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How to manage MySQL credentials of production server?
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How to manage MySQL credentials of production server? Ask Question
-1 Secrets management is an extremely difficult problem. You don't ever want cleartext passwords in code.There are a few tool out there for handling secrets, including Ansible Vault, Hashicorp Vault, and Keywhiz. I personally store secrets in S3 using KMS for encryption.It's a difficult problem with several tools...
How do I extract the timestamps associated with frames ffmpeg extracts from a video with the -r option?
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How do I extract the timestamps associated with frames ffmpeg extracts from a video with the -r option? Ask Question
16 What you can do is "simulate" the image writing process by filtering with the fps filter, then using ffprobe to show the timestamps of the generated frames. This means that at 25 fps, the 50th frame (like your 50th image) will have a PTS of 2.00 seconds.You do it like this:ffprobe -f lavfi -i "movie=input.mp4,...
Undefine prefix in Emacs
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Undefine prefix in Emacs Ask Question
0 If that prefix is defined globally, then a simple(global-unset-key [?\C-x ?p])should do.ShareImprove this answer Follow answered Nov 28, 2014 at 4:30StefanStefan1,1991111 silver badges2424 bronze badgesAdd a comment | 
Extracting a tar.gz file returns, “This does not look like a tar archive.”
linux;unix;compression;tar;archiving;linux;unix;compression;tar;archiving
Extracting a tar.gz file returns, “This does not look like a tar archive.” Ask Question
53 Looking at the error you are seeing coupled with the fact that you can indeed decompress it says that the file is a genuine TAR/Gzip archive, but perhaps not an immediate TAR is created after the Gzip.Meaning, if you downloaded this from a web server, sometimes Gzip compression get’s applied to web content on ...
Public network Wi-Fi connection problems
windows-7;internet-connection;packet-loss;windows-7;internet-connection;packet-loss
Public network Wi-Fi connection problems Ask Question
0 The DNS Servers were differentWhat you are describing could easily be a DNS problem. See this SU blog entry for more info: Windows 7 Network Awareness: How Windows knows it has an internet connectionPertinent blurb:How does it work?Windows does indeed check a Microsoft site for connectivity, using the Network...
Cheap Windows 7 - is it a scam? [closed]
windows-7;license;windows-7;license
Cheap Windows 7 - is it a scam? [closed] Ask Question
1 I believe there is a special re-manufacturers license available. I get one with each refurbished XP I buy. They are intended to be installed on refurbished PC's and never sold. They are "locked" to the one PC, and re-activation may be difficult.This could be what is being sold. Sometimes they flat out tell y...
recreating just the uid/gid unix permissions from tar
linux;unix;backup;permissions;tar;linux;unix;backup;permissions;tar
recreating just the uid/gid unix permissions from tar Ask Question
0 You can get a list of all the chown commands to issue like this:tar --numeric-owner -tvjf backup.tar.bz2 | perl -e 'while (<STDIN>) { s|/|:|; @t = split(" "); print "chown $t[1] \x27$t[5]\x27\n"; }' |tee /tmp/chown_cmdsOutput will be like:chown 0:119 './var/cache/jockey/driverdb-OpenPrintingDriverDB.cache'ch...
Insert Filename Headers into Numerous XLSX files
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Insert Filename Headers into Numerous XLSX files Ask Question
1 Plain & doesn't work for me in Excel 2007; maybe you meant &[File] or maybe & is a shorthand in newer versions?Regarding the 5000 files, you'll probably want to make sure they're all in the same location and then loop through all .xlsx files in that location. (Do you need to filter based on file name as well?)I...
Debian Jessie apt-get Error: No space left on device
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Debian Jessie apt-get Error: No space left on device Ask Question
1 Does the service actually work or is the error message meaningful?I'm asking because I had a similar error message when starting/stopping services using systemd and it turns out it was because I had run out of inotify watches. The reason for running out of those in my case was because I was running the CrashPla...
Trying to replace fonts in an Xview application
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Trying to replace fonts in an Xview application Ask Question
0 alias won’t work, but what you can do is rename all the programs (e.g., msi → msi.real)and then create a front-end script for each one; for example, create a script called msi that says#!/bin/shexec msi.real -font lucida-10 "$@"The "$@" says to pass the parameters to the msi script along to the msi.real program...
Is there any difference in the view of process & sub process between command “/bin/sh -c ls /” and sh temp.sh(containing one line ls / only)?
linux;bash;c;linux;bash;c
Is there any difference in the view of process & sub process between command “/bin/sh -c ls /” and sh temp.sh(containing one line ls / only)? Ask Question
0 system("ls /") will spawn a sh process, giving it the arguments -c and ls /. So the main difference between running your program and typing sh -c "ls /" at a shell is that in the first case, there is also a process containing your program. So if you could capture the process tree while ls was running, you would...
