Brian Steinmeyer
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Jun 12 2013
Delegate Add/Delete Computer Objects in AD
AD Delegation allows you to give users/groups access to certain parts of your AD without giving them full admin access. A great example is allowing Help Desk users to reset user passwords; this is actually quite easy and is a default option when delegating permissions to an OU. However, you may want your Help Desk …
May 22 2013
DHCPpwn
It’s more than an alpha than beta but… This is an old piece of code I was working on a few years ago, but recently found time to start coding again. I know it’s a bit buggy (all of the buttons do not function yet and it tends to lock up bc of the loop …
Feb 28 2013
How to Make Fedora 18 a PS3 Media Server
PS3 Media Server is a DLNA-compliant UPnP Media server which supports Playstation 3 and any other DLNA compliant device. It allows you to stream video, music, images, etc to your DLNA device even if it does not support the codec the media is encoded in. For a complete list of supported devices please visit http://www.ps3mediaserver.org/about/. …
Feb 26 2013
How to Remotely Access Linux From Windows
There are many ways to remotely access Linux including VNC, SSH, FreeNX, NXFree, Hamachi, Teamviewer, and the list goes on. When it comes to remote access a few questions come to mind… Is it secure, is it GUI or Command Line, how’s the performance, what extra software is required, etc. If you are connecting to …
Feb 26 2013
How to Install Mate, Cinnamon, KDE Plasma, and Xfce on Fedora 18
The Fedora 18 distribution ships using Gnome3 in most circumstances as the default desktop environment. There has been a lot of controversy about the direction Gnome3 has gone, which sparked many spin-off projects. If you are not a fan of Gnome3 or are just looking to try other desktop environments for Fedora, here are the …
Feb 07 2013
Outlook unable to open your default e-mail folders
Error Messages unable to open your default e-mail folders Cannot open the Outlook window. The server is not available. Resolution 1 Outlook was installed with compatibility mode. Locate your outlook.exe, Typically in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\ (Note: 14 is for office 2010, yours may vary depending on your version of Outlook). Right-click the OUTLOOK.EXE, and …
Jan 26 2013
Running VBScripts with UAC Elevation
Overview Since the introduction of User Account Control (UAC), scripts do not run with administrator privileges despite being a local administrator. You must elevate your script to run with administrator privileges. I’ll start by showing you a simple example. The script below will list all of the processes on the local computer as well as …