Category Archives: Geek Stuff

Automatic Reboot after Kernel Panic (Ubuntu)

I don’t know why Ubuntu server doesn’t have this enabled by default, but you should add the following to /etc/sysctrl.conf:

kernel.panic=60

This will automatically reboot your server 60 seconds after a kernel panic.

Set Passwords as Non-Expiring on the Windows Command Line

With the net user command, it’s possible to modify active directory user accounts on the command line.

net user myuser mypassword

Similarly, it’s possible to modify group membership with the net group command.

net group mygroup myuser /add

This is all well and good, but Microsoft in all its infinite stupidity did not include a way to […]

How to Tune Your MySQL Server (The Easy Way)

My previous experience with tuning MySQL servers was that you should start with the example my.conf that most closely matches your hardware and then Google around for the little tweaks that others have reportedly had good luck with. Definitive step-by-step guides on exactly what settings to change and why have historically been a little […]

Kaseya Monitoring Sucks

I have been using Kaseya for over six months now, and even after the recent update to version 5.0, the network monitoring functionality remains pretty much a joke. I don’t understand how this app became so popular in the MSP world. Here’s a list of reasons why:

No concept of “state” for services - […]

Windows 2008 Telnet (not SSH) Server

Have you heard that Windows 2008 will be able to run in a command-line only mode, but will continue to ship with a telnet server instead of SSH? This is awesome, seeing as how telnet is an insecure, antiquated method of remote access that should not be used by anyone under any circumstances. […]