Keyboard lag & mouse selection issues
windows-7;keyboard;mouse;troubleshooting;input-device;windows-7;keyboard;mouse;troubleshooting;input-device
Keyboard lag & mouse selection issues Ask Question
0 Before you get to the wiping and reloading point. If you have System restore turned on (and most do by default unless you turned it off) you can restore your system to an earlier point in time before all the delays started.Even before that though I would check your running processes as one of them may be the cu...
.bat file doesn't work with comments at top?
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.bat file doesn't work with comments at top? Ask Question
3 The ^ character at the end of a line acts as line continuation. (It works by escaping the line feed).Line continuation does not work after REM (with a few exceptions) - all characters after the REM are generally ignored.Line continuation does work after ::, so your entire script becomes one big comment.You can ...
open file from Cloud9's terminal (bash) in its IDE
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open file from Cloud9's terminal (bash) in its IDE Ask Question
1 According to the Cloud 9 CLI docs and help, you should be able to open file in the Cloud 9 IDE with this:c9 open <filename>However, it currently returns an error message. As indicated by this issue, this function appears to be broken on the hosted VMs (eg: running on ide.c9.io).ShareImprove this answer Follow ...
Slow vmware vm with fast brand new laptop
windows-7;performance;vmware-workstation;vmware-player;windows-7;performance;vmware-workstation;vmware-player
Slow vmware vm with fast brand new laptop Ask Question
10 When using virtual hard drives, regardless of use with or without a virtual machine, you can improve performance by hosting the virtual hard drive file on it's own physical drive to avoid IO being lost, because the host OS is using it.You can also improve performance by using a pre-allocated space, instead of ...
HAProxy to handle multiple application subfolders in the same port
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HAProxy to handle multiple application subfolders in the same port Ask Question
0 ACLs should be able to do what you need (take a look at the documentation to determine whether path_beg, path_dir, path_end, or another method work for your use case)acl folder1 path_end -i /folder1acl folder2 path_end -i /folder2acl folder3 path_end -i /folder3use backend BACKEND1 if folder1use backend BACKEND...
Images in CSV file don't show up in Anki
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Images in CSV file don't show up in Anki Ask Question
3 It turns out OpenOffice was being "helpful" (or should that be “helpful”) by turning my quotation marks in the img tag into curly quotes (”) instead of normal quotes ("), which caused the img tag to be broken. I went through the file and replaced with single quotes, which OpenOffice didn't mess with, and the ta...
Do I need to create my own key to have secure cloud backup with CrashPlan?
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Do I need to create my own key to have secure cloud backup with CrashPlan? Ask Question
1 448 bits is quite a lot of entropy. In order to match the security of the key, the passphrase must provide a similar level of entropy. If there is any significant difference in entropy between the two, an attacker will just go for attacking whatever has less entropy.I don't recall the exact figure, and it proba...
ipsec configuration problems on Ubuntu. Errors on IP forwarding" connection authorization from Android client
networking;ubuntu;vpn;android;ipsec;networking;ubuntu;vpn;android;ipsec
ipsec configuration problems on Ubuntu. Errors on IP forwarding" connection authorization from Android client Ask Question
2 Here is how i fixed it:1.echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward2.ipsec verify3.echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forwardThen it should work.Hope that i could help :PShareImprove this answer Follow answered Oct 14, 2014 at 14:59RootedMasterRootedMaster2122 bronze badges1This helped get rid of my "Two or more i...
Select-Object For AD Groups Only
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Select-Object For AD Groups Only Ask Question
0 You can't get the info your looking for directly from the IdentityReference, but if you throw some logic at it (not unlike the direction you were already heading to filter out the SID accounts), you can narrow it down to just AD objects.(Get-Acl -Path $Folder.FullName | ForEach-Object { [string]$Identity = $_....
Creating a connection between 3 computers
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Creating a connection between 3 computers Ask Question
1 You shouldn't need sudo for this ssh solution.First, at the command line on the SERVER, set up a remote port forwarding from the WORK machine to the SERVER:SERVER$ ssh -f -N -R 23456:SERVER:22 workuser@WORKThen, as long as that process is running, you should be able to do this:HOME$ ssh -t workuser@WORK ssh -p2...
Author of the document a pdf was created from?
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Author of the document a pdf was created from? Ask Question
0 Check out PDFParser by Didier Stephens or another tool mentioned on his site and you might have better luck. From my understanding the "author" would either be contained within the meta data, or it would not. There is no slack space or anything like that within a PDF for you to carve, but I guess you could try ...
Running find...exec tar czvf only archives one file...need all files
tar;gzip;redhat-enterprise-linux;logfiles;tar;gzip;redhat-enterprise-linux;logfiles
Running find...exec tar czvf only archives one file...need all files Ask Question
0 Your command is running tar once for each file, and each call to tar creates an output of the same name, thus overwriting the previous output. So you end up with only the last file. You need something likefind . -iname "*.gz" -mtime +7 | xargs tar czvf all_gizip_$(date +%Y-%m-%d).tar.gzThis should work fine as ...
