
You can run an entire batch file or instead you can split it up. For example, if your batch files modifies the registry and stops and start services then you can let KACE do this for you instead of using the full batch file.
Whether you need to use some or more of your batch file, I recommend turning off the OS selection criteria and leaving the other options as open-ended as possible.
Why? Because I started off with quite stringent criteria and I scratched my head like crazy trying to figure it all out! In the end, I left most of the options as the default and suddenly it started to work!
How To Determine Version of Sharepoint
When you troubleshoot a Sharepoint problem, it's often worth knowing what version you are running.
Sharepoint has really changed a lot over the years. The easiest way is to get to know the look and feel, especially the tabs. 2003, 2007 and 2010 have quite a different default look and feel that reflect the current flavor of the month!
Serverfault had a good thread on it where you can see the differences.
Sharepoint has really changed a lot over the years. The easiest way is to get to know the look and feel, especially the tabs. 2003, 2007 and 2010 have quite a different default look and feel that reflect the current flavor of the month!
Serverfault had a good thread on it where you can see the differences.
Blackberry Activation OpenMsg Store Failed
Someone was trying to activate a Blackberry at work. The device was formerly owned by someone else so the SIM/telecoms account/device were already confirmed working. It was clearly a problem tied only to the user.
Now the user turned out to be new and that was a big clue.
I got this error of openmsg store failed 0x8004011d. I actually forget whether it was on the device or in the log files on the Blackberry server. I think it was the latter.
In any case, the fact this user was new was a big clue. In Exchange 2010 (and possibly other versions), you have to enable Blackberry communication on the store level. This new person was in a newly assigned store where we had forgot to make this critical configuration change.
It was a simple change in the end and after that, the activation worked!
What is "Migrating The Active State of VM"
We had a server at work that was practically locked up. It had very high CPU load.
It was a virtual server so checking vSphere showed the message "Migrating the Active State of VM".
It was doing a vmotion from one host to another.
We actually thought at first that the vmotion was inducing the high cpu load. But, of course, vmotion doesn't do this. The end user should be oblivious to it. There should be no overhead.
It turned out that the VM was being constantly vmotioned around because of it's high cpu load. In the end, we rebooted it, whatever had been the source of the problem was no more and the vmotions stopped.
It was a virtual server so checking vSphere showed the message "Migrating the Active State of VM".
It was doing a vmotion from one host to another.
We actually thought at first that the vmotion was inducing the high cpu load. But, of course, vmotion doesn't do this. The end user should be oblivious to it. There should be no overhead.
It turned out that the VM was being constantly vmotioned around because of it's high cpu load. In the end, we rebooted it, whatever had been the source of the problem was no more and the vmotions stopped.
Tuesday 1 April 2014
Dell 1545 Linux Mint Wireless Drivers 4312 B43
I have a Dell Inspiron 1545. I recently bought a new hard drive and cage to go with it so I can easily swap in and out between Windows XP and Linux.
So I put my new HD in and booted the Linux Mint Maya disc. The wireless was not recognized. I went ahead and installed Linux Mint in full and then set about trying to resolve this issue.
Turns out I had to install a driver. I did have to be connected to the internet though (I used my mobile broadband but a LAN connection will also do) and then run the following commands in a terminal window:
sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-lpphy-installer
I did try to download all the packages so in future I would not need an internet connection but one of these scripts calls an external web site so I have no idea how to modify the installer to tell it to look locally instead. That's an exercise for the future!
So I put my new HD in and booted the Linux Mint Maya disc. The wireless was not recognized. I went ahead and installed Linux Mint in full and then set about trying to resolve this issue.
Turns out I had to install a driver. I did have to be connected to the internet though (I used my mobile broadband but a LAN connection will also do) and then run the following commands in a terminal window:
sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-lpphy-installer
I did try to download all the packages so in future I would not need an internet connection but one of these scripts calls an external web site so I have no idea how to modify the installer to tell it to look locally instead. That's an exercise for the future!
Friday 21 February 2014
Not Enough Server Storage Is Available To Process This Command - Large File Copy Problem
At work we were trying to copy a huge file across the network from one server to another. It was around 30 or 40 gig if I remember correctly.
The file transfer kept failing part way through. The error was "not enough server storage is available to process this command".
Of course, that was completely bull, there was at least twice that amount of space free on the destination disk.
That copy was attempted using Windows Explorer. I next tried one of my favourite utilities, Microsoft's RoboCopy.
Again, the transfer conked out.
I looked around and heard that RichCopy could do the job. It's an internal Microsoft developed copying utility. It's very powerful despite using a gui. It features a really cheesy 90s-style splash screen too!
Anyway, it worked great and the copy was successful. I will definitely keep Rich Copy in my toolkit from now on.
The file transfer kept failing part way through. The error was "not enough server storage is available to process this command".
Of course, that was completely bull, there was at least twice that amount of space free on the destination disk.
That copy was attempted using Windows Explorer. I next tried one of my favourite utilities, Microsoft's RoboCopy.
Again, the transfer conked out.
I looked around and heard that RichCopy could do the job. It's an internal Microsoft developed copying utility. It's very powerful despite using a gui. It features a really cheesy 90s-style splash screen too!
Anyway, it worked great and the copy was successful. I will definitely keep Rich Copy in my toolkit from now on.
Larger Icons RDS - Increase Text Size RDS
We run an RDS environment on Server 2008 R2, a not uncommon combination, at least for now.
One thing we've found is that it's not easy to change the font size in Windows. Right-click the desktop and the display properties are locked down.
They can be changed for individuals by editing the registry but it's a bit overkill for what you're trying to achieve.
In the end I found a great utility online that will allow you to run it while on RDS and change your font size bigger or smaller using a slider bar.
I learned about it from this thread on the Citrix forums: (the display settings can't be changed from a remote session).
The guy who posted it (Mark Prigg) said it was co-developed with Microsoft. You can download the tool directly here.
One thing we've found is that it's not easy to change the font size in Windows. Right-click the desktop and the display properties are locked down.
They can be changed for individuals by editing the registry but it's a bit overkill for what you're trying to achieve.
In the end I found a great utility online that will allow you to run it while on RDS and change your font size bigger or smaller using a slider bar.
I learned about it from this thread on the Citrix forums: (the display settings can't be changed from a remote session).
The guy who posted it (Mark Prigg) said it was co-developed with Microsoft. You can download the tool directly here.
Saturday 15 February 2014
Check Website Availability From Multiple Locations
Our company web sites (all hosted externally on a Windows Server box) all went down the other day.
The first thing I wanted to check was that it was not an internet routing issue affecting some geographic regions but not others.
So I found this cool site (there are many others but this one is superb) that checks connectivity from multiple locations, giving you response times and other useful stats:
Monitor Website Uptime
Our site was down all over the world. But I was able to connect to the server itself. Very strange. I checked IIS and it was up and running with no issues whatsoever. Right about that time, the site availability came back. I checked the logs but there was nothing to note.
I'm still scratching my head about that one. I would think that the hosting company maybe went down but I was still able to remote in. Perhaps outgoing page loads were temporarily blocked/down? Who knows.....?
The first thing I wanted to check was that it was not an internet routing issue affecting some geographic regions but not others.
So I found this cool site (there are many others but this one is superb) that checks connectivity from multiple locations, giving you response times and other useful stats:
Monitor Website Uptime
Our site was down all over the world. But I was able to connect to the server itself. Very strange. I checked IIS and it was up and running with no issues whatsoever. Right about that time, the site availability came back. I checked the logs but there was nothing to note.
I'm still scratching my head about that one. I would think that the hosting company maybe went down but I was still able to remote in. Perhaps outgoing page loads were temporarily blocked/down? Who knows.....?
RDS Load Balancing Relative Weight
As with Citrix, you can set load balancing in RDS so that you can control roughly how many people are on each sever.
If each server had identical specifications then you would set the number on each to be identical.
If your RDS was installed long ago and all you want to do is change the relative weights, simply log into each server (using mstsc /admin), fire up Server Manager, go to RD Session Host Configuration, double click "Member of farm in RD Connection Broker" and you should see in the middle of the page the value for relative weight.
This page is handy, it explains the entire install of RDS, including the configuring of the weights.
If each server had identical specifications then you would set the number on each to be identical.
If your RDS was installed long ago and all you want to do is change the relative weights, simply log into each server (using mstsc /admin), fire up Server Manager, go to RD Session Host Configuration, double click "Member of farm in RD Connection Broker" and you should see in the middle of the page the value for relative weight.
This page is handy, it explains the entire install of RDS, including the configuring of the weights.
Outlook - Automatically Delete Meeting Responses
Especially for those who organise a lot of meetings (e.g. personal assistants a.k.a. secretaries), they often receive a lot of notifications in their inbox when someone chooses to send confirmation back that they have accepted a meeting request.
You cannot unfortunately disable this in the first place but you can do something about them as soon as they hit your Inbox i.e. use a rule.
