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We are specialists in Small Business IT Support with a track history of providing solutions and support. andy Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:57:01 +1000 http://kb.adeptsbit.com.au/doku.php/oth/cronsqlbackup?rev=1323245453&do=diff Cron job to backup a SQL Database from a parallels control panel /usr/bin/mysqldump --opt -hServer.domain.com.au -uUSER -pPASSWORD DBNAME | gzip | uuencode db_backup.sql.gz | mail -s "Database backup" user@domain.com.au Firstly, we dump the SQL database using these options -h is the server name -u is the User name -p is thje password. andy oth Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:10:53 +1000 http://kb.adeptsbit.com.au/doku.php/ms/ex10/powershellgoodies?rev=1323245114&do=diff Things to do with Powershell You may not be able to copy all of this data off directly, as I did funky formatting with the Code tags, to make it appear on multiple lines, or to make it easier to read etc. get-mailbox -ResultSize unlimited | ConvertTo-HTML DisplayName,MaxSendSize,MaxReceiveSize,IssueWarningQuota,ProhibitSendQuota,ProhibitSendReceiveQuota,UseDatabaseQuotaDefaults, @{label="TotalItemSize(KB)";expression={(get-mailboxstatistics $_).TotalItemSize.Value.ToKB()}}, @{label="TotalD… andy ms:ex10 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:05:14 +1000 http://kb.adeptsbit.com.au/doku.php/ran/adobexnetworkfiles?rev=1315929023&do=diff Acrobat X won't open PDF files from network Symptoms Adobe Reader X will not open PDF files from a network location, even when the file permissions are accurate and appropriate. This was demonstrated by copying the file from the network share onto the local drive, and also by opening in RW mode other files at the same location. When copied locally, the file will open in PDF Reader with no problems. The end-user will receive error “Access is Denied” andy ran Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:50:23 +1000 http://kb.adeptsbit.com.au/doku.php/ms/ex10/emscalendarperm?rev=1314782068&do=diff Calendar Permissions via EMS From time to time, on the server side of things, you may want to enumerate all permissions to a user’s calendar. This command was tested with Exchange 2010, via the exchange management shell. It may work for Exchange 2007 This would probably work for other folders as well if you replace \Calendar andy ms:ex10 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:14:28 +1000 http://kb.adeptsbit.com.au/doku.php/ms/ex07/emscommands?rev=1311779213&do=diff Helpful Exchange Management Commands This page is just a list of commands I've used at various points. Commands may be useful for either 2007 or 2010, some may be specific. Mailboxes * Enumerate Permissions Get-Mailbox | Get-MailboxPermission -user "username" | fl identity andy Exchange Server Administrator Configuration Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:06:53 +1000 http://kb.adeptsbit.com.au/doku.php/oth/bb/whybbactivationfails?rev=1310574312&do=diff Why Blackberry Activations Fail Blackberries, when used with an Enterprise server, can be powerful communication tools. However, they need to be activated to work, and this doesn't always work as properly as it could. This link, from RIM's own knowledge base outlines andy blackberry troubleshoot Thu, 14 Jul 2011 02:25:12 +1000 http://kb.adeptsbit.com.au/doku.php/ms/03/changemtu?rev=1310573549&do=diff Adjusting MTU on a Server 2003 host Background to the issue is that a client could not connect to a “cloud” hosted Exchange server. Despite having downloaded relevant profiles from the hosting provider, and having used the same profiles elsewhere, it simply refused to contact the exchange server. andy desktop network configure mtu Thu, 14 Jul 2011 02:12:29 +1000 http://kb.adeptsbit.com.au/doku.php/nw/sitetositevpnfileswonttransfer?rev=1310572893&do=diff Site to Site VPN File Transfer Problem A client often works from home, and has a problem transferring files from his home office computer, to the server in the office. Files more than about 500K in size will either time out, or just refuse outright to transfer. There is also a VOIP system, that does not experience any problems. andy network vpn Thu, 14 Jul 2011 02:01:33 +1000 http://kb.adeptsbit.com.au/doku.php/ms/ex07/mfcmapi?rev=1310571753&do=diff Using MFCMapi this is a placeholder. MFC Mapi Link Can be used to unhide deleted folders Unhiding sent items * Launch MFCMAPI | Click Session | Logon and Display Store Table * Choose Outlook profile | Double Click on Mailbox - username items * Expand Root Mailbox | Expand IPM Subtree | Click on Sent Items | * Look for properties named “PR_ATTR_Hidden,PingTagAttributeHidden,ptgAttrHidden and verify the “Value” is “false/true” andy outlook exchange Thu, 14 Jul 2011 01:42:33 +1000 http://kb.adeptsbit.com.au/doku.php/oth/pdfwontdisplayinbrowser?rev=1310564498&do=diff Adobe PDF files will not display in IE8 Scenario End-user contacted me and advised could not display PDF files in a browser. It generated a Dialog box “Adobe PDF” with just a question mark icon - nothing else, no error text. On investigation, when a PDF file was opened locally, it was fine. andy desktop Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:41:38 +1000 