problem: after successfully renaming a computer that is running sql server, the sql server instance still lists the old computer name. this is especially problematic for logins that are defined as OLD-COMPUTER-NAME\username. solution: sp_dropserver [old computer name]; GO sp_addserver [new computer name], local; GO then restart the SQL service or reboot the computer i also […]
problem: from within one of the uccx desktop apps the logs – “agent logs – state” and “agent logs – call” show as blank. also the desktop app may report “partial service”. solution: from uccx serviceability restart the cisco desktop recording and statistics service (this is not disruptive)
i had this game in 1993 and played it all the way through then (w/ the help of a hint book). i recently replayed the game by doing everything i could think of each day and then using a walkthru to see if i missed anything. i wish i had not done this because it […]
pre-reqs: SSL certs on exchange servers email domain “mycompany.com” added to office365 tenant and on-prem exchange’s accepted domains error: “subtask checkprereqs execution failed” after running the wizard. cause: on-prem exchange does not meet the min. update level for the office 365 tenant. in our case it was CU6. source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2988229
i’ve always liked majesty. i played it a lot when it originally came out in 2000. i recall finishing the game back then with the use of cheats. i remember having trouble on 4 or so levels. i’m playing it again now since the HD version was recently released on GOG. i wish there were […]
windows nslookup nslookup -d2 mydomain.com returns extensive DNS info running in interactive mode: nslookup server [DNS server IP] set type=a (or mx, ns, cname, soa, srv, ptr) great site for dns health check: http://www.intodns.com note: NS records should match domain registrar NS records in windows DNS the command dnscmd /statistics will return useful statistics such […]
windows ping C:\WINDOWS\system32>ping 192.168.1.10 Pinging 192.168.1.10 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 192.168.1.10: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64 Reply from 192.168.1.10: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=64 Reply from 192.168.1.10: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64 Reply from 192.168.1.10: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64 Ping statistics for 192.168.1.10: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times […]
administrator password reset: password history – no password min. age – no password complexity – yes user password change: password history – yes password min. age – yes password history – yes scenario: administrator reset of user password, if user must change password at next logon is enabled then the user is able to change […]