Null Byte This time we’re going to look at how to monitor any Windows Service with the Zabbix agent. Zabbix website guide is quite clear, but none the less here’s a short step-by-step guide on how to do it. 1. The Template When you work with Zabbix, it’s always a good idea to start with a fresh new template, unless the changes you are making will effect ALL the hosts which the…
Continue ReadingOne thing most forget is that the Windows Domain Controllers also need to be configured properly for time synchronization. It’s easy to forget as it takes quite a few months, sometimes even years for the time difference to be noticeable by humans. Software usually tends to act up once the time difference is big enough and it breaks all kinds of stuff. For example in a vCD environment where the…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft has for some reason left Disk Cleanup utility as a Desktop Experience component in the previous Windows Server 20xx editions which has made quite a few of us sad, me included. Made a quick script to make my life quite a lot easier as the files are available but not just in the right place. This simple fix will copy the disk cleanup required files to the correct location….
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Windows Server NTP Sync from external source