Event ID 1026
Nov17

Event ID 1026

KB ID 0000134  Problem Event ID 1026 The DNS server was unable to create a name in memory for name “<host name>” in zone “<zone name>” in the Active Directory. This directory name is ignored. Use the DNS console to recreate the records associated with this name or check that the Active Directory is functioning properly and reload the zone. The event data contains the error.  DNS cant be updated with...

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Event ID 4004 and 4015
Nov17

Event ID 4004 and 4015

KB ID 0000133  Problem Event 4004 and 4015 The DNS server has encountered a critical error from the Active Directory. Check that the Active Directory is functioning properly. The extended error debug information (which may be empty) is “”. The event data contains the error. and The DNS server was unable to complete directory service enumeration of zone .. This DNS server is configured to use information obtained from...

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VMware VI Client error ‘Unable to connect to the MKS: Failed to connect to server {ESX-Host}:902’
Nov17

VMware VI Client error ‘Unable to connect to the MKS: Failed to connect to server {ESX-Host}:902’

KB ID 0000815  Problem Seen when connected to the VMware VI client software, and attempting to open a console session with a virtual machine. Solution This is a pretty generic error, for whatever reason the client software cannot connect to the KMS (Keyboard, Mouse, and Screen). In NEARLY every case this is a communication issue, either the machine running the client software cannot resolve the name of the ESX host that is hosting the...

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Ubuntu – Joining / Logging into Windows Domains
Nov17

Ubuntu – Joining / Logging into Windows Domains

KB ID 0000384 Problem You have a Linux client machine, and you want to authenticate to, and log into a Windows domain. I don’t have too much history with Linux, but from what I’ve read this used to be a nightmare. Using Ubuntu (10.10) I did have a couple of hiccups, but I did get there in the end. Note: The domain controller is a Windows 2008 R2 Server. Solution Notes 1. The commands needed to install the...

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BT Domains Center – Setup Your Mail Server DNS Records
Nov17

BT Domains Center – Setup Your Mail Server DNS Records

KB ID 0000900  Problem If you are used to setting up DNS records, then the BT Web Portal (btdomainmanager.com) can be a little confusing. I was stuck yesterday, luckily I had another client I could get to check their records for me. Solution In the example below I’ve got two IP addresses to which I want mail delivering to, 123.123.123.123 and 123.123.123.125, (yours may be on completely different ranges, that’s OK.) In addition...

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