Here are some instructions on how to create a rule that will automatically delete these as soon as they hit the Inbox:
Create a Rule to Manage Meeting Responses (PDF)
You basically need to select the condition "uses the form name form" in Step 1, then choose the "Accept Meeting Request" form from "Application Forms". The PDF explains it with screenshots much better than I can with text alone!
You cannot unfortunately disable this in the first place but you can do something about them as soon as they hit your Inbox i.e. use a rule.
Here are some instructions on how to create a rule that will automatically delete these as soon as they hit the Inbox:
Create a Rule to Manage Meeting Responses (PDF)
You basically need to select the condition "uses the form name form" in Step 1, then choose the "Accept Meeting Request" form from "Application Forms". The PDF explains it with screenshots much better than I can with text alone!
Exchange 2003 Change Quota
That's right - where I work we are still in the Dark Ages and using Exchange 2003!
I guess basic email is pretty simple when you think about it, and I have no complaints about how it does that, still strong over a decade later. Even my last client used Exchange 2003 too.
I had a call from someone who couldn't send or receive emails. Naturally, they had hit their quota again. Previously, I had told people that the quota policy was uniform and couldn't be changed.
But then I discovered that you can actually override it on an individual basis. Simply log into the Exchange server and fire up the Exchange enabled Active Directory. Find the user, right click, properties. Go to the "Exchange General" tab, click the "Storage Limits" button and change it to whatever you want.
There is, however, a 2GB hard limit in Exchange 2003. In my case, the guy was already close to this. I gave him another 100 meg but told him he had to delete some email urgently and there would be nothing I could no for him if it happened again.
I guess basic email is pretty simple when you think about it, and I have no complaints about how it does that, still strong over a decade later. Even my last client used Exchange 2003 too.
I had a call from someone who couldn't send or receive emails. Naturally, they had hit their quota again. Previously, I had told people that the quota policy was uniform and couldn't be changed.
But then I discovered that you can actually override it on an individual basis. Simply log into the Exchange server and fire up the Exchange enabled Active Directory. Find the user, right click, properties. Go to the "Exchange General" tab, click the "Storage Limits" button and change it to whatever you want.
There is, however, a 2GB hard limit in Exchange 2003. In my case, the guy was already close to this. I gave him another 100 meg but told him he had to delete some email urgently and there would be nothing I could no for him if it happened again.
Other Tech Support Blogs
Occasionally, I find a similarly cool blog about problems (and their fixes) found while working in Tech Support/Desktop Support.
Here is one such I found the other day, check it out:
IT Stuff I Learned Today
It's written by a fellow sysadmin called Charles Stemaly. I don't think he writes as much as I do but he has been writing since 2012. Let's hope he gets back into the swing of things again.
Here is one such I found the other day, check it out:
IT Stuff I Learned Today
It's written by a fellow sysadmin called Charles Stemaly. I don't think he writes as much as I do but he has been writing since 2012. Let's hope he gets back into the swing of things again.
How To Empty Recycle Bin Server 2008 R2
Our servers are always running out of space. We have alerts set up but they don't buy you much time to do something about it.
I use Space Sniffer to see what is taking up space on the server (folders and sub-folders) and the Recycle Bin itself had a couple of gig in it. So, how to empty it?
Unlike regular Windows, you can't just right-click and empty it.
There are a few ways to empty it but the easiest is to simply delete the contents of folder "c:\$Recycle.Bin"
I use Space Sniffer to see what is taking up space on the server (folders and sub-folders) and the Recycle Bin itself had a couple of gig in it. So, how to empty it?
Unlike regular Windows, you can't just right-click and empty it.
There are a few ways to empty it but the easiest is to simply delete the contents of folder "c:\$Recycle.Bin"
Saturday 8 February 2014
Linux Unzip z01 z02 Files Extract
I recently downloaded a couple of files from the internet that were spanned zip file volumes. One had the extension .zip and the other .z01.
I right clicked these and clicked "extract" but Archive Manager couldn't work with them. I used the unzip command and the same happened - all I got were reports of errors with the zip file.
The first time I figured that the original zip might be corrupted for any number of reasons. But when this happened again, I knew it was no coincidence.
Pretty dumb that Linux can't handle these zips very easily but I do understand that zip is not a usual format for Linux.
Luckily, I found the solution here.
The last poster explained that if you have files such as coolapp.zip, coolapp.z01, coolapp.zo2 etc. then you can unzip them by typing into a Terminal window:
zip -F coolapp.zip --output newarchive.zip
This command will convert the individual volumes into a single volume called newarchive.zip. This itself can then be unzipped in the usual way.
I right clicked these and clicked "extract" but Archive Manager couldn't work with them. I used the unzip command and the same happened - all I got were reports of errors with the zip file.
The first time I figured that the original zip might be corrupted for any number of reasons. But when this happened again, I knew it was no coincidence.
Pretty dumb that Linux can't handle these zips very easily but I do understand that zip is not a usual format for Linux.
Luckily, I found the solution here.
The last poster explained that if you have files such as coolapp.zip, coolapp.z01, coolapp.zo2 etc. then you can unzip them by typing into a Terminal window:
zip -F coolapp.zip --output newarchive.zip
This command will convert the individual volumes into a single volume called newarchive.zip. This itself can then be unzipped in the usual way.
How to Read Product Key XP - Portable
I had 100% legitimate cause at work recently to get the XP key from a machine. It was an OEM machine mounted in a server rack with no way to access the exterior sticker.
I wanted a portable program because I did not want to touch the registry. I really hate the Windows registry, the less I would be required to "touch" the system, the better.
I found a couple of good candidates. One of which was "Jelly Bean". However, I was dismayed to discover that the install wasn't portable at all, at least not for the free version anyway.
Instead, I found something better: winkeyfinder.
If you run the install, it will dump the contents into a folder. You need only the main program .exe file, however. You can get rid of the rest and then copy this single .exe to a usb stick or direct to the server and then run it from there.
It will display the XP key, product key and more. You can modify values with it. It even works for Vista and Windows 7.
As I mentioned, I had 100% legitimate cause to do this at work. Do not use this application for anything other than 100% legal, bona-fide reasons.
I wanted a portable program because I did not want to touch the registry. I really hate the Windows registry, the less I would be required to "touch" the system, the better.
I found a couple of good candidates. One of which was "Jelly Bean". However, I was dismayed to discover that the install wasn't portable at all, at least not for the free version anyway.
Instead, I found something better: winkeyfinder.
If you run the install, it will dump the contents into a folder. You need only the main program .exe file, however. You can get rid of the rest and then copy this single .exe to a usb stick or direct to the server and then run it from there.
It will display the XP key, product key and more. You can modify values with it. It even works for Vista and Windows 7.
As I mentioned, I had 100% legitimate cause to do this at work. Do not use this application for anything other than 100% legal, bona-fide reasons.
Configuration Reboot Mode Merge Immediate - Cisco Avaya
We have very old Cisco Avaya phones at work. I remember around 10 years ago when these things were considered state of the art but today they are pretty basic, albeit still better than the thousands of unbranded phone systems in use in small businesses around the world.
Despite it being quite basic by today's standards, there is still a lot you can do on the configuration side. I was using the configuration software called IP Office and had changed the config for an extension. I clicked the "Save" button and it asked me how I wanted to send the configuration.
The choices were:
Despite it being quite basic by today's standards, there is still a lot you can do on the configuration side. I was using the configuration software called IP Office and had changed the config for an extension. I clicked the "Save" button and it asked me how I wanted to send the configuration.
The choices were:
- Merge
- Immediate
- When Free
- Timed
Now I could not remember which was the best option. "Immediate" sounds like the obvious one but I recall my colleague telling me that one option would reboot the server!
Basically, "Merge" works with most config changes and will merge your changes with the existing configuration.
"Immediate" will guaranteed the changes immediately by rebooting the server! This is only really needed for changes for which "Merge" alone would not be enough. Luckily, most simply changes can be under "Merge".
Cisco Avaya NoUser Display
We have a Cisco Avaya system at work. I was experimenting with some commands and accidentally logged myself out and got "NoUser" on the display screen.
The simple solution is to press the login button and then type in your extension. Then click "Next" and key in your code. There is probably a default one for your site such as "1234".
This will log you back in.
Incidentally, if you ever actually wanted to log off then *36 will achieve that for you.
The simple solution is to press the login button and then type in your extension. Then click "Next" and key in your code. There is probably a default one for your site such as "1234".
This will log you back in.
Incidentally, if you ever actually wanted to log off then *36 will achieve that for you.
HP Elitebook 2570p Touchpad Not Working - How To Enable - Orange Light Showing
I got a call from someone working from home. His touchpad had recently stopped working.
The keyboard and the nipple still worked. In fact, even the buttons directly adjacent to the touchpad were still working. Seeing as the buttons and the touchpad are normally a single unit, this surprised me and led me away from thinking it could be hardware related.
I was thinking about reinstalling the drivers when the user told me there was an orange light showing. So I quickly googled and discovered that this denotes that the touchpad has been disabled by the user.
Turns out that the touchpad can be enabled or disabled by double tapping in the top left hand corner. He must have accidentally done it. A couple more taps and it was enabled once more...
