I had this issue on a server we were setting up for a client today and the Windows Server 2016 Essentials configuration kept failing. We attempted numerous re-installations and configuration options, but the problem kept rearing it's ugly head. We tried to reset the wizard settings using the following powershell commands: Remove-WssConfigurationData Uninstall-WindowsFeature ServerEssentialsRole After…
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Synology NAS Loses Domain Connection
This is a brief post which details how to fix an issue with your Synology NAS when it all of a sudden loses it's existing Active Directory domain membership. Even if you try to rejoin the domain, you will get the dreaded error: "Failed to join the windows domain..." Fear not my fine friends, after…
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Using TCP Wrapper in CentOS 7 for SSH Blocking
Just a brief post today to show you how to use the TCP Wrapper in CentOS to help manage access to SSH. What is a TCP Wrapper? It's a method of blocking access to services on your CentOS server via IP restriction. As a side note, you should still always have a firewall configured, so…
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Install Let’s Encrypt on CentOS 7
Today I'm going to show you how to install Let's Encrypt on CentOS 7. Before we begin I am assuming you have CentOS fully patched, have the EPEL Repository installed, have installed and configured Apache and that Apache is running. You also will need to ensure that you have allowed HTTP and HTTPS traffic through…
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