Posted on November 1, 2009 by symbolik
NOTE: This is only an overview. Due to the detailed nature of this project, I will break it up over several more-focused articles over time for easier reference.
Well, despite my more negative impression of this year’s VMworld conference, it still really paid off. There I learned about stateless ESX deployment. Using this information, I was [...]
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Posted on July 19, 2009 by symbolik
Ok, had to reset it. Here is what I did:
Searches led me to this site: http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm
Trial and error led me to this tool: Offline NT Password & Registry Editor, Bootdisk / CD
I downloaded the cd080802.iso file.
As I was unable to boot from the iso file itself in the VMware Server 2 web console (don’t ask [...]
Filed under: HowTo, Microsoft, VMWare, hacking | Tagged: HowTo, password, reset, virtual machine, VMware-Server 2, Windows, XP | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 10, 2009 by symbolik
I started last night. First, I decided to use the 32-bit LiveCD installer. I booted off the CD after shutting down Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, and soon was at the GUI (I chose the first option; to test before installing). Once there, i opened up a konsole session, ran “sudo -i” to get root, [...]
Filed under: File Systems, Hardware, KDE, Kubuntu, Microsoft, Security, Smartcard, Vista, Xorg | Tagged: AKO, Atheros, CAC, coolkey, defrag, defragment, DoD, DVD, Home Premium, java, no zap, partition, rebuild, resize, restricted, skype, Thunderbird, TTF, Vista, webcam, wireless, XFS, Xorg | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 6, 2009 by symbolik
The title says it all. I had taken a snapshot earlier of the VM. Later, my machine locked for some reason last night, and I had to reset it hard. Even the magic keys didn’t save me. Everything seemed to come up ok, but this morning when I tried to start the VM, it failed [...]
Filed under: Microsoft, VMWare | Tagged: disk, failed, lock, snapshots, virtual machine, VM, VMware-Server 2 | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 2, 2009 by symbolik
So far, RAID-10/LVM/XFS is working quite well with Kubuntu 9.04. Jaunty picks up hardware effortlessly. I plugged in a USB thumb drive, and a little notification pops up.
Ok.
I plug in my camera, and it sees it fine,no muss, no fuss.
Better.
I plug in my webcam – no notification, it just works.
Sweeeet.
I plug in my HP printer, [...]
Filed under: Apps, Desktops, Distros, File Systems, Hardware, KDE, KVM, Kubuntu, Linux, Microsoft, Open-Source, RAID and LVM, VMWare | Tagged: VMware-Server, Jaunty | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 6, 2009 by symbolik
For when you have a need to access one Windows box from another using RDP (like from XP to Server 2003, perhaps), and you want to do it securely – tunnel it over SSH.
Link for using PuTTY
Link for using OpenSSH for Windows (the link to the SSHSecureShellClient may not work, so you might have to [...]
Filed under: HowTo, Links..., Microsoft, Open-Source, Security, Tips…, Tools… | Tagged: HowTo, RDP, remote desktop, Security, SSH, Windows | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 5, 2008 by symbolik
Well, we have been in the States now about a month and a half. Fourth of July, and I am blogging over a really good beer (New Belgium Mighty Arrow), from the second long-term stay hotel of this adventure. We are waiting on flooring to show up as we continue renovating our house, as well [...]
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