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The FTP site cannot be started. Another FTP site may be using the same port.
I found what appears to be a bug today with Microsoft FTP on IIS 7.5 running on Windows Server 2008 R2 where I would get a false error message."The FTP site cannot be started. Another FTP site may be...
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The backup storage location is invalid. You cannot use a volume that is...
I was about to do a large number of Active Directory changes on a domain controller and needed to grab a system state backup before proceeding. I took a system state backup using the wbadmin utility...
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The Windows Backup engine could not be contacted. Retry the operation.
Today when attempting to perform a System State backup on a Domain Controller I received the following error message:The Windows Backup engine could not be contacted. Retry the operation.The RPC server...
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HTTP Attack Resulted in RBL Listing
Today one of my customers was listed on the SpamHaus XBL list. The Spamhaus Exploits Block List (XBL) is a realtime database of IP addresses of hijacked PCs infected by illegal 3rd party exploits,...
View ArticleCisco - Port Two Public IP Addresses to the Same Internal Address
Today we required the ability to port forward two public IP addresses both listening on TCP25 to the same internal IP address listening on TCP25. By default a Cisco router will not let you do this....
View ArticleHow do I find out if an Email Address exists in Exchange
You want to determine if an Email address has been already configured on an Exchange server. To do this you need to use the following cmdlet:Get-RecipientFor Example:Get-Recipient...
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An Insight into Stellar Phoenix Outlook PST Repair tool
In this article we are going to look at how to repair a corrupt PST file using the Outlook PST Repair tool created by Stellar Phoenix.Before we dive into Outlook PST Repair lets quickly cover...
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Exchange 2010 Outlook Anywhere Connection Randomly Drops Out
One of my customers experienced an issue where Outlook clients randomly lost their HTTPS connection to the Exchange server. All Outlook clients at my customer connect to the Exchange server using...
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Warning: Attribute userAccountControl of DC is: 0x82020
When running a DCDiag at a customer site today I had the following error occur.Warning: Attribute userAccountControl of DC is: 0x82020 = ( UF_PASSWD_NOTREQD | UF_SERVER_TRUST_ACCOUNT |...
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Controlling the Auto Shared Mailbox Mapping Feature
From Exchange 2010 SP1 onwards, Exchange Autodiscover now has the ability to automatically add a mailbox to a user account which has full control of the mailbox to Microsoft Outlook. This was done by...
View ArticleDelegate Permissions to Change Permissions on Mailboxes - Exchange 2007
I am currently in the process of a delegation project for one of my customers running Exchange Server 2007. My customer requires that all service desk staff members have the ability to manage Exchange...
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Icons Do Not Appear in Internet Explorer 10 for RD Web Access
After upgrading to Internet Explorer 10 when accessing a 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services (RDS) RD Web Access, we noticed the icons no longer display.Running Internet Explorer 9, the icons display...
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SM Bus Controller VEN 8086 DEV 1E22
When setting up a new Lenovo X230 for a customer I had problems finding the correct driver for an SM BUS Controller. The hardware had the following Vendor and Device...
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Windows Update Error 80244018
Today I had issues patching a Windows Server 2008 R2 server at one of my clients. Windows Update provided me with the following error message:A error occurred while checking for new updates for your...
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WSUS - An HTTP error occured
In the process of setting up a new WSUS server I received the following error message when attempting to perform a sync. This is after installing WSUS 3.0 Service Pack 2 available from...
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AD Replication Issue - The naming context is in the process of being removed...
I had an Active Directory replication problem at a customer site with a multi domain environment. Two domain controllers exists in a child domain called DC1 and DC2. DC1 resided in a remote branch...
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You don't currently have permission to access this folder
With the introduction of Windows Vista came the first implementation of User Account Control (UAC) and with it, a file server NTFS permission issue which has been driving me nuts for years. If you are...
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CloudLink - The current account doesn't have sufficient privileges
In the process of setting up Symantec Enterprise Vault Cloud for Microsoft Exchange, I had an issue where the ArchiveTools CloudLink tool would not accept my service account I created called cloudlink....
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Schemus - User synchronization failed. Update abandoned
One of my customers who utilises Symantec Cloud email and web filtering was experiencing an issue with the Schemus synchronisation tool when synchronising Mail Address, Groups and Users to Symantec...
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02A2: BMC System Error Log (SEL) Full.
A customer of mine had a HP ProLiant ML110 G6 server which did not boot successfully. Upon booting the boot would halt with the following error message:02A2: BMC System Error Log (SEL) Full.The fix...
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