The keyboard and the nipple still worked. In fact, even the buttons directly adjacent to the touchpad were still working. Seeing as the buttons and the touchpad are normally a single unit, this surprised me and led me away from thinking it could be hardware related.
I was thinking about reinstalling the drivers when the user told me there was an orange light showing. So I quickly googled and discovered that this denotes that the touchpad has been disabled by the user.
Turns out that the touchpad can be enabled or disabled by double tapping in the top left hand corner. He must have accidentally done it. A couple more taps and it was enabled once more...
The winlogon notification subscriber termsrv is taking long time to handle RDS & Xenapp
Our RDS environment at work slowed to a crawl over a couple of days. Specifically, the logon and logoff times became extremely long, of the order of a minute or so.
There were some clues in the event logs, namely events with id 6005 and 6006 with the error message : "the winlogon notification subscriber termsrv is taking long time to handle rds -xenapp".
I pulled my hair out trying to figure it out. This is why I find supporting Windows systems (and especially RDS) to be extremely frustrating. You find yourself eliminating things one by one....
We eliminated a number of potential root causes such as problems with the AD, with group policy and more.
This affected all our RDS servers too which I just couldn't work out.
I spoke with one of our Infrastructure experts at work and even he couldn't work it out.
In the end, the problem resolved itself. To this day, I still have no idea why the problem came to be in the first place and how it went away, all on it's own.....
There were some clues in the event logs, namely events with id 6005 and 6006 with the error message : "the winlogon notification subscriber termsrv is taking long time to handle rds -xenapp".
I pulled my hair out trying to figure it out. This is why I find supporting Windows systems (and especially RDS) to be extremely frustrating. You find yourself eliminating things one by one....
We eliminated a number of potential root causes such as problems with the AD, with group policy and more.
This affected all our RDS servers too which I just couldn't work out.
I spoke with one of our Infrastructure experts at work and even he couldn't work it out.
In the end, the problem resolved itself. To this day, I still have no idea why the problem came to be in the first place and how it went away, all on it's own.....
Disable Remote Registry - Is It Safe To Disable The Remote Registry In Services?
One of our servers was taking up a lot of resources i.e. memory.
One of the top entries was for svchost.exe which means one of the services.
Now you can trace the source by right clicking and one of the options (I forget which one!) takes you to the source service responsible. In this case it was Remote Registry.
Now what is Remote Registry? Services.msc tells you it is a service that allows you to connect to the registry from another machine. Disabling it just stops this remote connectivity.
Personally, I use this facility a lot. I find it much easier to fire up my own regedit and go to "connect to another computer" than to log directly into the server concerned.
Note that disabling this service will also prevent you connecting to event logs and services in the same way, even though the description doesn't say as much.
Unless you never work remotely in this way, I don't recommend disabling Remote Registry. But it certainly doesn't hurt at all to do so if you want to, for whatever reason.
One of the top entries was for svchost.exe which means one of the services.
Now you can trace the source by right clicking and one of the options (I forget which one!) takes you to the source service responsible. In this case it was Remote Registry.
Now what is Remote Registry? Services.msc tells you it is a service that allows you to connect to the registry from another machine. Disabling it just stops this remote connectivity.
Personally, I use this facility a lot. I find it much easier to fire up my own regedit and go to "connect to another computer" than to log directly into the server concerned.
Note that disabling this service will also prevent you connecting to event logs and services in the same way, even though the description doesn't say as much.
Unless you never work remotely in this way, I don't recommend disabling Remote Registry. But it certainly doesn't hurt at all to do so if you want to, for whatever reason.
Blackberry mds connector error 15000
blackberry mds connector error 15000 - I saw this error in Event Viewer on the box where BES is installed.
It looks kinda nasty but what could it be?
I looked it up and apparently it's no big deal. I actually forget what it means, I think it can occur with a number of things but basically it is nothing to worry about! :)
It looks kinda nasty but what could it be?
I looked it up and apparently it's no big deal. I actually forget what it means, I think it can occur with a number of things but basically it is nothing to worry about! :)
Sunday 2 February 2014
Webmin Install Ubuntu and Mint
I was recommended to install Webmin recently so I went ahead and did so. It's a system management tool that actually runs as an internal web site from your computer (or server if you want to think of it more appropriately that way). It's pretty good.
As it's a web tool, it means you needn't worry about differences from one system to another. You simply install it and it's dependencies and then go to https://localhost:10000 to see it. It also means that if your system has no GUI (like Ubuntu Server) then you can still install and then use it from another workstation by going to http://serveripaddress:10000.
I'm running Mint which is based on Ubuntu - the steps are the same for both. This page was especially handy for me so refer to it if you want, though the below should suffice.
Go to http://www.webmin.com/download.html and download the version for Ubuntu which is the Debian based package (.deb).
Once downloaded, open a Terminal window and change directory to the Downloads folder or wherever else you downloaded it to.
Still in the terminal window, type: sudo dpkg -i webmin_1.510-2_all.deb.
(this is the general method for installing any .deb package you have downloaded, think of the command as like "Debian package install")
You will see a partial installation. It couldn't go the full way because it was lacking some perl modules and other stuff.
Type: sudo apt-get install perl libnet-ssleay-perl openssl libauthen-pam-perl libpam-runtime libio-pty-perl apt-show-versions
This will install the other dependencies. We could have run this first, of course. But then we wouldn't see the cool messages tell you that you were missing these dependencies! :D
Finally, finish off the installation. apt-get has some way of knowing to fix the previous installation. Type:
sudo apt-get -f install
That's it! Now you can navigate to http://localhost:10000 from the machine you're on or http://serveripaddress:10000 if you're using another machine on the network to access the web site. You'll need a password, just use your regular system password. As you'll see, it's a pretty nifty tool. I've put a screenshot below, click it to enlarge.
As it's a web tool, it means you needn't worry about differences from one system to another. You simply install it and it's dependencies and then go to https://localhost:10000 to see it. It also means that if your system has no GUI (like Ubuntu Server) then you can still install and then use it from another workstation by going to http://serveripaddress:10000.
I'm running Mint which is based on Ubuntu - the steps are the same for both. This page was especially handy for me so refer to it if you want, though the below should suffice.
Go to http://www.webmin.com/download.html and download the version for Ubuntu which is the Debian based package (.deb).
Once downloaded, open a Terminal window and change directory to the Downloads folder or wherever else you downloaded it to.
Still in the terminal window, type: sudo dpkg -i webmin_1.510-2_all.deb.
(this is the general method for installing any .deb package you have downloaded, think of the command as like "Debian package install")
You will see a partial installation. It couldn't go the full way because it was lacking some perl modules and other stuff.
Type: sudo apt-get install perl libnet-ssleay-perl openssl libauthen-pam-perl libpam-runtime libio-pty-perl apt-show-versions
This will install the other dependencies. We could have run this first, of course. But then we wouldn't see the cool messages tell you that you were missing these dependencies! :D
edit: I realise now I seem to have at some point gone to this site (http://archive.debian.net/uk/sarge/all/libmd5-perl/download) and downloaded and installed the Debian package: libmd5-perl_2.03-1_all.deb
Finally, finish off the installation. apt-get has some way of knowing to fix the previous installation. Type:
sudo apt-get -f install
That's it! Now you can navigate to http://localhost:10000 from the machine you're on or http://serveripaddress:10000 if you're using another machine on the network to access the web site. You'll need a password, just use your regular system password. As you'll see, it's a pretty nifty tool. I've put a screenshot below, click it to enlarge.
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| The main page of webmin, click to enlarge to full size |
Wednesday 29 January 2014
Mimecast 550 Administrative Prohibition - Envelope Blocked
We had this error come up at work as follows:
The reason for this was because I had set on the server-side for a mailbox to auto-forward to an external email address. Of course you can do it via the mailbox rules but these can sometimes be a bit unreliable.
So instead you can set it via one of the Exchange tabs in the Active Directory. You do first have to create an SMTP contact though, because it can only forward to another AD object.
After I did this, the above error was produced from Mimecast, our email relay service.
It is easily fixed. First, I synchronized our Active Directory with Mimecast. This usually happens twice a day, I think, so now I was going to force the change. Simply go to Services, Directory Sync, Synchronize LDAP Data.
I then went to the relay settings to configure an exception. I expected the synchronization to have done that but there was no sign of the external email address. So I just added it anyway. Here were the steps: User Directory, Profile Groups, Relay. I then added the external email address.
That's it! After that, the problematic messages disappeared and forwarding worked very swiftly as it was meant to.
Reporting-MTA: dns;<server>Received-From-MTA: dns;service31.mimecast.comArrival-Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:54:08 +0000
Final-Recipient: rfc822;<email address redacted>Action: failedStatus: 5.5.0Diagnostic-Code: smtp;550 Administrative prohibition - envelope blocked -http://www.mimecast.com/knowledgebase/KBID10473.htm#550
The reason for this was because I had set on the server-side for a mailbox to auto-forward to an external email address. Of course you can do it via the mailbox rules but these can sometimes be a bit unreliable.
So instead you can set it via one of the Exchange tabs in the Active Directory. You do first have to create an SMTP contact though, because it can only forward to another AD object.
