smbclient mget
smbclient \\\\server\\sharename password -Uusername -c “prompt;mget *”
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Windows 11 21H2 and Synology NAS
Getting an error 0x800704f8 and/or Windows cannot access \\(server name/ ip address) Check the spelling of the name. Otherwise, there might be a problem with your network. To identify and resolve network problems, click Diagnose Error code: 0x800704f8, What is … Continue reading →
postfix smart relay
Configure postfix to relay all email via a selected server Edit your /etc/postfix/main.cf file if you have a line starting with smtp_tls_security_level = (something) insert a # at the begining of that line. Then add the following lines to the … Continue reading →
Reset Dell RAC 7 Self Signed Certificate
You need to install Dell Open Manage. Then you will have the utility racadm. To reset the existing certificate on a DRAC card to a self signed certificate racadm -r 10.5.9.7 -u DRACUsername -p ‘DRACPAssword’ sslresetcfg racadm -r 10.5.9.7 -u … Continue reading →
Juniper SRX and Private IPv6 Addresses
I have a Comcast cable modem that is providing a IPv6 address that my Juniper SRX300 is binding to its outside interface. From the SRX I can successfully ping and ssh to various IPv6 devices on the Internet. Unfortunately I … Continue reading →
Linux keeps going into suspend
I have a desktop machine that keeps going into suspend. I want this machine to never go into suspend. First execute this systemctl status sleep.target suspend.target hibernate.target hybrid-sleep.target You will get four answers – look for the entries “Loaded: loaded” … Continue reading →
CLI to check SSL certificate on web site
curl -vvI -k https://target.web.site The above allows you to view the certificate on the selected web site (including self signed certificates) openssl x509 -in certificate.crt -text -noout The above allows you to read the certificate on the web server
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I found the best way to handle the certificate on a self hosted unifi controller was to switch to Lets Encrypt. Now, my unifi controller is behind a firewall, so we have to enable the DNS Challenge. We do this … Continue reading →
Run mysql without using a password
Sometimes when running a script as root, you need to execute a mysql command. To get around the problem created by the password – execute the following command one time: mysql_config_editor set –login-path=client –host=localhost –user=root –password Fill in the password … Continue reading →
systemstats_linux: unexpected header length in /proc/net/snmp. 237 != 224
There is a bug in some versions of snmp that cause the message systemstats_linux: unexpected header length in /proc/net/snmp. 237 != 224 to be posted to the logs. It is not an indication of a real problem. To prevent it … Continue reading →