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SSH Tunnels with PuTTY

Source port is the local port you connect to.
Destination is relative to the system you’re SSHing to.

Tags bastion, bastion box, jump box, linux, putty, putty tunnel, SFTP, SFTP tunnel, SSH, SSH tunnel, tunnel

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Reset Windows 10 desktop icon spacing

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2022-07-27
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Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics IconSpacing and IconVerticalSpacing
Default value: -1125

Tags desktop, desktop icon, desktop spacing, icon, icon spacing, reset, spacing, win 10, win 11, windows, windows 10, windows 11

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Disable “Coming Soon” in Office

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Post date 2022-04-14
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\General\”DisableComingSoon”=dword:00000001

Tags coming, disable coming soon, Disable coming soon office, fucking annoying popup, M365, Microsoft 365, O365, office, Office 365, soon

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Checking a File Hash on Windows

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Post date 2022-04-01
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Get-FileHash filename for SHA256

Tags file, file hash, file integrity, filehash, hash, MD5, powershell, SHA, SHA256, win, win 10, win 11, windows, windows 10, windows 11

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Creating a local SQL admin user when you’re locked out

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Post date 2022-03-20
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Please only use this for good. Restart SQL in single-user mode then check the commands section for commands.

Tags create local SQL user, create SQL admin, create SQL user, locked out, MSSQL, sa locked out, sa reset, SQL admin

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Changing Server authentication mode in SQL Server

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Post date 2022-03-20
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Right click instance name > Properties > Security > Server authentication

Tags 18456, auth, authentication mode, error 18456, local admin, local login, local sql, local user, login, microsoft, microsoft SQL, MSSQL, sa, security mode, server authentication, sql, sql server

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Trusted Platform Module has malfunctioned in Teams and Outlook (80090016)

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Post date 2022-02-27
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Delete certs issued by MS-Organization-* in Certificates (Local Computer) > Personal > Certificates

Tags 80090016, error 80090016, error code 80090016, M365, malfunctioned, microsoft, Microsoft 365, O365, office, Office 365, outlook, teams, TPM, Trusted Platform Module

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Updating firmware on Procurve (Aruba) switch with console and TFTP

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Post date 2021-12-11
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copy tftp flash tftp server IP .swi filename

Tags aruba, console, firmware, flash, how to, procurve, putty, switch, tftp, update, upgrade

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Creating a self signed certificate on Procurve (Aruba) switches

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Post date 2021-12-11
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crypto host-cert enroll-self-signed certificate-name valid-start mm/dd/yyyy valid-end mm/dd/yyyy subject common-name

Tags aruba, certificate, create, how, HP, HPE, install, procuve, self, self-signed, setup, signed, to

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Wiping (0ing) a HDD with shred

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Post date 2021-12-07
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Do not use on SSDs! shred -vzn 4 devicename

Tags 0ing, drive, erase, hard drive, hdd, linux, secure, wipe, wiping