Excel Error Bars From Pivot Table
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Excel Error Bars From Pivot Table Ask Question
4 We can find out by a simple experiment. I just created a table with two sets of data and put a graph beneath it with error bars. Then a Pivot table and a chart based on the pivot table and put some error bars in there too. As you can(n't) see, the chart of the pivoted data calculates an standard deviation of 0...
Why do Protocol Service Multiplexers can take only ODD numbered values between 1 and 32,767?
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Why do Protocol Service Multiplexers can take only ODD numbered values between 1 and 32,767? Ask Question
0 The simple answer is because the Bluetooth standard says this is the way it has to be:The structure of the PSM field is based on the ISO 3309 extension mechanism for address fields. All PSM values shall be ODD, that is, the least significant bit of the least significant octet must be ’1’. Also, all PSM value...
Why doesn't "add more cores" face the same physical limitations as "make the CPU faster"?
cpu;cpu-architecture;cpu;cpu-architecture
Why doesn't "add more cores" face the same physical limitations as "make the CPU faster"? Ask Question
145 SummaryEconomics. It's cheaper and easier to design a CPU that has more cores than a higher clock speed, because:Significant increase in power usage. CPU power consumption increases rapidly as you increase the clock speed - you can double the number of cores operating at a lower speed in the thermal space it ...
Create a Contact Group in Outlook 2013 from a selected group of emails
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Create a Contact Group in Outlook 2013 from a selected group of emails Ask Question
1 There is a free Save Addresses from Messages to Contact Group add-in that does exactly what you described. It can be run from within selection's context menu or just from Outlook ribbon.ShareImprove this answer Follow answered Aug 15, 2014 at 21:07thimsthims8,9772525 silver badges3636 bronze badgesAdd a co...
How to activate CSS panel within HTML panel in a console of Firebug of Firefox?
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How to activate CSS panel within HTML panel in a console of Firebug of Firefox? Ask Question
4 If you click the arrow icon in the top-right of the Firebug window, it should show the Style options for you:Edit:In response to your question below, you can move the sidebar between the right and bottom of the screen by toggling the "Vertical Panels" option in the main Firebug menu:ShareImprove this answer Fol...
Excel: Averaging Sensor Data by Time Stamp
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Excel: Averaging Sensor Data by Time Stamp Ask Question
0 Pivot tables are exactly for that (and it keeps you away from VBA). Follow these steps:Create a Pivot table and select your data as inputPut Timestamps in the row labelsPut Sensor name in the column labelsPut Temperature in the Value field and change it to express minimum valuePut Temperature in the Value field...
Something's up with my PPTP+SMB setup
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Something's up with my PPTP+SMB setup Ask Question
Is there any way to setup a 3TB SATA drive in Windows XP? [duplicate]
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Is there any way to setup a 3TB SATA drive in Windows XP? [duplicate] Ask Question
3 I don’t believe that Windows XP can handle 3TB drives, but according to this article in PC World:If you want to use the 3TB Barracuda on a Windows XP system, then you will need to run Seagate's DiskWizard program to make the drive usable under that operating system.Now I know you have a Western Digital drive—...
Guake default interpreter missing
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Guake default interpreter missing Ask Question
1 It's actually just pulling from /etc/shells, which is a list of valid login shells.ShareImprove this answer Follow answered Mar 1, 2015 at 8:43mtfurlanmtfurlan16355 bronze badgesAdd a comment | 
Print spool service appears to cause Explorer to hang - how to fix this?
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Print spool service appears to cause Explorer to hang - how to fix this? Ask Question
2 OK, I think I've somewhat got this covered:I opened services.msc, stopped the print spooling service, deactivated it and then rebooted.Then I was able to delete the contents of %WINDIR%\system32\spool\PRINTERS. I reactivated the print spooling service, rebooted again, and now everything seems to work as long as...
Can I arrange that other computers only see certain dropbox folders? [closed]
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Can I arrange that other computers only see certain dropbox folders? [closed] Ask Question
3 To spend less money, you can try to collaborate with unique Dropbox accounts as long as you observe the 2GB limit for personal accounts. Only one person would need a PRO account or a PERSONAL account with many referrals to boost the total storage. You'd need enough storage to retain the folder contents of every...
Remote SSH access doesn't work when OpenVPN client is enabled on DD-WRT
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Remote SSH access doesn't work when OpenVPN client is enabled on DD-WRT Ask Question
2 I wasn't happy with the policy based routing so after a full weekend of research, I got to this.Packages do arrive at the router if you try to SSH against the WAN IP, however, because all OUTPUT traffic is diverted through the VPN (interface tun0) SSH won't succeed. What's missing is a OUTPUT rule on iptables t...
Can I use my Wi-Fi router to connect my desktop to a Wi-Fi Internet?
networking;wireless-networking;internet;wireless-router;wifi-configuration;networking;wireless-networking;internet;wireless-router;wifi-configuration
Can I use my Wi-Fi router to connect my desktop to a Wi-Fi Internet? Ask Question
2 Windows has the ability to turn most Wi-Fi network cards to an access point, which can be used to share your Internet connection on your laptop with other devices.However, there is no built in software to use this feature in a meaningful and easy to use way. So you would need third party open source or commerci...