After I did this, the above error was produced from Mimecast, our email relay service.
It is easily fixed. First, I synchronized our Active Directory with Mimecast. This usually happens twice a day, I think, so now I was going to force the change. Simply go to Services, Directory Sync, Synchronize LDAP Data.
I then went to the relay settings to configure an exception. I expected the synchronization to have done that but there was no sign of the external email address. So I just added it anyway. Here were the steps: User Directory, Profile Groups, Relay. I then added the external email address.
That's it! After that, the problematic messages disappeared and forwarding worked very swiftly as it was meant to.
Does TeamViewer Work If Logged Off?
The answer is "no". It will drop the connection because logging off kills all active processes.
The answer is to get the other person to use either the full TeamViewer version or a special version called "TeamViewer Host for Unattended Setup". This runs as a service and so can survive logging off and even a reboot.
You can get it here:
TeamViewer Downloads
For me, it was no good because I was unable to watch it being installed i.e. if you are already running TeamViewer, you cannot install any other version of TeamViewer at the same time!
As the remote user was typically PC-illiterate, it was too big a risk to guide them through the install over the phone. I have learned over the years not to be overconfident in a user's abilities!
The answer is to get the other person to use either the full TeamViewer version or a special version called "TeamViewer Host for Unattended Setup". This runs as a service and so can survive logging off and even a reboot.
You can get it here:
TeamViewer Downloads
For me, it was no good because I was unable to watch it being installed i.e. if you are already running TeamViewer, you cannot install any other version of TeamViewer at the same time!
As the remote user was typically PC-illiterate, it was too big a risk to guide them through the install over the phone. I have learned over the years not to be overconfident in a user's abilities!
Connection Test Tracert Batch File
One of our home workers complained that her connection to RDS is always dropping.
Incidentally, I connected to her PC via Team Viewer and also had dropped connections too.
Team Viewer and RDS connect differently. I'm quite sure RDS uses higher range ports (3389?), it is also SSL. Team Viewer I am not sure but it may be port 80.
This all leads me to believe it has something to do with her ISP. Her ISP, of course, deny this.
I decided to modify the earlier ping test batch file. For one, our RDS gateway won't return a ping which is a good thing. However, it is possible to do a tracert to it so I've created a batch file that will first create then append to a file the current date and time and then add the results of the tracert command.
The idea is that she double clicks this file whenever she gets a connection problem, in order to help create a log of the state of her connection between us and her at the time.
Here's the code. If you're not aware, just copy and paste it into a text file then rename the text file to have extension ".bat" - I wish I could show you some sample output but I'm in Linux so that bat file won't work!
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Incidentally, I connected to her PC via Team Viewer and also had dropped connections too.
Team Viewer and RDS connect differently. I'm quite sure RDS uses higher range ports (3389?), it is also SSL. Team Viewer I am not sure but it may be port 80.
This all leads me to believe it has something to do with her ISP. Her ISP, of course, deny this.
I decided to modify the earlier ping test batch file. For one, our RDS gateway won't return a ping which is a good thing. However, it is possible to do a tracert to it so I've created a batch file that will first create then append to a file the current date and time and then add the results of the tracert command.
The idea is that she double clicks this file whenever she gets a connection problem, in order to help create a log of the state of her connection between us and her at the time.
Here's the code. If you're not aware, just copy and paste it into a text file then rename the text file to have extension ".bat" - I wish I could show you some sample output but I'm in Linux so that bat file won't work!
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- @echo off
- echo --- >> c:\docume~1\j.smith\desktop\tracelogs.txt
- echo --- >> c:\docume~1\j.smith\desktop\tracelogs.txt
- echo %date% >> c:\docume~1\j.smith\desktop\tracelogs.txt
- echo %time% >> c:\docume~1\j.smith\desktop\tracelogs.txt
- echo Running connection test
- echo This window will disappear when the test is complete
- echo Don't do anything else in the meantime
- tracert google.com >> c:\docume~1\j.smith\desktop\tracelogs.txt
- echo --- >> c:\docume~1\j.smith\desktop\tracelogs.txt
- echo --- >> c:\docume~1\j.smith\desktop\tracelogs.txt
- ------------------------------------------------
Replace "j.smith" with the user's AD username. I chose the desktop as the location because the user can create documents there, unlike the rest of the machine which is logged down (she is not a local administrator). Replace google.com with the site of your choice.
You can also loop this continuously, there's a few ways to do that, but on some older machines it may cause the fan to kick into overdrive!
Sunday 26 January 2014
Export Active Directory To CSV - Users To Excel
It is very useful indeed to keep a copy of all Active Directory users and associated info in a spreadsheet. One of the greatest uses is to easily know the SID of a user when you have to start editing the registry and finding their relevant sub-key.
You can get all this info using Powershell.
First you need to install the free Dell/Quest "ActiveRoles Management Shell for Active Directory" which is a set of free Powershell commands you can use to interrogate your Active Directory and get information from it. Get the download here.
After that, simply open up Powershell, load the snap-in and then execute the command to import the data to a csv. Here's exactly how:
You'll see there's a ton of info, nearly 100 columns if I remember correctly!
You can get all this info using Powershell.
First you need to install the free Dell/Quest "ActiveRoles Management Shell for Active Directory" which is a set of free Powershell commands you can use to interrogate your Active Directory and get information from it. Get the download here.
After that, simply open up Powershell, load the snap-in and then execute the command to import the data to a csv. Here's exactly how:
add-PSSnapin quest.activeroles.admanagement
Get-QADUser -SizeLimit 0 |Export-Csv c:\users.csv
You'll see there's a ton of info, nearly 100 columns if I remember correctly!
Microsoft Outlook Crash Log Location
You may be interested to know that Outlook and other Office apps keep a store of detailed crash logs when they crash. Yes, there is always the event viewer but there is much more if you look in the right place.
For Office 2007 on Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 and above at least, you can look in the location:
c:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive
There will be an individual folder for each crash. Just looking at the date time stamps alone is useful.
For Office 2007 on Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 and above at least, you can look in the location:
c:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive
There will be an individual folder for each crash. Just looking at the date time stamps alone is useful.
Can't Print Secured PDF File
Someone at work told me they couldn't print a pdf file that was showing as "secured" in the title bar. I think it may have given an error message too.
It was a little strange because she had two secured pdf files and one of them she could actually print. That was an anomaly really.
Both files came from the same person and clicking the padlock symbol within Adobe Reader showed that printing rights (as well as others) had been restricted.
While there are ways to break the security of pdf files, I was not willing to go to these lengths in a professional work environment. I told the user to speak to the originator and tell her not to secure these pdf files.
It was a little strange because she had two secured pdf files and one of them she could actually print. That was an anomaly really.
Both files came from the same person and clicking the padlock symbol within Adobe Reader showed that printing rights (as well as others) had been restricted.
While there are ways to break the security of pdf files, I was not willing to go to these lengths in a professional work environment. I told the user to speak to the originator and tell her not to secure these pdf files.
How To Open a 3GB Text File
At work the other day we ran a trace on an application that produced a massive log file in no time at all. It nearly crashed the server!
Luckily, we avoided disaster but I still needed to open the file so I extract the small part of it I needed.
If you simply double click a huge text file in Windows you will wait a long time as it tries to load the entire thing into memory.
What you need is a program that will load it to some temporary disk space. You might wait a short time for it to open but you can normally start looking through it immediately, even while the rest of the file is still loading.
I looked around and found a few. One person recommended TextPad. I have not gotten around to trying it but apparently it will do the job.
The one I used first and was sufficient for my needs was Large Text File Viewer. On first running it, it looked a lot like some kind of hacking application! I was a little worried by that but it worked absolutely fine and did a great job. I was able to scroll down to the time period of the log file I needed, select the text I wanted and save to a new file.
Luckily, we avoided disaster but I still needed to open the file so I extract the small part of it I needed.
If you simply double click a huge text file in Windows you will wait a long time as it tries to load the entire thing into memory.
What you need is a program that will load it to some temporary disk space. You might wait a short time for it to open but you can normally start looking through it immediately, even while the rest of the file is still loading.
I looked around and found a few. One person recommended TextPad. I have not gotten around to trying it but apparently it will do the job.
The one I used first and was sufficient for my needs was Large Text File Viewer. On first running it, it looked a lot like some kind of hacking application! I was a little worried by that but it worked absolutely fine and did a great job. I was able to scroll down to the time period of the log file I needed, select the text I wanted and save to a new file.
UNC Path Contains/Containing Spaces Doesn't Work
You are probably familiar with UNC paths such as \\servername21\departmentfolder\subfolder1\subfolder2\.
They are the best way to refer to network locations although many users prefer drive letters. Personally, I think that's lazy and it really takes zero brain effort to learn how UNC paths work. I find it differs greatly depending on the culture of the office how brain dead or smart the users are!
But what if your path contains a space e.g. \\LONFDB21\Marketing\Images\Stock Image 30123.jpg ?
