Accessing Samba Shares from Windows 7 RC1

I had a problem accessing our FreeNAS box this morning (as did fellow colleagues) after updating to RC1. The fix is quick, and restored access immediately (no reboot required)

 

1. Fire up “Secpol.msc”
2. Expand "Local Policies" and select "Security Options"
3. Locate "Network Security: LAN Manager Authentication Level" in the list and double-click it.
4. Change the setting from "Send NTMLv2 response only" to "Send LM & NTLM – use NTLMv2 session if negotiated"
5. Network Security: Minimum session security for NTLM SSP Based (including secure RPC) Clients
6. Change the setting from "require 128 bit" to unchecked (No Minimum) and Click OK

Updating AD Users from a CSV

I recently come across a question on EE about updating GAL entries (i.e. AD user attributes) via csv.

I wasn’t sure, so did a quick google.

There is a script (http://www.wisesoft.co.uk/scripts/vbscript_update_user_attributes_from_csv.aspx) that allows this. The instructions on the linked page are detailed enough, so take this as a reminder to me (and anyone who comes across this) of where to find it and how to do it

New Theme

As I have not yet decided on what theme looks good, I am trying another one.

*sigh* one day, one day…..

Restoring a SSP to re-create the Site Admin

http://blog.tylerholmes.com/2008/03/restoring-shared-service-provider-admin.html

 

Long-winded, so not re-posting.

Moving a Sharepoint SSP Admin Page to a new (or existing) Web Application

Here is exact steps to move SSP Administration site to a new web application

Create a new web application through central admin

Define a new “ssp/admin” manage path for the new web application created for SSP Admin site, ensure the new web application created that will host the new ssp admin site is selected and also specify “explicit inclusion” for type and “ssp/admin” for path, click “Ok”

Create a new site collection using SSP Administration site template

stsadm –o createsite –url http://{replace with your servername}:{replace with port}/ssp/admin -owneremail {owneremail} –ownerlogin {ownerlogin} –sitetemplate OSRV#0 –title “Shared Services Administration {replace with your ssp name}”

edit the ssp to point to the new ssp administration site

Stsadm –o editssp –title “{replace with your ssp name” –sspadminsite “http://{replace with your server name}:{replace with port}/ssp/admin”

 

(from http://blogs.msdn.com/ramg/archive/2008/07/01/moving-ssp-admin-site.aspx)

Exchange 2010 Installation Instructions

http://blogs.technet.com/scottschnoll/archive/2009/04/15/how-to-install-exchange-server-2010.aspx

 

As title says, a step-by-step on how to install Exchange 2010

[EDIT: More Linkies!]

Yet more Instructions;

http://www.mmmug.co.uk/blogs/nweb/archive/2009/04/15/27696.aspx

http://www.mmmug.co.uk/blogs/nweb/archive/2009/04/15/27697.aspx

 

Give me time (read: a week) and I’ll compile my own (honest!). With screenshots! MWHAHAHA

Exchange 2010 PS command list

http://blog.flaphead.dns2go.com/archive/2009/04/17/exchange-2010-beta1-powershell-cmdlets.aspx

 

As per link above and Title, a list of the PowerShell commands available in 2010

Exchange 2010 OWA Admin???

http://blog.flaphead.dns2go.com/archive/2009/04/20/e2010-admin-stuff-in-owa.aspx

 

Now I need to finish my 2010 install pronto. Looks fabulous.

 

More info to come

Compact those Outlook Inboxes

Ewan @ The Electric Wand has posted up a fantastic-looking piece of software called “Thread Compressor”.

http://threadcompressor.co.uk/default.aspx

The basics are simple. It scans your Outlook folders and looks for email that is “threaded” (that is email you have recieved then replied and then recieved further correspondence for. Because these emails are basically duplicated information, it “cleans up” and removes any unnessecary emails that it considers un-needed.

My explanation is pants in terms of how decent it looks, however let me give an example.

Bob emails Anne saying “Hi, fancy lunch”.

Anne emails back saying “Not today, how about tomorrow?”

Bob replies saying “Sure, Tomorrow is ok. Give me a call.”

Anne replies “Ok, speak to you then”.

Because everytime Bob or Anne has replied, their previous email’s are included, Thread Compressor will clean this up so that all Bob (and Anne) ends up with is the latest email from this transcript, deleting the rest away.

It is to be used with caution (as the website suggests), and I will probably give it a blast on a less-important mailbox before I hit the monster that is my main inbox, but I thought I would stick it up

 

Later

Sugar on a Stick?

Sugar, makers of the “One Laptop per Child” have started the “beta” phase for their new USB-ran OS, Sugar on a Stick.

http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Windows

Above is the URL for the Windows-based installation instructions. No worries if you are a none-windows person though, the main Wiki page includes links for Linux and Mac installation instructions.

http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick

Dont know what “real use” it will be for the likes of me and thee, but I’m currently digging out my USB pendrive just to take a look (as I’ve never seen or used Sugar before!)

Later!