How do I prioritize one network interface over another, in the context of 'lower level' windows functions?
windows-7;networking;network-adapter;hamachi;windows-7;networking;network-adapter;hamachi
How do I prioritize one network interface over another, in the context of 'lower level' windows functions? Ask Question
0 Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think theres such thing as network adapter priority. What you do have are logical networks assigned to each one of them (defined by IP address and netmask) and routes.You should have one default route, also known as default gateway. Any communication attempt with an IP address that d...
How to slow down outbox sending rate in Thunderbird?
email;thunderbird;email;thunderbird
How to slow down outbox sending rate in Thunderbird? Ask Question
2 The combination of two plugins solves this problem.You need Mail Merge plugin to send a certain number of emails periodically to your Outbox, and then use BlunderDelay plugin to send unsent messages in the outbox in a specific period of time.In your case, you should set Mail Merge options like the following pic...
Internet Explorer 11 addons don't work
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Internet Explorer 11 addons don't work Ask Question
-1 Sounds like you have admin rights being that you've uninstalled and re-installed IE, however based on your description it seems that there are group policies being applied to your account. Is your computer a domain joined computer?You can run the following from the command prompt to view all the group policies...
Why does traceroute show a direct connection to my home network devices instead of going via the router?
networking;traceroute;arp;networking;traceroute;arp
Why does traceroute show a direct connection to my home network devices instead of going via the router? Ask Question
2 Traceroute does not show you every hop in your network, but rather only shows you how many layer 3 hops are being made.A simpler way to understand it is that any network device that does not decrement the TTL will not show up in a traceroute as this answer on the Network Engineering Stack Exchange site explains...
How to Sort Animated GIFs from Non Animated GIFs?
sorting;gif;animated-gif;sorting;gif;animated-gif
How to Sort Animated GIFs from Non Animated GIFs? Ask Question
3 ExifTool is simply amazing and immensely powerful:exiftool -if "$FrameCount > 0" -directory=Animated *.gifShareImprove this answer Follow answered Apr 15, 2015 at 2:12KaranKaran55.4k2020 gold badges117117 silver badges188188 bronze badges2Awesome! It does the job very easy. – VentolinmonoApr 15, 2015 at 4:...
No route between clients until pinged from one of them (and not from another)
networking;wireless-networking;router;raspberry-pi;raspbian;networking;wireless-networking;router;raspberry-pi;raspbian
No route between clients until pinged from one of them (and not from another) Ask Question
0 This usually indicates a subnet mask mismatch.In order for the PC to send packets to the printer, it needs the MAC address of the printer. This is done with an arp request who has ip xx.xx.xx.xxThis is sent to the broadcast address of the local network. If the printer has a different subnet mask, it may not s...
Can't set Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 card power on laptop under Linux
linux;networking;wireless-networking;power-management;powertop;linux;networking;wireless-networking;power-management;powertop
Can't set Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 card power on laptop under Linux Ask Question
1 Looks like I figured it out.What I did was add ath9k.ps_enable=1 to my boot-up options. I am now able to use the command iw dev wlan0 set power_save on.I found the answer on this website.ShareImprove this answer Follow answered Apr 14, 2015 at 21:22ErtainErtain801111 bronze badgesAdd a comment | ; 0 ...
Alternate Row Colors of Duplicate Data in Excel
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Alternate Row Colors of Duplicate Data in Excel Ask Question
8 Set B2 to=IF(A2=A3, 1, -2)and set B3 to=IF($A2=$A3, B2, IF($A3=$A4, IF(B2>0,3-B2,B2+3), IF(B2>0,-B2,B2)))and drag it down to B30(or the last row that contains data, whatever that is). This will evaluate to a positive numberif this row is part of a duplicate value groupand a negative value if it isn’t(i.e., if C...
Redirect stderr to second terminal / tty
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Redirect stderr to second terminal / tty Ask Question
8 Open two terminals. In the second one, figure out its tty device by running the tty command. It'll print something like /dev/pts/8.In the first one, run your app redirecting its stderr here, e.g. myapp 2>/dev/pts/8.I use this so often for debugging that I set the terminal title to contain the tty number, so I d...
Combining 3 AT&T U-verse modems to form 1 Aggregate Connection? [duplicate]
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Combining 3 AT&T U-verse modems to form 1 Aggregate Connection? [duplicate] Ask Question
0 Here's something you could try...Equipment Needed:3 X AT&T U-verse modems1 X Load balancerConnect modems, and connect to internet once on eachConnect Load Balancer to combine modems Enjoy faster internetORyou could get FiOS or VDSL to improve speedsShareImprove this answer Follow answered Apr 14, 2015 at 1...
Booting Win7 64bit from USB 3.0 thumb drive - is it possible to use the 3.0 speeds?