http://kb.adeptsbit.com.au/doku.php/ms/office/outlookooffails?rev=1307531067&do=diff Outlook Out Of Office Fails When trying to use Outlook Out Of Office, you may receive an error “Your automatic reply settings cannot be displayed because the server is currently unavailable. Try again later.” It's possible this is related to Autodiscover. Consider the following image: [Autodiscover NSLookup Fails] Review the following MS Article and review the DNS entries. Ensure you have the relevant Autodiscover C/A Names, and that the webservice is reporting correct details. andy desktop office exchange administration configuration outlook Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:04:27 +1000 http://kb.adeptsbit.com.au/doku.php/ms/office/changerulersettings?rev=1307380423&do=diff Changing the Ruler Measurements From time to time, you may find yourself working in a different environment, with different regional settings, or you may have installed wrong, or just feel like a change. Anyway, those ruler settings in Word... they can be changed! (This content has been syndicated from Petri IT forums, in case I forget where to find it in future. andy office configure desktop Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:13:43 +1000 http://kb.adeptsbit.com.au/doku.php/ms/outlook/findexchangeversion?rev=1307379973&do=diff Find my Exchange Version using Outlook This tip is valid for Outlook 2007, and probably 2010. I don't have access to earlier versions at present. I've previously given some advice on how to find the version of Exchange using the Exchange shell. However, there may be a time when you do not have access to the actual exchange server, but you still want to find out, for whatever reason. Well, you can do so from Outlook. andy outlook office info exchange Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:06:13 +1000 http://kb.adeptsbit.com.au/doku.php/nw/ios/backupconfig?rev=1305648367&do=diff Saving IOS Configuration IOS - Configurations Common sense suggests that when you're playing with switches and routers, you ensure you save changes to your configuration files. With switches and routers, there are actually two different configurations: Startup-configuration and Running-configuration. These are exactly as they seem: Startup Configuration - this is the configuration that loads when you boot the switch or router up. It's usually stored on flash memory. Running Configuration … andy network Wed, 18 May 2011 02:06:07 +1000 http://kb.adeptsbit.com.au/doku.php/ms/w7/resetadmpwd?rev=1305107484&do=diff To reset a forgotten administrator password The following steps should be useful for both a Windows Vista and Windows 7 computer. ---------- * Boot from Windows PE or Windows RE and access the command prompt. * Find the drive letter of the partition where Windows is installed. In Vista and Windows XP, it is usually C:, in Windows 7, it is D: in most cases because the first partition contains Startup Repair. To find the drive letter, type C: (or D:, respectively) and search for the Wind… andy desktop administration security Wed, 11 May 2011 19:51:24 +1000 http://kb.adeptsbit.com.au/doku.php/ms/office/addpfcontactstoaddrbook?rev=1305107419&do=diff Adding a Contacts list in a Public Folder to your Address Book It's not unusual for companies to use a Public Folder to maintain records of external client contacts. It keeps it all in a central place (especially if you have it controlled by a designated record controller) and means that it's relatively up to date, and your AD is not all messed up. Nice, right? But what if you want these Contacts to be displayed in your Drop Down Address Book for outlook? It's not nearly as difficult as it s… andy desktop outlook office exchange configure Wed, 11 May 2011 19:50:19 +1000 http://kb.adeptsbit.com.au/doku.php/techtools?rev=1304952039&do=diff Technical Tools Ever remembered a tool, but couldn't remember where to find it, or download it from? Well, this is my repository. Don't expect too much organisation! * ArulJohn A MAC lookup tool. * WinDirStat This is the portable version - WinDirStat gives pretty graphical information on your file systems !! * Offline Password Editor Using a linux boot disk, this tool allows you to edit/blank the passwords of local user accounts on Windows XP/7/Vista workstations * Tail for… andy info Tue, 10 May 2011 00:40:39 +1000 http://kb.adeptsbit.com.au/doku.php/ms/office/outlookfieldchooser?rev=1304705691&do=diff Using the Outlook Field Chooser This one came up because someone had somehow deleted their “received” field in the main outlook pane, and so did not know when the email was received. Normally, it looks like this: [Outlook 2007 Columns] This image shows the basic, out of the box set of columns. You can see the received field is there, and it's actually sorted by most recent. Anyway, let's get on with fixing it. andy outlook desktop Sat, 07 May 2011 04:14:51 +1000 http://kb.adeptsbit.com.au/doku.php/links?rev=1304704599&do=diff Noted links and references Within this section, you can find links and references to other websites, useful pages, personal or technical blogs, any sort of link to outside of the blog. Links are provided in no particular order, except purely as I think of them. andy Sat, 07 May 2011 03:56:39 +1000