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Author:R TeachoutCreated:6/15/1999 6:20 AM
Ramblings, SQL Scriptlets, VBS Scriptlets, Linux Stuff, and more!

SELinux is a set of extra security restrictions on top of the normal Linux security tools. It gives the systems administrator a finer grain of control than what the kernel typically provides. But SELinux can sometimes get in your way. For example, I have had typical services, such as Apache, appear to start up correctly, but remain inaccessible from the outside world because I forgot to allow the apache user rights to open that port or maybe my distro forgot about it. Before you turn off SELinux make sure you know why you are turning it off and the security concerns you might be opening yourself up to.

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Linux tool to set the duplex settings on your network card.

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Ever had a remote SSH connection where you were doing an upgrade (say to asterisk or pbxinaflash, etc) and you lost your internet connection, which killed your ssh session, and stopped your compile, leaving your system in a horribly unusable state? NEVER AGAIN! That is what I use screen for!

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If you haven't already tried freepbx, you should!!

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Where: Historic Charleston, SC When: February 27-29th, 2008 (and evening reception February 26th)

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SELECT dbid FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases WHERE name = 'database_name'

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Need to make a clone of a database structure, but have too many procedures/functions/tables to do it all manually? I believe this is a good answer to that problem:

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EXEC sp_MSforeachtable "exec sp_spaceused '?'"

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Use this SQL server script from the SQL query window to rename an existing database. The script below will place the database in single user mode then rename the device and put then new device name back into multi user mode for use.

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Run a query against sysprocesses to figure out what is going on on a SQL Server

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qwista / rwinsta command line tools

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Configuration Options for an RDP file (which is really a txt document).

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If you haven't already checked this software out.. you should. The ultimate enterprise email software

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If you have access to your Imail registry, and need to decrypt the hash passwords in order to convert to another (better) mail software, here's what you would need to know....

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Exception from HRESULT: 0xC0010014 (Microsoft.SqlServer.DTSRuntimeWrap)

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Search error log for "Return value 3" and trace to find out what you're missing, then install that, then go with it.

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ex: ./SiteCode to ./Backup-YYYY-MM-DD-WKD

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set VAR=%VAR:/=-% would replace any / with - in a variable..

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Found this article, and have had to search this out each time, so this time I'm blogging it so I don't have to find it again.. besides, others may like it.. How To Add the "Export To Excel" option To Internet Explorer if it isn't there, but excel is installed.

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For example a service left over rootkitreveler or psexec service like ASHDBDK linked to a non-existant temp file in the users temp directory (sysinternals services) using SC

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SET UtilPath=%~dp0

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Redirects output of command line tools to the Windows clipboard. This text output can then be pasted into other programs.

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Here's a quick how-to (for those technically inclined) on: How to Get the Current Activity for a Single Database (SQL2000) when running as a DBO not as a sysadmin

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Great for queries where you need > date < date results..

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This procedure generates INSERT statements using existing data from the given tables and views. Later, you can use these INSERT statements to generate the data. It's very useful when you have to ship or package a database application. This procedure also comes in handy when you have to send sample data to your vendor or technical support provider for troubleshooting purposes.

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