Event ID 3
Nov17

Event ID 3

KB ID 0000341  Problem Event ID 3 Source: SystemServiceModel Error: WebHost failed to process a request. Sender Information. Exception: System.ServiceModel.ServiceActivationException: The service ‘/EWS/exchange.asmx’ cannot be activated due to an exception during compilation.  The exception message is: Security settings for this service require ‘Anonymous’ Authentication but it is not enabled for the IIS...

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Internet Explorer Puts ‘Borders’ Round Your Images
Nov17

Internet Explorer Puts ‘Borders’ Round Your Images

KB ID 0000823  Problem Chrome is my browser of choice, so I don’t look at my website with IE often. (Yes I know that’s bad practice for a webmaster). So I was surprised when I opened my home page and saw this. IE does this IF your image is a hyperlink. Solution Option 1: Edit your Hyperlink If you have a lot of them this is quite time consuming, but you can add the attribute of border and set it to zero within the IMG section of...

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Event ID  9323
Nov17

Event ID 9323

KB ID 0000481  Problem Seen when an Exchange server attempts to build the Offline Address book but encounters an error. Source: MSExchangeSA Event ID: 9323 Task Category: (13) Level: Warning Keywords: Classic Description: Entry ‘{Username}’ has invalid or expired e-mail certificates. These certificates will not be included in the offline address list for ‘Global Address List’. Solution 1. Go to a domain...

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Sharing Files from Ubuntu to Windows
Nov17

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  

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Trend Micro (Worry-Free Business Security) Cannot Remove Agent
Nov17

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...

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Backup Exec Job Failed Error ‘A device attached to the system is not functioning’
Nov17

Backup Exec Job Failed Error ‘A device attached to the system is not functioning’

KB ID 0000871  Problem I Replaced a tape drive for a customer a couple of weeks ago. With the new one fitted I backed up a few files and restored them to make sure the new drive was OK, and checked the backups the following morning. They had failed with the following on the job log. (Click for larger image). Job ended: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Completed status: Failed Final error: 0xe00084f4 – An unknown error has occurred. Final error...

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Symantec AntiVirus Asks For Password During Uninstall
Nov17

Symantec AntiVirus Asks For Password During Uninstall

KB ID 0000894  Problem I was finishing off a domain migration this week and was changing the clients over to McAfee. On one machine I found it had Symantec AntiVirus. When I tried to remove it, it asked for a password. One of the other machines had Symantec Endpoint Protection installed and this did the same. As expected, no one knew what this password was, and the default password ‘symantec’ didn’t work. Solution...

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Securing Exchange OWA with RSA SecureID
Nov17

Securing Exchange OWA with RSA SecureID

KB ID 000096 Problem Later on in the year I’ve got a big RSA and SharePoint deployment, as I know ‘Zippity Squat’ about SharePoint, I thought the best way to get some hands on experience, was to work out how to integrate SecureID with Exchange 2013, (which I know a few things about!) Solution I’m assuming you already have RSA Authentication Manager setup and users/tokens deployed. This run though is simply to...

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What’s My Network Address and What’s my Broadcast Address?
Nov17

What’s My Network Address and What’s my Broadcast Address?

KB ID 0000215  Problem The network address is the IP address that is the lowest number in your network range, and the broadcast address is the highest. To find out what your is, use the form below. Solution Find your IP address and Subnet Mask then enter it below.   Enter your IP address: . . . Enter your subnet mask: . . . Answer: Network Address: Broadcast Address:   Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links...

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Backing up a Remote Linux Machine With Windows  (Using Rsync and Cygwin)
Nov17

Backing up a Remote Linux Machine With Windows (Using Rsync and Cygwin)

KB ID 0000892  Problem The goal here was for me to get a backup of my VPS server (Running CentOS 6). My background is primarily Windows based, so I wanted a solution where I can just run the backup from a Windows machine, (i.e. my my laptop) and let it connect, login and perform the backup. What is Rsync? If you are familiar with Robocopy it’s similar, it can perform a backup/sync of data and encrypt that data while it’s...

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