Then it often won't work. Windows will see a space as marking a separation and therefore the path will end at the "k" in "Stock". So if you need to send a UNC path to someone, you need to do one of the following:
They are the best way to refer to network locations although many users prefer drive letters. Personally, I think that's lazy and it really takes zero brain effort to learn how UNC paths work. I find it differs greatly depending on the culture of the office how brain dead or smart the users are!
But what if your path contains a space e.g. \\LONFDB21\Marketing\Images\Stock Image 30123.jpg ?
Then it often won't work. Windows will see a space as marking a separation and therefore the path will end at the "k" in "Stock". So if you need to send a UNC path to someone, you need to do one of the following:
- double quotes around the UNC path
- "<" and ">" around the UNC path
- replace spaces with %20 (this seems to work better in browsers, I've found it unreliable elsewhere).
So above, I could use, for example:
<\\LONFDB21\Marketing\Images\Stock Image 30123.jpg>
or
"\\LONFDB21\Marketing\Images\Stock Image 30123.jpg"
You'll find that MS Office programs will also hyperlink correctly if you do it in this manner.
Exchange 2003 Mailbox Permissions Report
The boss asked me to produce a report of all mailbox permissions.
We're currently on Exchange 2003 which has minimal functionality, certainly no fancy reports or anything! In fact, I'm not sure later versions do either.
I looked around and there are a couple of ways.
The best, report-wise, is to use a program from Quest (now owned by Dell) called Quest Security Explorer. This allows for all manner of fancy reports about various security/permissions parameters of your infrastructure. It's no free but you can get an evaluation license which may be enough for your needs.
The downside is that you need to install on your local workstation some kind of Exchange extensions, in order for the program to communicate properly with your Exchange Server. I tried to fish around for our disc but eventually gave up.
There is also a tool called ADModify which I just could not get to work in our environment. Here is a tutorial if you are interested.
Luckily, I found a Powershell command that will produce a report. In my last post I mentioned how to redirect Powershell screen output to a text file and I use this technique here. I used this script which I obtained from this page (click here if you want the longer explanation from the author). This script will dump all info to the screen, see my previous blog post for how to redirect the output to a text file.
It worked a treat although the report is quite ugly. But it gives all the information needed.
We're currently on Exchange 2003 which has minimal functionality, certainly no fancy reports or anything! In fact, I'm not sure later versions do either.
I looked around and there are a couple of ways.
The best, report-wise, is to use a program from Quest (now owned by Dell) called Quest Security Explorer. This allows for all manner of fancy reports about various security/permissions parameters of your infrastructure. It's no free but you can get an evaluation license which may be enough for your needs.
The downside is that you need to install on your local workstation some kind of Exchange extensions, in order for the program to communicate properly with your Exchange Server. I tried to fish around for our disc but eventually gave up.
There is also a tool called ADModify which I just could not get to work in our environment. Here is a tutorial if you are interested.
Luckily, I found a Powershell command that will produce a report. In my last post I mentioned how to redirect Powershell screen output to a text file and I use this technique here. I used this script which I obtained from this page (click here if you want the longer explanation from the author). This script will dump all info to the screen, see my previous blog post for how to redirect the output to a text file.
It worked a treat although the report is quite ugly. But it gives all the information needed.
Redirect Powershell Output To A File - PS1
Powershell scripts can be saved in files with extension ".ps1". Double-click them and the OS will run them in Powershell.
But what if you have a script that outputs a lot of information to the screen and you want it in a more usable form such as a text file that you can send to others?
In DOS, there is a command ">" that let's you do this. There is something similar in Powershell.
Let's say your script is called script.ps1 then you can do:
and it will spit out the output and put into the file called outputfile.txt.
I will show you an example in my next blog post.
But what if you have a script that outputs a lot of information to the screen and you want it in a more usable form such as a text file that you can send to others?
In DOS, there is a command ">" that let's you do this. There is something similar in Powershell.
Let's say your script is called script.ps1 then you can do:
powershell.exe -File c:\script.ps1 >> C:\outputfile.txt
and it will spit out the output and put into the file called outputfile.txt.
I will show you an example in my next blog post.
Powershell Install Folder XP
I had installed Powershell on my XP machine some time ago but couldn't find it!
Here is the location:
Here is the location:
c:\windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
Public Folders Contacts Group
I recently rebuilt the XP machine of someone at work. Naturally, he complained that his Outlook configuration had been restored to it's original state.
This is often a gripe with people at work when they lose configuration settings. These settings should be done by the user. But all too often they don't bother to learn it themselves or they do but still forget. All too often they can't be bothered to really figure it out. This is the point at which IT staff become nothing more than servants.
Anyway, he was used to seeing his contacts in a public folder in an arrangement of groups.
I could not work out how he managed it but eventually realized that this can only be done with the use of categories. You can see from the below screenshots exactly how to do this:
This is often a gripe with people at work when they lose configuration settings. These settings should be done by the user. But all too often they don't bother to learn it themselves or they do but still forget. All too often they can't be bothered to really figure it out. This is the point at which IT staff become nothing more than servants.
Anyway, he was used to seeing his contacts in a public folder in an arrangement of groups.
I could not work out how he managed it but eventually realized that this can only be done with the use of categories. You can see from the below screenshots exactly how to do this:
Saturday 25 January 2014
Linux Best File Copier - Copying Files Unreliable MD5
I wrote earlier that I was quite disappointed at how unreliable file copying has been in my quite limited recent experience of Linux. I simply found that the copies were not the same as the originals when checking using Linux's built-in checksum calculator Terminal command: md5sum.
I was on the lookout for a file manager/copier that would do a better job.
Many people recommended rsync -c but I discovered that it is a common misconception that it performs a verification after the copy has been done. This is simply not true.
In fact, I looked long and hard and several people had the same need as me but I could only find one solution:
I found a program that performs copying and checksum verification called Safe File Manager. The only problem is: I'm scared to run it!
The site does not look very professional and the owner of the site seems to be anonymous. In days gone by I would happily use such a program but these days I run a business and I am extremely careful about installing untrusted software that could potentially capture my passwords and ultimately compromise my livelihood. It's a great shame as this program really looks like it would fit the bill.
As an aside, I also discovered that the terminal command sync will force writes to a device. I think this will be handy as I earlier got the distinct impression that writing to USB devices seems to lag and I wonder if some of the md5 mismatches were because the data had not yet been fully copied yet. This command might help me.
I was on the lookout for a file manager/copier that would do a better job.
Many people recommended rsync -c but I discovered that it is a common misconception that it performs a verification after the copy has been done. This is simply not true.
In fact, I looked long and hard and several people had the same need as me but I could only find one solution:
I found a program that performs copying and checksum verification called Safe File Manager. The only problem is: I'm scared to run it!
The site does not look very professional and the owner of the site seems to be anonymous. In days gone by I would happily use such a program but these days I run a business and I am extremely careful about installing untrusted software that could potentially capture my passwords and ultimately compromise my livelihood. It's a great shame as this program really looks like it would fit the bill.
As an aside, I also discovered that the terminal command sync will force writes to a device. I think this will be handy as I earlier got the distinct impression that writing to USB devices seems to lag and I wonder if some of the md5 mismatches were because the data had not yet been fully copied yet. This command might help me.
Linux - How To Create a Batch File
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| The final step - making the shell script "executable" |
I wanted to know how to do this in Linux. Right now I have to launch KeePass by typing each time:
mono /home/me/KeePass/KeePass.exe
It's not too much of a pain but I want to save any time where I can. The more convenient it is to reach my tools, the more and better I'll use them.
So I've read up and things work a little different in Linux.
I already knew I needed to make a "shell script". I've seen these marked with ".sh" and even tried to make my own earlier but it didn't work. Unlike DOS/Windows, the extension does not change the way the file is treated. In fact ".sh" is just used as a nice way of telling the user what kind of file it is. I'll tell you how to tell the OS what to do in a minute.
First I start by opening gedit, the text editor.
Then I type the following:
#! /bin/bash
mono /home/me/KeePass/KeePass.exe
Then save it with whatever name I want. Finally, I right-click it, Properties, Permissions tab then check "Allow this file to run as a program". That tells the OS what to do with it. There is a terminal method to do this called "chmod" but I need to read up on it again on exactly how it works.
That's it, now this file will execute as if I were typing that second line directly in a Terminal window.
Friday 24 January 2014
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Download ISO Free
Today downloaded the ISO for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. I have been meaning to install this so I can get to grips with what is the leading enterprise Linux distribution (the other one is SUSE Linux Enterprise by Novell).
It was very confusing. Apparently it is a 30 day trial. And yet I read elsewhere that it is nothing like traditional Microsoft/other corporate licensing in that actually anything derived from Linux, being GNU, must therefore be free to all. So apparently Red Hat Linux is actually free, it's just that you pay to get the updates. Given that many Linux distros are so stable they don't even need updating necessarily, it's almost effectively free if you look at it that way.
You must first register at Red Hat's web site (click here to register, link opens in a new window). After that, you get the ability to download ISOs. I registered as a personal account.