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Booting Win7 64bit from USB 3.0 thumb drive - is it possible to use the 3.0 speeds? Ask Question
0 You can place your Windows installation on a USB 3.0 storage device by using the following guide created by whs. This same guide according to the author can be used for any version of Windows 7 and Windows 8.x.Step 1 - Check the speed of your USB stickTo measure the speed of your stick I recommend HD Tune. It ...
OSX (10.9.5) running out of open files with Time Machine to shared drive
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OSX (10.9.5) running out of open files with Time Machine to shared drive Ask Question
0 try loooking at port 61582 in the firewall / TM controller Does that show as closed ? or at the very least does dmesg or your networking log(s) show anything to the same?ShareImprove this answer Follow answered Apr 14, 2015 at 5:56linuxdev2013linuxdev20131,2521010 silver badges2121 bronze badges1Things ...
Run ncpa.cpl as administrator in command line
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Run ncpa.cpl as administrator in command line Ask Question
nsupdate: What does the error NOTIMP mean?
dns;updates;dns;updates
nsupdate: What does the error NOTIMP mean? Ask Question
7 I am getting the same error on a simple querydig any eoaclk.com @1.1.1.1; <<>> DiG 9.8.2rc1-RedHat-9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.5 <<>> any eoaclk.com @1.1.1.1;; global options: +cmd;; Got answer:;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: **NOTIMP**, id: 19761;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL...
How to select a random item in list not flagged in second column?
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How to select a random item in list not flagged in second column? Ask Question
0 My suggestion would be to add a column with a random number. Then sort the whole thing on the random number. Watch the movies in the order given. Once you've watched them all, regenerate and re-sort the list. 239 Movie A 475 Movie B 683 Movie C 241 Movie D 748 Movie EAfter sorting, (in Excel--I a...
Ubuntu can't be booted from DVD drive?
linux;ubuntu;boot;windows-8.1;linux;ubuntu;boot;windows-8.1
Ubuntu can't be booted from DVD drive? Ask Question
0 There are interesting points written here on close thread by Rod Smith,quoting:Broadly speaking, if you need to install Ubuntu (or any other Linux distribution) on a computer with a 32-bit EFI and no BIOS/CSM/legacy-mode boot support, the way to do it is:Use unetbootin or something similar to prepare an install...
How to return a GPO to Not Configured?
windows-7;windows;group-policy;windows-7;windows;group-policy
How to return a GPO to Not Configured? Ask Question
0 Try with:Computer SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\DomainProfileEnableFirewallDELETEThis will reset it to "Not configured".Regards.Share Follow answered Oct 23, 2018 at 10:50kralizeckkralizeck1Add a comment | ; 0 Setting an AD policy to "Not configured" means you are not configuring any pol...
Grant net_privaddr privileges on a AWS server
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Grant net_privaddr privileges on a AWS server Ask Question
How do you copy files using a command line when you the file has four or less characters in the filename?
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How do you copy files using a command line when you the file has four or less characters in the filename? Ask Question
1 As AFH pointed out in comments, a simple "COPY ????.ext" will work on file names of four or less chars. In glob-style pattern matching in DOS-based systems, * means "0 or more chars" and apparently ? means zero or one chars. However, be sure to understand that this type of pattern matching is done at the applic...
Broke most Linux computer functions with bad symlink
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Broke most Linux computer functions with bad symlink Ask Question
0 The /lib32 folder can only contain 32 bit libraries. You created a link of libc.so.6 in /lib32 that points to the 64 bit version of the same file. Get a 32 bit version of libc.so.6 and place it in the /lib32 folder.Share Follow edited Jul 19, 2014 at 15:25 answered Jul 19, 2014 at 15:13cybernardcybernard12...
How should I configure my interfaces with multiple IPs for Xen to use?
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How should I configure my interfaces with multiple IPs for Xen to use? Ask Question
1 The IP addresses for each of the VMs should be configured in the VM themselves, rather than the host machine.It helps to picture each of the VMs and the host with their own interfaces, however only the host has a physical cable coming out of it, so the guest VM interfaces need to be bridged to the host interfac...
Monitor not shown - is it a monitor or card issue?
windows-7;graphics-card;multiple-monitors;nvidia-graphics-card;windows-7;graphics-card;multiple-monitors;nvidia-graphics-card
Monitor not shown - is it a monitor or card issue? Ask Question
0 This isn't really a fix but it could be. Go get the latest drivers for your video card in case you haven't. From there, if you're on a laptop check for function key buttons to toggle displays. Windows also can do the same thing by right clicking your desktop -> screen resolution -> click the monitor that isn...
sudoedit: why use it over sudo vi?
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sudoedit: why use it over sudo vi? Ask Question
31 I stumbled upon this question while searching for something completely unrelated, but I thought I would add the following important distinction, which has not been mentioned at all so far: sudoedit doesn't run your editor as root.$ sudo vim /etc/farts.conf Will simply run vim as root, allowing it to read the f...
How can I make Fedora 20 use the dark theme for all applications?
