Event ID 5719
KB ID 0000712 Problem You see the following error in your event log (seen here in the system log on a domain controller). Log Name: System Source: NETLOGON Date: 15/11/2012 06:00:35 Event ID: 5719 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: Servername.Domain-Name.com Description: This computer was not able to set up a secure session with a domain controller in domain (domain-name) due to the following:...
Cant login to vCenter after upgrade to 5.1
Error 29155. Identity source discovery error KB ID 0000679 Problem Note: I’ve had the same problem on a freshly installed vCenter 5.1 as well. I upgraded my Virtual Center from 5.0 to 5.1 yesterday, and post upgrade I could no longer login, it would tell me “Unknown user or bad password”. During the upgrade I did see this error, but after that the install completed successfully. Error 29155.Identity source discovery...
Ubuntu – Adding your domain user to the welcome screen
KB ID 0000386 Dtd 31/01/11 <Problem I’m far to lazy to type my user name in every time I start up, I tried and searched for a solution to no avail, I asked on the ubuntu forums and user KryTarik pointed me at the document I needed. Solution 1. The settings are stored in /etc/gdm/custom.conf 2. We need to edit that file (Applications > Accessories > Terminal), and execute the following command. sudo nano...
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....
Migrating – Folders and Share Permissions
KB ID 0000427 Problem Usually If I’ve got a lot of user profiles and data to shift, I use the clients backup software, copying user and group permission’s is pretty easy, xcopy can do that quite happily. The problem is migrating the shares and share permissions, that’s got to be done manually, for a few folders that’s easy to do, but if they have a LOT of shared folders that can be a problem. So heres how to...