I downloaded the RHEL server (as opposed to desktop), 32-bit ISO of version 6 (I think it is actually 6.5 but I'm unsure till I install it). It took me a while to find this version, there are many other strange and different versions (including betas, minimal boot discs and add-ons) that I just wasn't interested in!
Here is the download I got:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6 for 32-bit x86)
https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/software/channel/downloads/Download.do?cid=10358
Filename: rhel-server-6.5-i386-dvd.iso
MD5: 04a1fa06a6b7e70cd586535eea83c0ef
Other versions you may be interested in:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6 for 64-bit x86_64)
https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/software/channel/downloads/Download.do?cid=10486
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6 for 32-bit x86)
https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/software/channel/downloads/Download.do?cid=10401
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6 for x86_64)
https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/software/channel/downloads/Download.do?cid=10550
I intend to get my Red Hat Linux certification. Hopefully all I need to do to prepare is get a good book and practise with this installation! As you can see, there is also a workstation version but it's much more important to get experience of the server platform.
It was very confusing. Apparently it is a 30 day trial. And yet I read elsewhere that it is nothing like traditional Microsoft/other corporate licensing in that actually anything derived from Linux, being GNU, must therefore be free to all. So apparently Red Hat Linux is actually free, it's just that you pay to get the updates. Given that many Linux distros are so stable they don't even need updating necessarily, it's almost effectively free if you look at it that way.
You must first register at Red Hat's web site (click here to register, link opens in a new window). After that, you get the ability to download ISOs. I registered as a personal account.
I downloaded the RHEL server (as opposed to desktop), 32-bit ISO of version 6 (I think it is actually 6.5 but I'm unsure till I install it). It took me a while to find this version, there are many other strange and different versions (including betas, minimal boot discs and add-ons) that I just wasn't interested in!
Here is the download I got:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6 for 32-bit x86)
https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/software/channel/downloads/Download.do?cid=10358
Filename: rhel-server-6.5-i386-dvd.iso
MD5: 04a1fa06a6b7e70cd586535eea83c0ef
Other versions you may be interested in:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6 for 64-bit x86_64)
https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/software/channel/downloads/Download.do?cid=10486
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6 for 32-bit x86)
https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/software/channel/downloads/Download.do?cid=10401
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6 for x86_64)
https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/software/channel/downloads/Download.do?cid=10550
I intend to get my Red Hat Linux certification. Hopefully all I need to do to prepare is get a good book and practise with this installation! As you can see, there is also a workstation version but it's much more important to get experience of the server platform.
Sunday 19 January 2014
Linux Mint External Hard Drive Read Only
I tried to create folders and copy files to an external hard drive of mine.
Actually, it's not an external hard drive. It's a hard disk caddy that I plug SATA drives into.
It's one of these unbranded Chinese models. Sadly, there doesn't seem to be a reputable brand making these, not that I've seen anyway. Even in Windows XP it can be a little troublesome and require replugging or power cycling.
But for Linux, I can read from it fine but I cannot write to it at all.
I heard it could be due to an old ntfs driver so I searched the Software Repository for "ntfs-3g" but saw it was already installed and presumably being used.
By the way, I've had no such issues with USB memory sticks.
I also tried right-clicking and "Open Folder as root" but this didn't work either. I just couldn't write to the drive. Sometimes I'd get "input/output" errors.
I guess this device is just incompatible with Linux. That's no big deal really. I have other, proper external hard drives.
I've got to admit though, I'm a little worried about the way Linux handles external devices, especially those of FAT32/NTFS format. In doing my research, I've read some horror stories about it scrambling existing data!
In the end, I inserted a USB stick with data on it that I didn't care about and copied the files. I had a chance to use the terminal command "cp" to copy across. I then ran md5sum to check that the files had been copied perfectly.
In fact they weren't! One of them, a big one around 1 gig, was not copied and I got different MD5 checksums! I copied it again using the GUI and had the same problem! I tried replugging the USB stick and I got read only errors again! Finally I replugged it once more and could write to it again, copied with the gui once more and the checksums failed. I tried again with the cp command and FINALLY the MD5 checksums matched!
Why these MD5s did not match, I do not know. I have heard that Linux likes to use write caching a lot. So you think the file has been copied but it's still really just catching up...who knows?
Perhaps there are better ways to do all this. I am treading on new ground, after all. Best I don't become TOO reliant on Linux just yet...! Oh, I miss Windows XP already! :D
Actually, it's not an external hard drive. It's a hard disk caddy that I plug SATA drives into.
It's one of these unbranded Chinese models. Sadly, there doesn't seem to be a reputable brand making these, not that I've seen anyway. Even in Windows XP it can be a little troublesome and require replugging or power cycling.
But for Linux, I can read from it fine but I cannot write to it at all.
I heard it could be due to an old ntfs driver so I searched the Software Repository for "ntfs-3g" but saw it was already installed and presumably being used.
By the way, I've had no such issues with USB memory sticks.
I also tried right-clicking and "Open Folder as root" but this didn't work either. I just couldn't write to the drive. Sometimes I'd get "input/output" errors.
I guess this device is just incompatible with Linux. That's no big deal really. I have other, proper external hard drives.
I've got to admit though, I'm a little worried about the way Linux handles external devices, especially those of FAT32/NTFS format. In doing my research, I've read some horror stories about it scrambling existing data!
In the end, I inserted a USB stick with data on it that I didn't care about and copied the files. I had a chance to use the terminal command "cp" to copy across. I then ran md5sum to check that the files had been copied perfectly.
In fact they weren't! One of them, a big one around 1 gig, was not copied and I got different MD5 checksums! I copied it again using the GUI and had the same problem! I tried replugging the USB stick and I got read only errors again! Finally I replugged it once more and could write to it again, copied with the gui once more and the checksums failed. I tried again with the cp command and FINALLY the MD5 checksums matched!
Why these MD5s did not match, I do not know. I have heard that Linux likes to use write caching a lot. So you think the file has been copied but it's still really just catching up...who knows?
Perhaps there are better ways to do all this. I am treading on new ground, after all. Best I don't become TOO reliant on Linux just yet...! Oh, I miss Windows XP already! :D
Outlook Duplicate Meetings In Calendar
At work, one of the PAs asked me why calendar entries would often be duplicated. We run Exchange 2003 with Outlook 2007 clients.
Now it was some time ago so I forget the exact reason why but it is basically a bug and there are two ways to stop it.
The first is to fix the account. The problem occurs because there is a bug in the account. To fix the bug, you must move the mailbox from the existing mail store to another mail store and then move it back again.
The second is to simply upgrade Exchange. This bug is found in version 2003. When you move to Exchange 2007 or later, this problem will disappear.
In the end, we chose to do nothing because an upgrade of Exchange is due over the next few months anyway. I did not want to move mailbox from one store and back again. I saw it as too big a risk for something that is just an annoyance and for which a fix is not business critical but simply "nice to have".
Some of you may think a mailbox move to be trivial but I've learned that the most trivial things can easily raise new, more serious implications. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Now it was some time ago so I forget the exact reason why but it is basically a bug and there are two ways to stop it.
The first is to fix the account. The problem occurs because there is a bug in the account. To fix the bug, you must move the mailbox from the existing mail store to another mail store and then move it back again.
The second is to simply upgrade Exchange. This bug is found in version 2003. When you move to Exchange 2007 or later, this problem will disappear.
In the end, we chose to do nothing because an upgrade of Exchange is due over the next few months anyway. I did not want to move mailbox from one store and back again. I saw it as too big a risk for something that is just an annoyance and for which a fix is not business critical but simply "nice to have".
Some of you may think a mailbox move to be trivial but I've learned that the most trivial things can easily raise new, more serious implications. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Failure Notice Does Not Like Recipient - 550 Bad CT IP Reputation
If you get an email bounce back with the error "failure notice does not like recipient" then it's an easy one.
It means that the email server of the company of the person you are trying to reach has rejected your email based simply on your sending email address (more correctly, the IP address).
Most big companies use some kind of reputation checking service. For example, Mimecast is one of the huge ones (in fact, Mimecast is a much bigger overall email solution). There are others too and just like credit checking companies, there are a handful of big global hitters when it comes to reputation checking.
If you get this message then it is usually a problem with your sending IP address. There may even be a further message such as "550 Bad CT IP Reputation". In this case, the "CT" actually refers to the blacklisting company, CommTouch.
You need to visit the big reputation keepers, check your reputation and, where bad, raise a request to be white-listed.
Some of the major ones are Commtouch, Mimecast, Spamhaus, AOL and others. You can find larger lists of them online. Here's one such blog post containing the big hitters. If your company cannot send email to external clients then you need to go to all the reputation checkers and tell them to whitelist your IP address.
We had this problem ourselves when we changed our company internet connection. The new IP we received just happened to be on a blacklist!
It means that the email server of the company of the person you are trying to reach has rejected your email based simply on your sending email address (more correctly, the IP address).
Most big companies use some kind of reputation checking service. For example, Mimecast is one of the huge ones (in fact, Mimecast is a much bigger overall email solution). There are others too and just like credit checking companies, there are a handful of big global hitters when it comes to reputation checking.