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How can I make Fedora 20 use the dark theme for all applications? Ask Question
0 Well, you already discovered half of the solution: It’s a GTK theme. It applies only to applications using a GTK GUI. This is the same for both shipped and third-party applications.Firefox does not use GTK and, as such, does not use the theme. There is absolutely nothing you can do to change this, except perhap...
Memory not Unloading [closed]
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Memory not Unloading [closed] Ask Question
3 This is normal behavior. Free memory is entirely wasted so modern operating systems do everything they can to avoid having free physical memory.Consider some memory that's in use and contains data read from, or written to, the disk. Consider what happens if the operating system makes that memory free:That takes...
All programs terminating unexpectedly in a Windows 7 environment
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All programs terminating unexpectedly in a Windows 7 environment Ask Question
1 Could be bad memory or a failing hard drive. It could also be any component between these devices and your CPU.Before starting, update your question with more information:Your system’s components, with exact make and modelYour hard drive’s SMART dataTo get it, I recommend using GSmartControl. Start it, select y...
Windows Complete Backup
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0 If you have a disk large enough to handle such an image, it will also be large enough for you to install a Linux-based system onto. In which case, I'd suggest you simply swap disks and use the "other" to try out a Linux-based distribution. If you decide you want to revert you can just swap back the disks.ShareI...
Can you connect a PCMCIA card to an IDE slot?
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Can you connect a PCMCIA card to an IDE slot? Ask Question
Move selected e-mail to rule-defined folder on demand in Outlook
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Move selected e-mail to rule-defined folder on demand in Outlook Ask Question
0 The easiest way is to set up your incoming rules to move the e-mails to sub-folders. You reply to each e-mail and configure your Outlook to save the responses to the same folder. I have to admit this is an archaic approach as keyword search negates organizing e-mails in outdated file drawer system.ShareImprove ...
Copy and paste without tracked changes in MS Office 2013
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Copy and paste without tracked changes in MS Office 2013 Ask Question
3 Word handles this kind of strangely. Whether tracked changes show up in the destination document depends on whether Track Changes is turned on in both the new document and the source document.Track Changes Turned On in the Source, Off in the DestinationThis is what you want. Copied text is pasted into the desti...
How can I solve this: "The page was not displayed because the request entity is too large."
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How can I solve this: "The page was not displayed because the request entity is too large." Ask Question
3 This is the Microsoft friendly description of a standard HTTP error (413) and it means the server did not like the size of your HTTP request.What can you do about the size of your HTTP requests in most browsers? Nothing really, so it's likely a mistake on the server end.I would imagine you might see if you try...
Excel Data Extraction Formula
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Excel Data Extraction Formula Ask Question
0 This one took a little work!Your question formatting was a little off, so I BELIEVE this is your intended original cell contents:Magazine Production line (Total Downtime :3d 2h 8m 23s)So, based on that, this formula will pull the amount of days and time out and place them in excel date format. =DATE(0,1,MID(A$1...
how do i get my taskbar back without rebooting (multiple monitors)
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how do i get my taskbar back without rebooting (multiple monitors) Ask Question
0 The following should fix it without a reboot, however I don't think it will fix the root cause. Could use more details for that.Start>run>explorer.exeOr Ctrl+shift+esc>file >new task>explorer.exeShareImprove this answer Follow answered Mar 31, 2015 at 0:20SnowSnow1122 bronze badges3What are your output s...
How do I change which monitor my computer uses at boot?
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How do I change which monitor my computer uses at boot? Ask Question
12 Which screen gets BIOS output during the boot process is up to the graphics card. Some graphics cards output to all displays simultaneously, some will only output to whichever port it considers to be "port 1". Most of the time they're not labeled. In the case of multiple graphics cards, the display goes to ...
How to print a file to the printer running on standard TCP/IP port?
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How to print a file to the printer running on standard TCP/IP port? Ask Question
1 You need to provide printer name after /D:Like print /D:"Microsoft XPS Document Writer" testfile.txtYou can determine printer name by running the following command in Windows 7 command line:C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\prnmngr.vbs -lShareImprove this answer Follow answered Apr 21, 2015 ...
Running `exec` with a Bash built-in
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Running `exec` with a Bash built-in Ask Question
9 You defined a bash function. So you are already in a bash shell when invoking that function. So that function could then simply look like:clock(){ echo "do something" $@}That function can be invoked with bash builtins, special reserved words, commands, other defined functions:An alias:$ clock type lsdo someth...
Check if a cell contains any of words from a dynamic list
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Check if a cell contains any of words from a dynamic list Ask Question
3 You can do this with an array formula. For a fixed range, the formula in C2 would be=IF(MAX(IFERROR(SEARCH($A$2:$A$5,$B2),0))>0,"yes","no")Be sure to enter this as an array formula using Ctrl+Shift+Enter. You'll know it worked when you get curly brackets { } on either end of the formula.If you want the range to...
