Obtaining Amazon SES SMTP credentials by converting AWS credentials in Bash. Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
Move tempdb on MSSQL Server 2008
Moving tempdb to another disk. Continue reading
Web Application and Server Security Testing on Ubuntu 14.04 with Lynis, Nmap, Nikto, Wapiti, w3af, Arachni and Skipfish
Installation notes with simple scans. Continue reading
Prevent IE from Changing .apk, .xap and .ipa Extensions to .zip (Apache)
In Internet Explorer .apk, .xap and .ipa extensions are removed and replaced with .zip instead. Continue reading
Configure BIND as a Catching-only DNS Server on Debian
When a DNS server resolves a query, it returns the answer to the client. The DNS server also stores the answer in its cache for the period of time that was allowed by the record’s TTL value. This way any subsequent requests are processed faster when the nameserver is asked to resolve the same names again. Caching-only server does not forward any zones. Continue reading
Disk Cleanup on Windows Server 2008 Without Installing Desktop Experience
Windows Server 2008 is something every admin likes to work with (sense the sarcasm over the Internet, Dr Cooper?). Continue reading
Installation Notes for WordPress (Apache, MySQL, ProFTPd)
Notes for installing WordPress on Debian. Continue reading
Migrate MySQL RDS Instance from One AWS Account to Another
We need to migrate a MySQL v5.6 RDS instance from one AWS account to another AWS account. Continue reading
Amazon Elastic Load Balancer on a root Domain (Route53)
Special “Alias” entry on the Route 53 DNS service allows AWS users to set their root domain to return the “A” record associated with the Elastic Load Balancer (ELB). Continue reading
Recovering Windows Server Licences from Key Management Server (KMS) on Amazon EC2
A couple of ways of recovering Windows licences from KMS on Amazon. Continue reading