If you get this message then it is usually a problem with your sending IP address. There may even be a further message such as "550 Bad CT IP Reputation". In this case, the "CT" actually refers to the blacklisting company, CommTouch.
You need to visit the big reputation keepers, check your reputation and, where bad, raise a request to be white-listed.
Some of the major ones are Commtouch, Mimecast, Spamhaus, AOL and others. You can find larger lists of them online. Here's one such blog post containing the big hitters. If your company cannot send email to external clients then you need to go to all the reputation checkers and tell them to whitelist your IP address.
We had this problem ourselves when we changed our company internet connection. The new IP we received just happened to be on a blacklist!
One Week on Linux Mint - Is It Time To Ditch Windows?
Every Sunday I perform by weekly backups. It's a good habit I've gotten into recently. I back up a Truecrypt container of my personal data (excluding media, which is just too big).
Ordinarily I would do this from my XP machine but I stopped using XP last week. So this week marks the first week I need to do that from my new Linux box!
I guess the process will be much the same. I'm still not fully "migrated" to Linux. I have, on purpose, not saved too much data to this installation. I still feel like XP is my "base".
I know this cannot change overnight. It's likely that I will go some time, maybe 6 months, before I fully do. In fact, I am starting to think that I will never fully move away from Windows and, anyway, why should I? I think it's a state of perfection many are trying to reach for no really good reason other than a sense of accomplishment.
Let's face it: a great many programs (including open source) are made only for Windows. And because I use my brain and actually think before I click, I don't ever get viruses on Windows anyway so there's no reason there for me to abandon it.
My ideal situation would be to invest in another machine or two in the near future so I can have separate Windows and Linux machines (without having to swap hard drives out) as well as a spare for trying out new distros.
Linux is great, I love it. But there's no such thing as the perfect OS. And there's no reason not to enjoy multiple operating systems either.
Ordinarily I would do this from my XP machine but I stopped using XP last week. So this week marks the first week I need to do that from my new Linux box!
I guess the process will be much the same. I'm still not fully "migrated" to Linux. I have, on purpose, not saved too much data to this installation. I still feel like XP is my "base".
I know this cannot change overnight. It's likely that I will go some time, maybe 6 months, before I fully do. In fact, I am starting to think that I will never fully move away from Windows and, anyway, why should I? I think it's a state of perfection many are trying to reach for no really good reason other than a sense of accomplishment.
Let's face it: a great many programs (including open source) are made only for Windows. And because I use my brain and actually think before I click, I don't ever get viruses on Windows anyway so there's no reason there for me to abandon it.
My ideal situation would be to invest in another machine or two in the near future so I can have separate Windows and Linux machines (without having to swap hard drives out) as well as a spare for trying out new distros.
Linux is great, I love it. But there's no such thing as the perfect OS. And there's no reason not to enjoy multiple operating systems either.
Saturday 18 January 2014
Mount ISO Without Reboot
I had a machine to rebuild at work. I put the OS on and started to install applications again. I tried to install MS Office 2007 (yes, we are behind the times!) from a network location but the install just gave up after barely a minute. Seems the install files were corrupt or something.
So I decided to download Office 2007 again, from the official Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center. This is a site you can log into to get your product keys and downloadable software for which you are licensed.
Unfortunately, only an ISO was available. I like ISOs, they are nice and self-contained but I did not want to burn a disc and nor did I want to install iso mounting software on the user's PC. So I needed to install the iso mounting software on my own PC, mount the ISO and copy the mounted files into the network location from where I could try installing again.
I installed Daemon Tools, my usual favorite, and when it finished it wanted me to reboot the PC! I know for most of you that is not a problem but the computer I've inherited at work takes an age to boot up, plus I had a lot of apps opened.
Luckily, I found a freeware program online that could not only mount ISOs but would do it without requiring a reboot: MagicISO. It was just what I needed and worked perfectly!
So I decided to download Office 2007 again, from the official Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center. This is a site you can log into to get your product keys and downloadable software for which you are licensed.
Unfortunately, only an ISO was available. I like ISOs, they are nice and self-contained but I did not want to burn a disc and nor did I want to install iso mounting software on the user's PC. So I needed to install the iso mounting software on my own PC, mount the ISO and copy the mounted files into the network location from where I could try installing again.
I installed Daemon Tools, my usual favorite, and when it finished it wanted me to reboot the PC! I know for most of you that is not a problem but the computer I've inherited at work takes an age to boot up, plus I had a lot of apps opened.
Luckily, I found a freeware program online that could not only mount ISOs but would do it without requiring a reboot: MagicISO. It was just what I needed and worked perfectly!
Outlook Safe Mode Switch Add-ins Turned Off
I have known for a while that Outlook has a number of switches. At work we use 2003, a pretty ancient version but these switches have existed even going back Outlook '97!
One of the most common ones was "/cleanviews", I remember Outlook commonly going crazy and having to run that switch.
Anyway, at work we use an add-in with Outlook that is problematic. I wanted to investigate disabling it altogether. I already knew that "safe mode" was a way of running a bare bones Outlook.
It goes like this:
outlook.exe /safe
But what I did not know is that there are various safe modes you can run. For example, this command:
outlook.exe /safe:3
will disable add-ins but leave the rest of the Outlook client the way it was. It won't mess with pre-defined views and other customizations.
Sadly, this command did not do what I needed it to do. I think our group policy overided it or something and so we could not disable the add-in that way.
Instead, I had to run "outlook.exe /safe" instead.
I also created a batch file to automate it and give the users an icon to click on.
One of the most common ones was "/cleanviews", I remember Outlook commonly going crazy and having to run that switch.
Anyway, at work we use an add-in with Outlook that is problematic. I wanted to investigate disabling it altogether. I already knew that "safe mode" was a way of running a bare bones Outlook.
It goes like this:
outlook.exe /safe
But what I did not know is that there are various safe modes you can run. For example, this command:
outlook.exe /safe:3
will disable add-ins but leave the rest of the Outlook client the way it was. It won't mess with pre-defined views and other customizations.
Sadly, this command did not do what I needed it to do. I think our group policy overided it or something and so we could not disable the add-in that way.
Instead, I had to run "outlook.exe /safe" instead.
I also created a batch file to automate it and give the users an icon to click on.
Linux Mint Install Wine 1.6 NOT 1.4
My Linux learning experience continues!
The other day I installed Wine using the software repository. Until now, I had assumed that it would report the latest (at least stable) versions. This is not the case! It seems the Software Repository itself does not update, not by default anyway.
I had installed version 1.4. But it made Thunderbird Portable (a Windows app) crash on opening. I discovered this after a little googling showed me that this was a bug that was fixed subsequently in version 1.5.8 of Wine.
So, I decided to install version 1.6 which is also the latest stable version. But how to upgrade? There was no option in Software Repository.
Now I understand already that the terminal command "apt-get" is some kind of way to install programs and all their dependencies. I think it works by keeping a local copy of approved repositories that you can add to (taking care, of course) and then poll for various applications and their dependencies to be downloaded.
But all I could find was info on installing apps and nothing on upgrading them. In the end, I decided to uninstall Wine 1.4 using the Software Repository and then re-install it (v1.6) using the terminal window. I hoped that uninstalling it wouldn't unwind a ton of dependencies that would then break when trying to reinstall. A lot more complicated than your typical Windows uninstall and reinstall methinks, and a lot more to potentially go wrong.
So after uninstalling, I opened a terminal window and type in the following commands (thanks to this site):
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine1.6
sudo apt-get install winetricks
It went well. In fact, I had noticed after uninstalling that the Wine menus were still there. Strange, I thought. It made sense after running the commands above: the procedure actually uninstalled Wine 1.4. Pretty smart, eh? I'm not sure why it never really got uninstalled but at least the commands I used took care of that. I've attached the output below if you want to read it (my username is "user").
After that, I re-ran Thunderbird Portable and it worked pretty well. Only downside was it can't handle an IMAP connection - it crashed again - but it can handle POP3 fine. I actually just put a dummy account there as my main use for it is for locally stored mail I've moved from another installation of this application. I don't intend to use it to send and receive new email.
Here's the terminal window output:
The other day I installed Wine using the software repository. Until now, I had assumed that it would report the latest (at least stable) versions. This is not the case! It seems the Software Repository itself does not update, not by default anyway.
I had installed version 1.4. But it made Thunderbird Portable (a Windows app) crash on opening. I discovered this after a little googling showed me that this was a bug that was fixed subsequently in version 1.5.8 of Wine.
So, I decided to install version 1.6 which is also the latest stable version. But how to upgrade? There was no option in Software Repository.
Now I understand already that the terminal command "apt-get" is some kind of way to install programs and all their dependencies. I think it works by keeping a local copy of approved repositories that you can add to (taking care, of course) and then poll for various applications and their dependencies to be downloaded.
But all I could find was info on installing apps and nothing on upgrading them. In the end, I decided to uninstall Wine 1.4 using the Software Repository and then re-install it (v1.6) using the terminal window. I hoped that uninstalling it wouldn't unwind a ton of dependencies that would then break when trying to reinstall. A lot more complicated than your typical Windows uninstall and reinstall methinks, and a lot more to potentially go wrong.