Wrong architecture or manufacturer - conflicting information [duplicate]
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Wrong architecture or manufacturer - conflicting information [duplicate] Ask Question
1 What type of architecture and processor am I using?wmic cpu will give you a complete list of information regarding your processor.Example output:F:\test>wmic cpu get Description, NameDescription NameIntel64 Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHzFurther ReadingAn A-Z Index of the...
Mysql-server Error
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Mysql-server Error Ask Question
0 By default, the install script only check for mysql-server package from centos 6 base.To install with another version of mysql, you should start the database and use --mysql-host=localhost as if you installed on a remote machineShareImprove this answer Follow answered Apr 21, 2015 at 11:28Manuel VACELETMan...
Int13 device un/recognized?
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Int13 device un/recognized? Ask Question
Launching programs with GUI without display manager
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Launching programs with GUI without display manager Ask Question
5 You can run them with no display manager, but you do need a running X session. The details will depend on your distribution but you should be able to get a minimal X session with a single terminal by runningxinitI haven't done this in years but, last time I did, that would give something like this:Once there, y...
Lotus Notes - undo "keep me informed of updates" after declining a meeting
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Lotus Notes - undo "keep me informed of updates" after declining a meeting Ask Question
0 I believe you'd need to re-accept one of the updates and then re-decline it and choose not to receive updates again. When you decline, it sends a notice to the chair, including the instructions on whether or not to keep you updated. You can find the decline instances in your "entries and notices" view in the ca...
PuTTY "Incoming packet was garbled on decryption" and other errors
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PuTTY "Incoming packet was garbled on decryption" and other errors Ask Question
0 Have you looked at the statistics on your network adaptors to see whether or not packets are being discarded due to errors in transmission being detected?ShareImprove this answer Follow answered Apr 21, 2015 at 10:28cbzcbz77144 silver badges1010 bronze badges2I checked in the Ubuntu guest using ifconfig. T...
Remove timestamp from filename
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Remove timestamp from filename Ask Question
1 Command:ren *.csv ????_????_????.csvSample:>dir /babcd_efgh_ijkl_18.04.2015.csvklmn_opqr_stuv_21.04.2015.csvmnop_qrst_uvwx_19.04.2015.csvyzab_cdef_ghij_20.04.2015.csv>ren *.csv ????_????_????.csv>dir /babcd_efgh_ijkl.csvklmn_opqr_stuv.csvmnop_qrst_uvwx.csvyzab_cdef_ghij.csvHope this helps.ShareImprove this answ...
Exit vi on serial console
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Exit vi on serial console Ask Question
1 Print :q! to force exit without saving or :wq to save changes (w like write and q like quit)Take a look for basic vi-commands: http://www.cs.colostate.edu/helpdocs/vi.htmlShare Follow answered Jul 25, 2014 at 12:58Leo ChapiroLeo Chapiro15.4k55 gold badges4242 silver badges4545 bronze badges0Add a comment |...
Network adapter connected to router but no internet access?
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Network adapter connected to router but no internet access? Ask Question
Why does this gpg command in a script behave differently when it's pasted into a shell?
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Why does this gpg command in a script behave differently when it's pasted into a shell? Ask Question
1 Short answer: see BashFAQ #50: I'm trying to put a command in a variable, but the complex cases always fail!.Long answer: you're running into trouble because of the order in which the shell parses various elements of command lines; specifically, it expands variable references (like ${ERR}) about halfway through...
Give active split all of screen besides 5 lines for inactive splits
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Give active split all of screen besides 5 lines for inactive splits Ask Question
0 To keep 4 lines in non-active windows::set winminheight=4To always maximize the current window to a height of 79::autocmd WinEnter * setlocal winheight=79You can also supply a higher number (999) to give it the maximum possible. This is called Rolodex mode.Unfortunately, the two cannot be easily combined.Share ...
Cannot start chromium on vncserver without --no-sandbox option
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Cannot start chromium on vncserver without --no-sandbox option Ask Question
How to ignore a specific SMART error
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How to ignore a specific SMART error Ask Question
6 you need change config /etc/smartd.confadd arguments to you setting: -t -I 197 It ignore attribute 197 - Pending Sectorslike this(Example):/dev/ad0 -H -l error -l selftest -t -I 197Share Follow answered Sep 14, 2018 at 9:58zershzersh32133 silver badges55 bronze badgesAdd a comment | ; 2 The simplest ...
How can I type a degree symbol (0176) from my Surface RT Touch keyboard?
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How can I type a degree symbol (0176) from my Surface RT Touch keyboard? Ask Question
2 It appears this cannot be done using the Surface keyboards. You can use the on-screen keyboard or connect a standard USB keyboard and use the "Alt + code" (you must only use the number keypad to the side of your keyboard, however)On-screen keyboard instructions:Bring up the on-screen keyboardPress "&123"Press t...
How do I tell Windows Update to not check for updates for my GPU drivers?
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How do I tell Windows Update to not check for updates for my GPU drivers? Ask Question
1 The only solution I know of is a bit of killing a fly with a cannon. You will need to get a server edition of windows on your network and install the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). What this does is allow you to have fine grained control of what updates are presented/installed to each computer on the ne...
watching output of "ps aux | grep blah" in tmux will not work?
