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December 16, 2020 kimconnect

PowerShell: Probe Remote Machine for Its OS Type

function probeOsType($server){ $ping=test-connection $server -count 1 $ttl=$ping.ResponseTimeToLive $osType=switch($ttl){ {$_ -le 64} {"Linux"; break} # MacOs…

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December 14, 2020 kimconnect

Linux: Shell Script to Reboot Remote Devices Daily

Set Variables remoteDevice=900.468.20.1username=adminpassword="PASSWORDHERE" Install sshpass if it doesn't exist if ! sshpass -v sshpass &>…

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December 13, 2020 kimconnect

Linux: Create a Shell Script to Watch Services

# create a script to watch services (notice the regex escape for special chars) sudo…

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December 11, 2020 kimconnect

How to Install OpenDNS Client on Ubuntu

Install the dynamic IP updater: # Install the appsudo apt-get install ddclient Press Enter repeatedly…

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December 5, 2020 kimconnect

How to Install & Configure Pihole on Ubuntu 20.04

1. Installation- Run these commands: # sudo apt-get install gamin -ysudo curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/master/automated%20install/basic-install.sh |…

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December 1, 2020 kimconnect

Installing ScreenConnect Client on Ubuntu 20.04

Installation: # CLI installation method after setup file has been downloaded sudo apt install default-jre…

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December 1, 2020 kimconnect

How to Enable XRDP Session Sharing

# Edit the xrdp init file sudo vim /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini # Add this at the bottom…

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December 1, 2020 kimconnect

Linux: Init Process in the Background and Detach

# Define program program=remmina # Method 1 nohup $program & # Method 2 $program &…

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November 29, 2020 kimconnect

How to Fix a Broken Ubuntu Upgrade

Sometimes, a power failure or manual interruption during a Linux OS upgrade can render the…

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November 29, 2020 kimconnect

How To Create a 64-bit Linux Bootable USB Thumb Drive with 32-bit UEFI Compatibility

Part 1: Making the USB Booting Thumb Drive Download Rufus: https://rufus.ie/ Download Linux ISO -…

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November 24, 2020 kimconnect

How to Install Ubiquiti Unifi Controller on Ubuntu 20.04

I have a scenario where an existing Unifi controller has been running on a Windows…

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November 24, 2020 kimconnect

Ubuntu 20.04 Initial Setup

Basic Setup: # Set hostname and ip nmtui # remember to deactive/reactive a connection after…

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November 19, 2020 kimconnect

Linux: How to Display the SSL Certificate of a Remote Server URL

Command: server=test.kimconnect.comecho | openssl s_client -showcerts -servername $server -connect $server:443 2>/dev/null | openssl x509 -inform…

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October 6, 2020 kimconnect

Redirecting Microphone through Remmina RDP Sessions

Update 11/29/2020: the 'redirect local microphone' option is now simply a check-mark on Remmina version…

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September 30, 2020 kimconnect

Ubuntu Linux: Unable to Write to a Mounted Media

Issue: Unable to create an object in a certain mounted media directory Resolution: Discover mounted…

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September 13, 2020 kimconnect

Ubuntu/Lubuntu 20.04 GRUB_TIME=0 Defaults to 10 Seconds Instead of Zero

# GRUB configuration that still resulted in a count-down of 14 seconds GRUB_DEFAULT=0 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true GRUB_TIMEOUT=0…

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September 2, 2020 kimconnect

Linux: Enable PowerShell Remoting WinRM Client on Ubuntu 20.04

This note is a work-in-progress as the NTLM authentication support module by Microsoft for Ubuntu…

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August 30, 2020 kimconnect

Ubuntu: Testing Webcam

Most modern Linux distributions come with drivers for webcams. It's highly likely that a your…

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August 28, 2020 kimconnect

Linux: How to Create Windows Bootable USB Drive Via CLI

Creating a Linux bootable USB on a GNU/Linux machine is too easy, especially via GUI.…

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August 28, 2020 kimconnect

Linux: How to Find USB Thumb Drive via CLI

0. Trigger SCSI Device Scans # Scan all SCSI host controllers # If a new…

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