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- IT Dojo: Reset Windows passwords with the Offline NT Password and Registry Editor
- In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler demonstrates how quickly and easily reset local account passwords, including Administrator, on most Windows systems. The Offline NT Password and Registry Editor is a Linux-based utility that can reset passwords on Windows-NT based systems that use NTFS, including Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows...
- Tags: Information Technology, Microsoft Windows NT, Registry Editor, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, it dojo, security, password, hacking, registry edit, bill detwiler, linux, system administration, Tool, Windows Password, Productivity
- Videos 2008-06-23
- Take a holistic approach to common systems administration problems
- Build a solid framework for thinking about system administration SA problems rather than simply mastering narrow how-to solutions to particular admin problems, and you'll be able to solve problems every time they appear, regardless of the operating system, brand of computer, or type of environment. In this chapter...
- Tags: System Administration, Chapter Coverage
- Book chapters 2007-07-19
- Take control of Solaris 10 system boot and shutdown procedures while studying for the system administration exam
- This sample chapter, taken from Solaris 10 System Administration Exam Prep 2, discusses the boot and shutdown operations of a Solaris 10 system. The information, including practice questions, will help you prepare for the Solaris System Administrator Exam. System startup requires an understanding of the hardware and...
- Tags: Chapter, Sun Solaris 10, System Administration, System Startup, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- Book chapters 2006-03-28
- Master Solaris 10 user and security administration while studying for the system administration exam
- This sample chapter, taken from Solaris 10 System Administration Exam Prep 2, discusses how to securely manage user accounts on a Solaris 10 system. The information, including practice questions, will help you prepare for the Solaris System Administrator Exam. System administrators are not only responsible for managing...
- Tags: Security, Chapter, Security Administration, Sun Solaris 10, System Administration, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- Book chapters 2006-03-28
- What's New in SAS Enterprise Miner 5.2
- SAS Enterprise Miner 5.2 for SAS 9.1.3 provides many new enhancements to help both business analysts and statisticians carry out the data mining process more efficiently and with greater control and flexibility. A major focus of this release is to deliver new interactive statistical and visualization tools. The tool set...
- Tags: SAS Institute, System Administration
- White papers 2006-02-28
- System administration at scale
- I'm a fan of Thomas Barnett (Pentagon's New Map) and his way of viewing America's military activities around the globe as being divided into "warfighting" and "sysadmin" work. What techie doesn't understand that reference? Warfighting is the big guns for big opponents kind of operation that the US...
- Tags: Sysadmin Force
- Blog posts 2005-09-06
- Using WMI Scripting for System Administration
- Windows Management Instrumentation WMI, which offers administrators a rich management scripting tool set, is an integral part of the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems - which includes Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 20
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., WMI, System Administration, Microsoft Windows, Network Administration, Operating Systems, Software, Networking
- White papers 2004-06-01
- Essential System Administration: Backup and Restore
- Every user of any computer figures out sooner or later that files are occasionally lost. These losses have many causes: users may delete their own files accidentally, a bug can cause a program to corrupt its data file, a hardware failure may ruin an entire disk, and so on. The...
- Tags: System Administration, Backups
- White papers 2002-08-15
- TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2003 System Administration (Part 1 of 2) (Level 200)
- This webcast examines Microsoft Windows Server 2003 administration from a number of views It also takes a look at Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 (SMS 2003) options and Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 (MOM 2005) features. This webcast focuses on the out-of-the-box server management tools such as Active Directory Command Line...
- Tags: Server Management, Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003, Webcast, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., System Administration, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Digital Media, Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Webcasts
- TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2003 System Administration (Part 2 of 2) (Level 200)
- This webcast focuses on the out-of-the-box server management tools such as the Microsoft Active Directory Command Line tools, trusts and server roles. From the client side, the webcast looks at Group Policy management and settings, software installation, and patch management using Microsoft Software Update Services. The presentation concludes by showing...
- Tags: Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003, Webcast, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., System Administration, Tool, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Presentation, Productivity, Servers, Digital Media, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts
- Sun's Enterprise Consolidation Solution Reduces Development and Support Organization's System Administration Costs by 75%
- The chief business goals of the Denver product development group in CGI-AMS are to deliver industry-leading products that meet customer business needs, reduce development costs, and improve support to customers who license the software. Previously the developers built and tested applications on seven older servers from Sun with a total...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., System Administration, Servers, Hardware
- Case studies
- System Administration Scripting in the Microsoft Windows Environment
- A powerful scripting environment is an indispensable tool in the fight to reduce Total Cost of Ownership TCO by automating system and network administration tasks. Windows Script Host WSH, when used in conjunction with ADSI and the WMI scripting library, provides just such a scripting environment. In this webcast, the...
- Tags: Environment, TCO, Microsoft Corp., System Administration, Scripting Environment, Roi/Tco, Microsoft Windows, Network Administration, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Networking, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Operating Systems, Software, Directory Services, Enterprise Software
- Webcasts
- Pharmlog Picks SAP DB to Lower Total Cost of Ownership, Increase Flexibility, and Reduce System Administration
- PharmLog chose SAP DB for cost, flexibility, and reduced system administration. SAP DB is open-source software and available without up-front license fees. SAP DB requires much less daily work and administration for PharmLog's IT staff. SAP DB is also flexible, enabling PharmLog business users to add transactions and rearrange work...
- Tags: SAP DB, SAP AG, TCO, System Administration
- Case studies
Additional Resources
- Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux
- Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...
- Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Mandrake, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability
- The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...
- Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Heap-based buffer overflow reported in RealNetworks RealPlayer
- Update 07/25/2008: Aaron Portnoy of TippingPoint's security research group was kind enough to point out that I'm actually not affected by this, since I've installed the newest version of RealPlayer. From Aaron's email: Notice the Secunia advisory states it affects RealPlayer 10.5... the latest is 11.x, which now uses...
- Tags: Vulnerability, RealNetworks Inc., Buffer-overflow, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Secunia Research, Vendor, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Gateway stops selling PCs direct
- Gateway, one of the early PC makers that sold their wares direct, said Friday it will sell its systems completely through channel partners and retailers. The company, now a part of Acer, said shifting to a channel-based distribution model will simplify its business and cut costs. ...
- Tags: Gateway Inc., PC, Acer Inc., Retail, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Dell opts for performance with R5400 data center-hosted desktop
- Dell unveiled its data center-hosted desktop product line on Tuesday. Unlike rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM, Dell didn't build its solution on blade servers but instead opted for a high performance system using a 2U box called the Dell Precision R5400 Rack Workstation. "By not putting the solution...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, R5400, Workstations, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Ready for real Indian medicine?
- Ready for real Indian medicine?Reply from C.A. ChienDear Mr. Blankenhorn:Thanks for your note. To clarify: (1) I wanted to document my inventive system-design and inter-connection work on [i]Medical Onshoring[/i]; thus, the USPTO filing; (2) as to the "how," head to --http://tinyurl.com/6c4tj4" .. Covering the professional world (e.g., health care, computing),...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, Medical Onshoring, health care
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Juniper: Enterprise demand strong; Johnson hired to scale up
- Current Juniper CEO Scott Kriens delivered strong quarter results, said enterprise demand was solid and outlined the primary reason Kevin Johnson was hired as his replacement: He knows how to scale. Ahead of its earnings report statement Thursday Juniper made the Johnson news official. The company has...
- Tags: Revenue, Juniper Networks Inc., Kevin Johnson, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
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