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watching output of "ps aux | grep blah" in tmux will not work? Ask Question
3 As mentioned in the question edit and xzfc's answer, the issue seems to be related to tmux's line wrapping. For something closer to a drop-in replacement of ps aux | grep [q]uote, if you don't need user information, try:$ pgrep -af [q]uote392 bash -c sleep 5 && echo quote399 bash -c sleep 5 && echo second quot...
Sent messages from Outlook not arriving
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Sent messages from Outlook not arriving Ask Question
1 As per our discussion earlier, I have finaly received the reply email from yourself. As I suspected this is an issue with your ISP, not your Outlook settings.InvestigationConsider the path an email takes, take a look at this basic diagram of an email leaving you and reaching me.You send the email from your Outl...
How do I verify a GPG symmetrically encrypted file?
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How do I verify a GPG symmetrically encrypted file? Ask Question
6 The only "verify" operation in gnupg is signature verification, which basically encrypts the hash of the encrypted file with a public key (=sign).In my opinion this means that if the output bits are corrupted while the file is being encrypted, the hash will be calculated against the corrupted file. You will nev...
CentOS 6.5 PHP extensions
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CentOS 6.5 PHP extensions Ask Question
0 Per the answer to this question, you may need to check the "Loaded Configuration File" and perhaps the "additional .ini files parsed" sections. This should tell you what files are being used specifically for Apache, assuming that is your goal. Otherwise, php --ini might do the trick if you are interested in the...
Script for one time proxied firefox
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Script for one time proxied firefox Ask Question
1 The easiest way to do this is that you create an additional Profile for using Firefox with the socks proxy.To create an additional Firefox profile.Close all Instances of FirefoxStart firefox with the -p flagThis will show up the Userprofile dialogHere you see your default Firefox profile named default.Click on ...
Possible fire risk from leaving a laptop on for several months/years to use as a server
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Possible fire risk from leaving a laptop on for several months/years to use as a server Ask Question
1 The laptop is powered by electricity, gets hot and the parts can break. There is always a danger that he would go up in flames. The power supply can also get and start to burn. However, the probability is low and the same can happen with a normal computer.Computers normally shut down, if they get too hot. The m...
Can I DOS copy windows vista to a new Hard Drive?
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Can I DOS copy windows vista to a new Hard Drive? Ask Question
0 I'm sure you mean cmd.exe (the NT command prompt) rather than DOS. DOS fell out of use after Win9X, and would need a tweak to support filenames > 8 characters.I usually image as it's quicker, or clone, and haven't done a file copy in a while, but you could attach both hard drives to usb, and dorobocopy e:\ f:\...
How to acquire a low latency realtime HD video image?
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How to acquire a low latency realtime HD video image? Ask Question
0 What about an Avermedia Live Gamer HD (internal pci capture card)?Share Follow answered Aug 1, 2014 at 10:48Fabiusp98Fabiusp9833411 silver badge77 bronze badges2These devices won't work with a laptop. There may be USB3.0 capture cards I think? – dronusSep 3, 2014 at 19:48Good point, there are the blackmagi...
vimrc "col <cs>" works but vim complains about trailing characters; colors do not work when using "color" or "colorscheme"
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vimrc "col <cs>" works but vim complains about trailing characters; colors do not work when using "color" or "colorscheme" Ask Question
3 The :col abbreviation expands to :colder, not :colorscheme. Typing :col<Tab> or :help :col would have told you that. I'd generally recommend to use the full command names in .vimrc or plugins for clarity; the abbreviations are most useful when entering commands interactively.So, you have to investigate why the ...
How can I tell if Wireshark has sucessfully decrypted a capture
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How can I tell if Wireshark has sucessfully decrypted a capture Ask Question
1 "QoS Data" is the modern type for data packets, because QoS is mandatory on 802.11n and 802.11ac networks. You should never see plain old "Data" packets any more, unless you're sniffing an old A/B/G network.If you look inside the QoS Data packets, the decoder should tell you if they're encrypted or not.My bet i...
No restore option with Clonezilla
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No restore option with Clonezilla Ask Question
6 OK. It appears I have solved the problem. It seems that Clonezilla doesn't like too many subdirectories. I moved 2014-06-09-00-imgAppServer up to the same level as AppServerCloneZilla. That isC:/MyBook/2014-06-09-00-imgAppServerNow I have the restore option.Share Follow answered Jul 20, 2014 at 17:33...
How to remove one column of a calculated item in Pivot?
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How to remove one column of a calculated item in Pivot? Ask Question
0 If this field is in the Pivot Table then it is also in the Field List, which means you can uncheck the box beside the Field name in the field list, that should hide it.Share Follow edited Jul 21, 2014 at 6:58Jens Erat17.2k1414 gold badges6161 silver badges7474 bronze badges answered Jul 21, 2014 at 0:10Ken...