Microsoft has made a great effort to allow Linux and native Linux apps to run on Windows 10. Enabling Subsystem for Linux will allow you to run Linux OS and Linux native apps on top of Windows 10. For more technical details about access to Windows kernel to run Linux and/or Linux native apps, please consult Google.
How to export VMware virtual machine from ESXi or VCSA using PowerCLI
To export a virtual machine from the VCSA you can use either VCSA client (HTML5 or Flex). Since neither of these methods is reliable enough, you can export it using PowerCLI and PowerShell interface on your PC or MAC. In this example I will use a virtual machine named v-srv01. Please note that export VM function is available only in commercial versions of ESXi server and any version of VCSA. Continue reading “How to export VMware virtual machine from ESXi or VCSA using PowerCLI”
How to build latest VMware ESXi ISO image for Intel NUC 4th generation
When it comes to building cheap and reliable home lab Intel NUC computers are huge success. Their low power consumption and small footprint makes them perfect for almost any kind of home lab, including building a VSAN lab. Recently I ran into the issue where I needed an additional network card for my NUC. I needed to transfer vCenter server from iSCSI storage, to a VSAN datastore on the same host. Continue reading “How to build latest VMware ESXi ISO image for Intel NUC 4th generation”
How to reset computer account in Active Directory without disjoining computer from the AD
When you try to log in on the domain (Active Directory) computer, you get an error “The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed“. Reason for this error is that either there is another computer with the same name that has been joined the same Active Directory, or computer account has not been used in long time, so the computer account password has expired. You can of course still disjoin computer from the AD and join it again, but there is more simple way and requires less administrative effort. Continue reading “How to reset computer account in Active Directory without disjoining computer from the AD”
How to reset Active Directory domain administrator password
To reset the domain admin password you will need physical access to the server or access to the virtual environment. In this example I will cover Windows 2012 procedure. Place installation DVD in your server or mount ISO file using your virtual machine settings. Continue reading “How to reset Active Directory domain administrator password”
How to configure NTP in Windows Server 2008
Even though there is a possibility to use VMware Tools to synchronize local Windows Server clock with ESX host, it is best practice to use external reliable NTP source. To configure NTP source in Windows Server, open Command Prompt and type the following: Continue reading “How to configure NTP in Windows Server 2008”
How to force a client to validate its logon against the specific domain controller
In multi domain controller environment, client(s) sends out the request to locate a domain controller. The domain name is the NetBIOS 16 character name, where 16th character is used by Microsoft to identify NetBIOS type. The type for domain controller is <C1>, so the name of domain controller for “SEFNET” domain would be “SEFNET<C1>“. If there is a WINS server on the local network, then the client will send the request to WINS server, if not, local LMHOSTS file be used.
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How to add any program to right-click menu
Using right-click desktop context menu is the quickest way to perform most often file operations. Now, you can actually add shortcut to any program you want and run it directly from the context menu.
Before proceeding, please make sure you take backup of your registry database. If you do not know how to do that, consult this Microsoft article.
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