Publish CRL Error – Access Denied 0x80070005
KB ID 0001135 Problem Seen when attempting to publish a CRL on a Windows Certificate Services Server. Access is denied. 0x80070005 (WIN32: 5 ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED) Solution The problem is the COMPUTER ACCOUNT attempting to publish the CRL, (i.e. the Windows Certificate Services Server), needs rights to the physical folder the CRL files live in, like so; Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links...
Windows Firewall – Enable ‘Ping’ / ICMP Echo Reply
KB ID 0001134 Problem By default all modern distributions of Windows come with their client firewall enabled. Which is a good thing, most corporate networks simply disable it using the rationale that they have a corporate firewall and security software etc. Again thats fine, but what if you want to leave it on, and still be able to ping that host to see if its alive. Solution The firewall exception is already written for you, you...
Apple Mac OSX – Send a ‘Function Key’ Keystroke
KB ID 0001131 Problem I was remotely connected to one of My Dell servers via a DRAC. I needed to enter the ‘boot sequence’ at startup and that meant pressing F11 at the server boot seen. However F11 on the mac shows the desktop. Solution To Send a ‘function keystroke’ you need to press Fn+cmd+{function key} Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links NA
Event ID 27 – “The description for Event ID 27 from source e1iexpress cannot be found”
KB ID 0001130 Problem I was seeing intermittent network drops on my Server 2012 R2 servers, so when I took a lot in the logs this was what I found; Log Name: System Source: e1iexpress Date: {time} Event ID: 27 Task Category: None Level: Warning Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: {host-name} Description: The description for Event ID 27 from source e1iexpress cannot be found....
Active Directory Federation Services – Certificate Error ‘CNG Key’
KB ID 0001129 Problem When installing the Active Directory Federation Services Role, you need to supply a certificate. I was running this up using a self signed wildcard certificate when this happened; The certificate with the specified thumbprint {thumbprint} has a Cryptographic Next Generation (CNG) private key. The certificates with the CNG private key are not supported. Use a certificate based on a key pair generated by a legacy...
Certificate Services – Create a ‘Wildcard Certificate’
KB ID 0001128 Problem Now you may be thinking, “If you have your own CA/PKI solution why would you need to create a Wildcard Certificate”? If you can generate as many certificates as you want whats the point? Well today I need to setup ADFS, WAG (Web Application Gateway), and Remote Desktop Services Gateway Server. To make the whole thing wok on my test bench would be a lot less hassle if I could just use one certificate...
Cisco IOS – “configuration not allowed when device is not the primary server for vlan database.”
KB ID 0001127 Problem I was trying to delete a VLAN from a client switch, and this was happening; Core-3560#conf t Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Core-3560(config)#no vlan 30 VTP VLAN configuration not allowed when device is not the primary server for vlan database. Solution Now as far as I was aware there was only one switch, (certainly on this LAN segment anyway). What you need to do is change the VTP...
Migrated WordPress Site – Homepage Works, All Other Pages/Links Fail
KB ID 0001126 Problem I’m in the process of migrating the site back to its original VPS now that the site re-write and redesign has been completed. I used a plugin (UpdraftPlus) to backup the site, and its database, and then restored it to the new server. After the restore I connected to the new server and there was the site in all its glory 🙂 However, every single link I clicked gave me a; Not Found The requested URL {Path}...
Windows 10 – Transparent Command Window
KB ID 0001123 Problem Not really a problem, more of a cosmetic requirement. With Windows 10 you have the option to set your command windows as ‘transparent’ by adjusting their opacity. Solution With a command window open right click the title bar of the windows and select properties > Colours > Adjust the slider. You can also do the same with the PowerShell window. Related Articles, References, Credits, or External...
Windows – ‘Sorry, there was a problem mounting the file’ With ISO Files
KB ID 0001122 Problem Seen on Windows 10, and Server 2012, when attempting to open or mount an ISO file, (even downloaded direct from Microsoft). You get the following error; Note: Can also been seen with .VHD files. Couldn’t Mount File Sorry, there was a problem mounting the file. Solution Before you try anything else simply COPY the iso file to the root of your C: drive, and try again. 99% of the time simply copying the file...