exchange 2007: iCal access

apple iCal evidently requires specific permissions to be set on exchange 2007 calendars for access. for MS outlook users the usual permissions typically suffice for calendar viewing (free/busy time, subject, location). for iCal to function the user who access is shared to must explicitly be defined as a Reviewer for the calendar. this should resolve […]

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exchange 2007: sent items folder renamed

i’m not sure how this occurs but it somehow did. somehow the sent items folder associated with an exchange mailbox can be renamed…even though the option to do so is greyed out in OWA and the outlook client. whether you are logged in directly to that mailbox or whether you have full access to that […]

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useful DOS batch

ren *.bad *.eml changes all file extensions in current directory (in this case all files that end in .bad to .eml) shutdown /r reboots windows

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linux: setting date and time

check current date and time with date Mon Jul 8 20:53:53 EDT 2013 set the date and time with date 071321052013 (MMDDhhmmYYYY) this example would set the date to july 13th 2013 (07 13 2013) and the time to 9:05PM (21:05) and finally to make the change persistent run hwclock –systohc source: http://oreilly.com/openbook/debian/book/ch07_05.html

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windows server: custom firewall rule for inbound ICMP

article: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc972926(v=ws.10).aspx the gist of it is to create a new firewall rule, choose custom, and for protocols choose ICMPv4/ICMPv6…

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change RDP listening port

this thought crossed my mind some time ago…since 3389 (default rdp port) is well known that a situation might arise where it would be a good idea to change it. i did some quick research and it is possible by modifying the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306759

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setting up rslogix emulator

very helpful step-by-step article for setting up the emulator for rslogix: http://www.plcdev.com/learn_ladder_logic_free_version_rslogix_500_and_rsemulator_500 the emulator allows you to test out your ladder logic without having the physical hardware.

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restart edirectory in linux

service ndsd restart ndsd is the name of the service and you could use service ndsd status to see if it’s running or not.

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exchange 2007: out of office settings

out of office settings for remote domains are in the exchange management console->organization configuration->hub transport->remote domains. this article explains the available settings in detail: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2006/10/06/3395024.aspx

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exporting data from AD LDS

the sure fire way to export data from AD LDS is to use the trusty csvde command: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc816921(v=ws.10).aspx there are methods of altering the AD LDS schema so that it matches full AD DS schema. then you can synch between AD DS and AD LDS. from the articles i’ve read thus far it appears you […]

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