server | Raving Roo https://ravingroo.com Chew the Fat Fri, 05 Sep 2014 08:35:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/ravingroo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-kangaroo-silhouette2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 server | Raving Roo https://ravingroo.com 32 32 25842277 How To Get VMware Tools Working On An Ubuntu Linux Server https://ravingroo.com/740/how-to-get-vmware-tools-working-on-an-ubuntu-linux-server/ https://ravingroo.com/740/how-to-get-vmware-tools-working-on-an-ubuntu-linux-server/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2013 16:20:07 +0000 http://ravingroo.com/?p=740

If you’re like me, and are familiar with setting up virtual machines (VMs) on VMware 4 & 5 ESXi servers using Microsoft Windows, then you have probably gotten used to the simplicity and user-friendliness of installing the VMware tools in the operating system. You just open the VM’s console window, log on to the desktop...
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It’s important for all workstations and servers to agree what time it is. There’s a long list of reasons for this, including log file synchronization, and avoiding the inevitable end-user complaints when their computer’s time does not match their phone’s time. Unfortunately, when I recently set up a LAN with a number of Windows Server...
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The post NTP: How To Sync Time Between Servers, Workstations (Windows, Ubuntu) first appeared on Raving Roo.]]> https://ravingroo.com/684/ntp-sync-time-command-windows-ubuntu-servers-workstations-network-time-protocol/feed/ 2 684 DBA: SQL Audit Checklist For Internal Security Review https://ravingroo.com/337/dba-sql-audit-checklist-internal-security-review/ https://ravingroo.com/337/dba-sql-audit-checklist-internal-security-review/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 21:21:18 +0000 http://ravingroo.com/?p=337

To stay on top of security you need to regularly review your server configurations. It’s helpful to build a checklist to be used as part of an internal security audit review. Below is just such a checklist, specifically tailored to audit a SQL 2008 Server running on Windows Server 2008. Most of what’s in this...
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The post DBA: SQL Audit Checklist For Internal Security Review first appeared on Raving Roo.]]> https://ravingroo.com/337/dba-sql-audit-checklist-internal-security-review/feed/ 1 337 Active Directory: Workstation Logon Restrictions (Log On To) https://ravingroo.com/267/active-directory-user-workstation-logon-restriction/ https://ravingroo.com/267/active-directory-user-workstation-logon-restriction/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 23:08:43 +0000 http://ravingroo.com/?p=267 I think the “Log On To” setting within the Account tab of an Active Directory user could easily be overlooked. As simple as this setting is, it’s very easy to forget about it in favor of something more elaborate when attempting to restrict user access to specific computers. Let’s say you want to allow a...
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The post Active Directory: Workstation Logon Restrictions (Log On To) first appeared on Raving Roo.]]> https://ravingroo.com/267/active-directory-user-workstation-logon-restriction/feed/ 28 267 DBA: Create A SQL Server Database Request Form For Auditing, Change Tracking And Security https://ravingroo.com/100/dba-create-a-sql-server-database-request-form-for-auditing-change-tracking-and-security/ https://ravingroo.com/100/dba-create-a-sql-server-database-request-form-for-auditing-change-tracking-and-security/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2013 09:31:19 +0000 http://leftturnahead.com/?p=100

Change tracking, resource allocation and security auditing are three very important issues for any IT administrator, particularly DBAs (database administrators). One item that can easily be overlooked is at the point of database creation. Why is the database needed? Who is requesting it? Will the database be used for production or testing/development? What are the...
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