Linux: How To Use Dig
Checking Name Server(s) kim@kim-linux:~$ dig @8.8.8.8 microsoft.com ; <<>> DiG 9.16.1-Ubuntu <<>> @8.8.8.8 microsoft.com ;…
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How to Cramp For a Test
From my experience, the trick to memorizing 10,000+ questions and answers at the 90% accuracy…
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Bash Shell: Rename Files – Prepend and Append
Pre-pending # Prepend any file that doesn't have the word "/thumbs_" in its full path…
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PowerShell: Add User To Group in Active Directory
$userId='kimconnect' $groupName='Remote Desktop Users' function addUserToGroup($userId,$groupName){ $userExists=Get-ADGroupMember $groupName|?{$_.SamAccountName -eq $userId} if(!$userExists){ Add-ADGroupMember -Identity $groupName -Members…
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Domain Name Records Overview: A-record, MX, DKIM, SPF, SRV
A RECORD (A-host): - What: address record (A-record) specifies the IP address(es) of a given…
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Installing Simple NFS GUI (for Ubuntu / Mint / Debian)
Overview: Simple NFS GUI is a Linux application that automates the whole NFS share configuration…
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Linux: Performing Speed Test via Command Line Interface (CLI)
Install Speed-Test (if not already installed): kimconnect@linux-client:~$ sudo apt install speedtest-cli Reading package lists... Done…
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How To Improve WordPress Website Rendering Speed
These are the recommended plug-ins to enable caching, database cleaning, image compressing, and minify codes…
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Bash: How To Join Array With Comma Delimiter
# The following function joins an array of numbers # Limitation: the delimiter is expected…
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PowerShell: Reset Active Directory User Password
# User input variables $adminUsername='intranet\kim-a' $adminPassword='SOMECOMPLEXPASSWORD' $userId='kim' $newPassword='SOMECOMPLEXPASSWORD' $domainController='intranet.kimconnect.com' # Auto-gen Variables $encryptedPassword=ConvertTo-SecureString $adminPassword -AsPlainText…
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PowerShell: Notify Each User Before Password Expires
# This script email users basing on their password expiration dates # User input variables…
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PowerShell: Check Windows Scheduled Tasks To Correlate Object Creation Time of a Zip File
$file='c:\temp\backup.zip' $computername='SERVER008' $minutesVariance=15 checkScheduledTaskMatchingFile $file $computername $minutesVariance function checkScheduledTaskMatchingFile{ param( $file='c:\temp\PROD.zip', $computername=$env:computername, $minutesVariance=15 ) if($computername…
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Puppet Client Server Lab Setup
Server # Setup client machine name sudo vim /etc/hosts ## Insert this line ## xx.xx.xx.xx…
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How to Install Selenium for Python on Windows or Linux
Windows # This error would occur if pip is not up to date PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>…
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How To Run Python Interactive Command Line Mode (CLI)
Windows PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> python Python 3.8.0 (tags/v3.8.0:fa919fd, Oct 14 2019, 19:37:50) [MSC v.1916 64 bit…
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How To Fix History Disabled in Task Scheduler
Issue: When checking certain tasks, one may find that the 'History' tab is appended with…
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The 5 Rules of Thumb of Business Presentation (To Attract Investors)
I'm noting this here so that I can revisit these bullet points in the future...…
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PowerShell: Create A Shortcut on Everyone’s Desktop
Following is an example of a 'how to create a log-off button on Everyone's desktop'.…
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Invoke Commands on Remote Computers [To Install Applications]
$computers=@( 'pc1', 'pc2' ) $commandString="choco install pgadmin4 -y --ignore-checksums" function invokeCommand{ param( $computers, $commandString, $credentials…
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Install and Remove Choco Applications As Well As Application Wizard Programs
# installChocoApps.ps1 [string[]]$computers=@( 'SERVER01', 'SERVER02', 'SERVER03' ) [string]$chocoAppName='pgadmin4' [version]$minVersion='6.0' function installChocoApp{ param( [string[]]$computers=$env:computername, [string]$chocoAppName='Firefox', [version]$minVersion='7.0'…
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