Deleting Folders With ‘Long Filenames’ (Source Path Too Long)
KB ID 0001396 Problem Source Path Too Long The source file name(s) are larger than is supported by the file system. Try moving to a location which has a shorter path name, or try renaming to shorter name(s) before attempting this operation. “Have you come across a problem deleting folders with long filenames?” I got asked this question twice in the first week at a new job. In a former role my colleague did a lot of work in...
Exchange 2013 / 2016 / 2019 Default Receive Connector Settings
Default Receive Connectors KB ID 0001314 Problem Out of the box, Exchange 2016 (&2013) has five receive connectors. Three for the frontend transport service and two for the mailbox transport service. Front End Transport Service: Does not alter, inspect, or queue mail. It is the first port of call for ALL mail coming into (and out of) the Exchange organisation. This service creates THREE receive connectors All are bound to 0.0.0.0...
Changing Domain Users’ ‘User Logon Names’ and UPN’s
KB ID 0001238 Problem Changing a users UPN suffix is easy (as long as it’s been added – see below). There is some confusion about the User Login Name though. A few weeks ago I had a client that needed this done, (for an office 365 migration). But they had the added problem that some of their User Logon Names had spaces in them, they were in first-name{space}last-name format. What would happen if I changed their user...
Deploying VMware View 5 – Part 2: Configure Windows 7 to be a VMware View Desktop
KB ID 0000596 Problem Note: This is an old post for VMware view version 5, you might want to read Deploying VMware Horizon View instead. In Part 1 we looked at setting up your connection server. To actually deliver a virtual desktop you need to a) have a desktop built, and b) have the VMware View ‘agent’ installed on it. In addition there are various changes you need to make, both to streamline the virtual machine, and...
VMware View 5 – Configure and Deploy Clients in ‘Kiosk Mode’
KB ID 0000610 Problem Kiosk mode is quite useful, if you have some machines that you want to put in a public area for visitors to use, or for machines that are used in displays etc. Or if you have some older PC’s that you just want to repurpose as internet terminals or ‘point of sale’ box’s. Essentially it’s a system that delivers a virtual VMware View desktop to a PC or Thin client without the need to...