The easiest way to find out which Active Directory Domain Controller holds the FSMO roles is the following:
Open a CMD box
Type netdom query fsmo
The output is something like
C:\Windows\system32>netdom query fsmo
Schema master DC1.ad-domain.local
Domain naming master DC1.ad-domain.local
PDC DC1.ad-domain.local
RID pool manager DC1.ad-domain.local
Infrastructure master Read more [...]
Have you ever tried to configure something on a windows system as Administrator and still got a permission denied?
While the Administrator is powerful, he still can't do everything. There is an account that is even more powerful, it is called SYSTEM. So how could you run something as SYSTEM? Here is how:
Start a command prompt as Administrator
From Sysinternals, download psexec.exe and put it on the C: drive
In the command prompt, navigate to the directory with psexec.exe
Run "psexec.exe Read more [...]
When you can't access HP ILO via Web Console anymore (e.g. because you have configured the IP address wrongly or enabled DHCP by accident), there is a possibility to configure the ILO IP settings via ESX.
Login to the ESX vSphere Client
Make sure that SSH is running on ESX (ESX host > Configuration > Security Profile > Services > Properties, Start SSH if it is not started)
Download Putty on the Windows machine where the vSphere Client runs. Start Putty.exe and use the IP address Read more [...]
On BES 5.0.4, it is a bit tricky to add an administrative user. Normal Blackberry users are added under User > Create user, but admin users have to be added from a different menu.
First, login with BESAdmin. Then, you have to go to
Administrator user > Create an administrator user
Then, fill in the fields, which are not self-explanatory:
Display name: Use the display name from Active Directory
User name: Use the AD login name
Domain: Use the AD domain name
Administrator Read more [...]
Unfortunately, Kerio has hidden the Webmail mini, starting with version of Kerio Connect 8.2, but it is still there, you just have to use the following URL to login:
This comes in handy on old browsers or on mobile devices that can't properly display the new Kerio Connect Web Client. The Web Mail mini is using simple HTML.
How do you restart the terminal services service? In MMC (services.msc), it is greyed out. It would be handy to be able to do it if you don’t want to restart the whole server.
The official word from Microsoft is: “The Terminal Services service is an integrated part of the core OS in Windows, that’s why it can’t be stopped or restarted as most other services (it is grayed out).”
The following procedure does the trick:
Open a command prompt
Type in: tasklist /svc /fi “imagename Read more [...]
Sometimes it is faster to access Control Panel items via command line than clicking and searching in the UI. To use a command, just press <Windows-Key>-R, which will open the Run window. Then just type the command and press <Enter>.
For the .cpl files, the "control" command can even be left out, so that is even less to type.
Control Panel Applet
Command
OS
Accessibility Options
control access.cpl
XP
Action Center
control /name Microsoft.ActionCenter
8, 7
control Read more [...]
When it comes to Blackberry device software (= OS = Operating System) there is some confusion regarding versions. There are 2 version numbers:
Software Release Version (= Bundle Version)
OS Version
The Software Release Version is the one displayed when you are notified that new device software is available.
Find below a table of the Q10/Z10 device software versions I could find:
Software Release
OS Version
10.0.10.85
10.0.10.672
10.0.10.90
10.0.10.690
.
10.1.0.238
10.1.0.1483
10.1.0.273
10.1.0.1720
10.1.0.2309
10.1.0.2342
10.1.0.2312
10.1.0.2354
10.1.0.4181
10.1.0.4633
10.1.0.4200
10.1.0.4780
.
10.2.0.415
10.2.0.1767
10.2.0.424
10.2.0.1791
10.2.1.537
10.2.1.1925
10.2.1.2102
10.2.1.2141
10.2.1.2941
10.2.1.3175
10.2.1.2977
10.2.1.3247
10.2.1.3062
10.2.1.3442
.
10.3.1.1779
10.3.1.2576
10.3.1.1784
10.3.1.2582
10.3.2.2474
10.3.2.2639
Read more [...]
If you need to start the services on BES 10.1 manually, do it in the order below:
BES10 - Scheduler
BES10 - BlackBerry Controller
BES10 - BlackBerry MDS Connection Service
BES10 - BlackBerry Dispatcher
BES10 - BlackBerry Secure Connect Service
BES10 - Administration Console
BES10 - BlackBerry Administration Service - Native Code Container
BES10 - BlackBerry Administration Service - Application Server
BES10 - BlackBerry Management Studio
BES10 - BlackBerry Licensing Service
Read more [...]
