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Archive for July, 2006

How to install VMware Tools in Debian

Howdy folks,
A while back I wrote a tutorial for my buddy Bouke at www.vmug.nlĀ In this document I show, step by step, how to get the vmware tools installed in debian. You can download this document at:
http://www.vmug.nl/downloads/Howto_install_VMTools_in_Debian_V2.pdf
Have fun with it…
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Error 51 or 53 when accessing a W2K share on Terminal Server

Just to remind you that sometimes solutions are much simpler than expected! Never look past the obvious..
All of a sudden my Windows 2000 Terminal Server was not responding to net use commands and shares where unreachable. After looking waaay too deep for the solution, this is what fixed it..:
When you try to use a net [...]

subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255

Uhhhh…that’s what I thought when I tried to patch my mysql package with security updates.
I did a apt-get upgrade as usual and this was the full error I received:
Setting up mysql-client (4.0.24-10sarge2) …
Setting up mysql-server (4.0.24-10sarge2) …
Stopping MySQL database server:
mysqld.dpkg: error processing mysql-server (–configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 255
Starting MySQL database server: [...]

Windows XP AutoAdminLogon

NOTE FROM ME: WHEN YOUR COMPUTER IS IN A DOMAIN I THINK YOU HAVE TO USE DOMAINNAME\USERNAME INSTEAD OF JUST USERNAME.
You can use Registry Editor to add your log on information. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
3. Using your account [...]

The following packages have been kept back

I run a debian Mailserver with Postfix..(the best MTA available in my opinion!) within my debian box, I use the apt-get upgrade functions for security updates. for a little while I kept seeing this message when upgrading:
The following packages have been kept back
Well Google is your best friend and helped find this article which explains [...]

First post…

Well changed to virtual hosting om my webserver..
Also changed to Wordpress instead of Nucleus because I had some troubles with it..!