Ubuntu – Change the Logon Screen Keyboard Layout and language
KB ID 0000405 Problem I’m in the United Kingdom, and even when I set the UK Keyboard layout, Ubuntu wants to use a US keyboard layout for the logon/login screen. For most people this won’t be a problem, but if you log into a domain you need the @ symbol. A US Keyboard has that in a different place, it’s only a small niggle because I know where it is, but if it annoys me, it will be annoying someone else. Solution 1....
Ubuntu – Initial Setup, Restricted Extras, Screenlets and Cairo Dock
KB ID 0000407 Problem You have taken the plunge and installed Ubuntu, what are you going to do next? Here’s some stuff to make your experience a little bit better. Solution Restricted Extras installs flash, Java, Some Codec Packs and the Microsoft core font pack. Screenlets are a collection of desktop Gadgets/Widgets. And Cairo dock is a customisable screen dock/launch pad for your applications. Related Articles, References,...
Ubuntu – Samba Install Error
KB ID 0000410 Problem While trying to set up a samba share, I got the following error today. Error: W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk/ubuntu/pool/main/s/samba/samba_3.5.4~dfsg-1ubuntu8.2_amd64.deb 404 Not Found W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.retrosnub.co.uk/ubuntu/pool/main/s/samba/libpam-smbpass_3.5.4~dfsg-1ubuntu8.2_amd64.deb 404 Not Found Solution 1. Open a terminal window (Applications > Accessories >...
Sharing Files from Ubuntu to Windows
KB ID 0000412 Problem If you have only a few files to share, you might want to consider using Dropbox, however if you want to share your files over the network then you need to install samba and configure it. Solution Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links Special Thanks to Morbuis1 Over at the Ubuntu Forms for the help. Samba Install Error
Deploy the Trend Worry Free Business Client via Group Policy
KB ID 0000491 Problem Trend Worry Free is a nice product, though to deploy the client software out to your machines, you need them to be switched on, have the firewalls off, and the remote registry service running. You can of course connect the clients to the web portal and install the client on a machine by machine basis, (default https://servername:4343), but if you are rolling out a lot of machines this can get tedious. So you can...
Trend Micro (Worry-Free Business Security) Cannot Remove Agent
KB ID 0000630 Problem While working on a badly Malware affected server the other day, I tried to resurrect the Trend Micro Security Agent. It refused to run, so I attempted to remove it. Then I could reinstall it cleanly. (I knew the password that it required for removal). However this it what happened when I tried; Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Agent Setup Unable to Uninstall An error has stopped the removal of the Trend...
Bag Yourself a Cheap Firewall The Symantec FW100 and FW200(R) Appliances
KB ID 0000109 Problem OK to be honest, before I went to work for my current employer I didn’t even know Symantec made hardware firewall’s, and at the time of writing they no longer make “Low End” firewall’s and corporate support for them has all but ended. With this in mind there are a load of them currently being replaced with newer firewall’s and they are either getting thrown in cupboards...
Backup Exec error: (0xE0008520): Device could not be snapped because it contains an active cache file
KB ID 0000265 Problem You are trying to perform a snapshot using Backup Exec Open File Option and there is already a snapshot file there. Error: V-79-57344-34110 – AOFO: Initialization failure on: “C:”. Advanced Open File Option used: Symantec Volume Snapshot Provider (VSP). Snapshot provider error (0xE0008520): Device could not be snapped because it contains an active cache file. Check the Windows Event Viewer for...
Backup Exec Error – Exchange Backup “The VSS Writer failed 0x800423f3”
KB ID 0000307 Problem Backup Exec Exchange Backup fails with the following error, Final error: 0xe000fed1 – A failure occurred querying the Writer status. Final error category: Resource ErrorsWriter Name: Exchange Server, Writer ID: {76FE1AC4-15F7-4BCD-987E-8E1ACB462FB7}, Last error: The VSS Writer failed, but the operation can be retried (0x800423f3), State: Failed during freeze Solution The Microsoft VSS writer that...
Backup Exec – Cannot Display Job Logs “{name} contains an invalid path”
KB ID 0000334 Problem While attempting to open a Backup Exec job log, you see the following error. Error C:DOCUMEN~1ADMINI~1.COMLOCALS~1Temp1hist{logname} contains an invalid path. Solution 1. Nice quick one, update the Microsoft XML Parser to a version greater than Version 6 SP 2. 2. If that fails to resolve the problem, click Start > run > appwiz.cpl {enter} > Locate Backup exec > Change. 3. Next > Select Repair >...