So after uninstalling, I opened a terminal window and type in the following commands (thanks to this site):
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine1.6
sudo apt-get install winetricks
It went well. In fact, I had noticed after uninstalling that the Wine menus were still there. Strange, I thought. It made sense after running the commands above: the procedure actually uninstalled Wine 1.4. Pretty smart, eh? I'm not sure why it never really got uninstalled but at least the commands I used took care of that. I've attached the output below if you want to read it (my username is "user").
After that, I re-ran Thunderbird Portable and it worked pretty well. Only downside was it can't handle an IMAP connection - it crashed again - but it can handle POP3 fine. I actually just put a dummy account there as my main use for it is for locally stored mail I've moved from another installation of this application. I don't intend to use it to send and receive new email.
Here's the terminal window output:
user@computer ~/Desktop $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa[sudo] password for user:You are about to add the following PPA to your system:Welcome to the Wine Team PPA. Here you can get the latest available Wine betas for every supported version of Ubuntu. This PPA is managed by Scott Ritchie and Maarten Lankhorst.More info: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-wine/+archive/ppaPress [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding itExecuting: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --secret-keyring /tmp/tmp.b7487HkSGR --trustdb-name /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80/ --recv 883E8688397576B6C509DF495A9A06AEF9CB8DB0gpg: requesting key F9CB8DB0 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.comgpg: key F9CB8DB0: public key "Launchpad PPA for Ubuntu Wine Team" importedgpg: no ultimately trusted keys foundgpg: Total number processed: 1gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)user@computer ~/Desktop $ sudo apt-get updateHit http://archive.canonical.com precise Release.gpgGet:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg [316 B]Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpgHit http://archive.canonical.com precise ReleaseGet:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release [11.9 kB]Hit http://dl.google.com stable ReleaseHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpgGet:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg [198 B]Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg [198 B]Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner i386 PackagesGet:5 http://packages.linuxmint.com maya Release.gpg [198 B]Hit http://dl.google.com stable/main i386 PackagesIgn http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner TranslationIndexGet:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources [6,389 B]Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main TranslationIndexGet:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages [7,494 B]Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndexHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise ReleaseGet:8 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release [49.6 kB]Get:9 http://packages.linuxmint.com maya Release [18.6 kB]Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release [49.6 kB]Get:11 http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/main i386 Packages [18.1 kB]Get:12 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main i386 Packages [377 kB]Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Translation-en_GBHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 PackagesHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted i386 PackagesHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 PackagesHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse i386 PackagesHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndexHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse TranslationIndexHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted TranslationIndexHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe TranslationIndexIgn http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Translation-enIgn http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_GBIgn http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-enGet:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main i386 Packages [769 kB]Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_GBIgn http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-enGet:14 http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/upstream i386 Packages [10.6 kB]Get:15 http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/import i386 Packages [42.0 kB]Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/import TranslationIndexIgn http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/main TranslationIndexIgn http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/upstream TranslationIndexErr http://packages.medibuntu.org precise Release.gpgSomething wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org precise ReleaseIgn http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/free i386 Packages/DiffIndexIgn http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/non-free i386 Packages/DiffIndexGet:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted i386 Packages [11.5 kB]Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/free TranslationIndexGet:17 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe i386 Packages [235 kB]Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/non-free TranslationIndexIgn http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/import Translation-en_GBIgn http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/import Translation-enGet:18 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted i386 Packages [4,620 B]Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/main Translation-en_GBGet:19 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe i386 Packages [93.5 kB]Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/main Translation-enIgn http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/upstream Translation-en_GBIgn http://packages.linuxmint.com maya/upstream Translation-enGet:20 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse i386 Packages [2,650 B]Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main TranslationIndexHit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse TranslationIndexHit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted TranslationIndexHit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe TranslationIndexHit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Translation-enHit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Translation-enHit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Translation-enHit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Translation-enGet:21 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [14.4 kB]Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main TranslationIndexHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse TranslationIndexHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted TranslationIndexHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe TranslationIndexHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en_GBHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-enHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Translation-en_GBHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Translation-enHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Translation-en_GBHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Translation-enHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en_GBHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-enHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Translation-en_GBHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Translation-enHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Translation-en_GBHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Translation-enHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Translation-en_GBHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Translation-enHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-en_GBHit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-enErr http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/free i386 PackagesSomething wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)Err http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/non-free i386 PackagesSomething wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)Err http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/free Translation-en_GBSomething wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)Err http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/free Translation-enSomething wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)Err http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/non-free Translation-en_GBSomething wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)Err http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/non-free Translation-enSomething wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)Fetched 1,722 kB in 12s (139 kB/s)W: Failed to fetch http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/precise/Release.gpg Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)W: Failed to fetch http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/precise/free/binary-i386/Packages Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)W: Failed to fetch http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/precise/non-free/binary-i386/Packages Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)W: Failed to fetch http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/precise/free/i18n/Translation-en_GB Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)W: Failed to fetch http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/precise/free/i18n/Translation-en Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)W: Failed to fetch http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/precise/non-free/i18n/Translation-en_GB Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)W: Failed to fetch http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/precise/non-free/i18n/Translation-en Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.user@computer ~/Desktop $ sudo apt-get install wine1.6Reading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency treeReading state information... DoneThe following extra packages will be installed:libosmesa6 wine-gecko2.21 wine-mono0.0.8 wine1.6-i386Suggested packages:dosboxRecommended packages:wine1.5-i386The following packages will be REMOVEDwine1.4 wine1.4-common wine1.4-i386The following NEW packages will be installedlibosmesa6 wine-gecko2.21 wine-mono0.0.8 wine1.6 wine1.6-i3860 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 3 to remove and 51 not upgraded.Need to get 94.5 MB of archives.After this operation, 95.2 MB of additional disk space will be used.Do you want to continue [Y/n]? YGet:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/ precise/main wine-gecko2.21 i386 2.21-0ubuntu1~ppa1~precise1 [20.8 MB]Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main libosmesa6 i386 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.7 [1,146 kB]Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/ precise/main wine-mono0.0.8 all 0.0.8-0ubuntu1~ppa2 [46.6 MB]Get:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/ precise/main wine1.6-i386 i386 1:1.6.1-0ubuntu1~ppa1~precise1 [24.8 MB]Get:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/ precise/main wine1.6 i386 1:1.6.1-0ubuntu1~ppa1~precise1 [1,189 kB]Fetched 94.5 MB in 7min 4s (223 kB/s)(Reading database ... 144278 files and directories currently installed.)Removing wine1.4 ...Removing wine1.4-i386 ...Removing wine1.4-common ...Processing triggers for man-db ...Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...Processing triggers for libc-bin ...ldconfig deferred processing now taking placeSelecting previously unselected package wine-gecko2.21.(Reading database ... 142968 files and directories currently installed.)Unpacking wine-gecko2.21 (from .../wine-gecko2.21_2.21-0ubuntu1~ppa1~precise1_i386.deb) ...Selecting previously unselected package wine-mono0.0.8.Unpacking wine-mono0.0.8 (from .../wine-mono0.0.8_0.0.8-0ubuntu1~ppa2_all.deb) ...Selecting previously unselected package wine1.6-i386.Unpacking wine1.6-i386 (from .../wine1.6-i386_1%3a1.6.1-0ubuntu1~ppa1~precise1_i386.deb) ...Selecting previously unselected package wine1.6.Unpacking wine1.6 (from .../wine1.6_1%3a1.6.1-0ubuntu1~ppa1~precise1_i386.deb) ...Selecting previously unselected package libosmesa6.Unpacking libosmesa6 (from .../libosmesa6_8.0.4-0ubuntu0.7_i386.deb) ...Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...Processing triggers for man-db ...Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...Setting up wine-gecko2.21 (2.21-0ubuntu1~ppa1~precise1) ...Setting up wine-mono0.0.8 (0.0.8-0ubuntu1~ppa2) ...Setting up libosmesa6 (8.0.4-0ubuntu0.7) ...Setting up wine1.6 (1:1.6.1-0ubuntu1~ppa1~precise1) ...Setting up wine1.6-i386 (1:1.6.1-0ubuntu1~ppa1~precise1) ...Processing triggers for libc-bin ...ldconfig deferred processing now taking placeuser@computer ~/Desktop $ sudo apt-get install winetricksReading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency treeReading state information... DoneThe following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:ttf-umefont gettext wine-gecko1.4 ttf-unfonts-coreUse 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.The following packages will be upgraded:winetricks1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 50 not upgraded.Need to get 151 kB of archives.After this operation, 13.3 kB of additional disk space will be used.Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/ precise/main winetricks i386 0.0+20130707~precise1~ppa1 [151 kB]Fetched 151 kB in 1s (114 kB/s)(Reading database ... 144407 files and directories currently installed.)Preparing to replace winetricks 0.0+20120308 (using .../winetricks_0.0+20130707~precise1~ppa1_i386.deb) ...Unpacking replacement winetricks ...Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...Setting up winetricks (0.0+20130707~precise1~ppa1) ...user@computer ~/Desktop $
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