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UPGRADE NETBOX AND TROUBLESHOOTING ISSUES ON UBUNTU SERVER

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 * Thursday, April 08 2021 @ 10:53 AM EDT
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NetBox is one of the best IP Address Management (IPAM) and data center
infrastructure management (DCIM) tools available. It is an open source web-based
application that will only cost you the time and resources to set up an internal
server. However, while there is step-by-step upgrade documentation available, it
can be ambiguous at times and also misses some important steps resulting in
errors and service start failures (e.g., "Service Not Found" errors). The
following guide will help you to make sure your upgrades are successful and will
provide tips on how to troubleshoot problems that may arise.

Although NetBox can run on CentOS, we highly recommend Ubuntu since the CentOS
Project is sadly transitioning away from their traditional solid Linux distro to
their new CentOS Stream distro which tracks ahead of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
(RHEL) development. Therefore, the steps in this guide will be tailored toward
Ubuntu Server. However, the ideas behind this guide can be transferred to a
CentOS installation of NetBox as well.

Read on for the guide...

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POWERSHELL: CHECK IF PROGRAM OR UPDATE IS INSTALLED AND DOWNLOAD WITH BITS AND
INSTALL

 * by Seker
 * Wednesday, October 21 2020 @ 02:38 PM EDT
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I recently wrote a PowerShell script for Windows that will check if a program or
update is installed and, if not, download it using BITS in low priority, verify
the download hash, and then install it and copy the verbose log to a central
repository. The example is for the current latest Microsoft Surface Pro 7
firmware, but it can be adapted for just about any installer. 

Read on for the script code...

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SIMPLE MODIFIED GITFLOW WORKFLOW

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 * Tuesday, October 06 2020 @ 02:17 PM EDT
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There are many different Git workflows out there. Gitflow has been one of the
most popular for a decade now, especially for open source projects. It provides
a standardized branching mechanism with a lot of flexibility. However, it is not
recommended for projects that desire to maintain a single version in production.
On the other end of the spectrum, GitHub flow is another popular branch-based
workflow that simplifies the development workflow and is very friendly for
continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). A major downside to
Github flow is that features are merged directly into the Master/Main branch
which greatly increases the probability of bugs or unstable code being released
into production. It also may not be the best workflow for open source projects,
which we at the The Grim Admin are full supporters of. Since all features are
merged directly into the production branch, you need to really trust all of your
developers and that can be hard at times when dealing with open source projects.

For our projects, most of the time we implement a simplified version of the
Gitflow model. This modified workflow aims to be simpler in that it cuts out the
release branches, which are unnecessary when maintaining a single version in
production workflow. The Master/Main branch will always be the latest stable
version released and tagged with an updated version number anytime the Develop
branch is merged into it. Rebasing will occur if we need to streamline complex
history.


HOW DOES IT WORK?

As stated above, it's basically the Gitflow model without the release branches.
There are two lifelong branches. The master branch stores the official release
history, and the develop branch serves as an integration branch for features.

 * Master/Main: Always the latest live branch containing the production code.
   When the Develop branch is merged into it, the Master/Main branch will be
   tagged with the latest release version number. 
 * Develop: The Develop branch is a one-time branch off of Master/Main and
   contains the complete history of the project. All features will be merged
   into into this branch and when reviewed will make their way to the
   Master/Main branch.

While these two branches are continuous branches that last for the life of the
project, the next two branches are created and only exist until they are merged
back into either the Master/Main or Develop branches.

 * Hotfix: This is a branch created directly off of the Master/Main branch and
   should only be used if you need to quickly patch production releases. Having
   a branch for critical bug fixes allows you to address serious issues without
   having to wait for the next feature release or interfering with ongoing
   development. Hotfixes are not the norm and should be an exceptional
   case. When ready, hotfixes will be merged onto both Master/Main and Develop
   branches. 
 * Feature: Each new feature will reside in its own branch created off of the
   Develop branch. A new feature branch can also be created for non-critical
   bugs in released code that can wait until the next planned release. If
   possible, feature branches should not be very long-lived. Once ready for code
   review, a merge/pull request should be made to merge your commits into the
   Development branch.


CONCLUSION

This workflow is nice because contributors only need to worry about two types of
branches: Hotfix & Feature. A detailed Git history is available on the Develop
branch, while the Master/Main branch is always the latest production version
ready for install or download AND is tagged so as to easily find previous
release versions. This also works well for open source because of the extra
layer of code review.

We'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments!

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SCREENSAVER OPERATIONS 2.0 & 1.6.3 RELEASED!

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This popular screensaver utility has been updated! Two versions have been
released:

1.6.3 (2020-06-15) - The final version that runs natively on older operating
systems, requiring either .NET 2 or 3.5.

 * General
   * Huge rewrite of a number of parts of the application to increase stability
     and remove some rare error messages.
 * Bug/Security Fixes
   * Hid action button if option "CancelOnMouseMove" is enabled.
   * Fixed issue where you can't have both "CancelOnMouseClick" and
     "CancelOnMouseMove" enabled at the same time.

2.0.3 (2020-06-15) - Includes all the updates from version 1.6.3 and has been
converted to run natively on newer operating systems.

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FILE SEARCHER BY OWNER 2.0 RELEASED!

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 * Friday, May 15 2020 @ 01:33 PM EDT
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After many years, we've released the next version of File Searcher by Owner!

File Searcher by Owner is the number one utility for finding files and folders
owned by a particular user or group.

Download File Searcher by Owner 2.0

Much of the code has been rewritten and there are a number of new features in
this release:

Version 2.0.2.0 (2020-05-15)

 * General
   * New major version 2.x
   * Upgrade .NET to 4.5.1
 * Bug/Security Fixes
   * None
 * New Features
   * Added filename column to search list view
   * Dropdown at bottom right to convert from bytes to kB (kilobyte),
     KiB (kibibyte), MB (megabyte), MiB (mebibyte), etc. all the way up to YB
     (yottabyte) and YiB (Yobibyte)
   * Easily set owner on found files from the search list view
   * Logging - click red (i) button at top-right

Known Issues

 * Minor: Right-click "Send To" options fail to work
 * Minor: Option to convert owner string from SID/SAM to User Principal Name
   (UPN) is unavailable when run on a Domain Controller or non-domain computer

Upcoming Features

 * Search all files in a directory and see the current owners.
 * Search for multiple owners at the same time.
 * Save log file (for now you need to copy and paste the text to another
   platform or app)
 * Add path & owner to log of searches
 * Add date created/modified/accessed fields

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SAMPLE ALWAYSON VPN DEVICE TUNNEL SCRIPTS USING POWERSHELL

 * by Seker
 * Wednesday, April 15 2020 @ 11:01 AM EDT
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OK. Here is how I deployed the AlwaysOn VPN in device tunnel (rather than user
tunnel) using PowerShell. Continue on for the steps...

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CMAKE COMPILER ERROR ON WINDOWS USING VISUAL STUDIO 2017

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 * Tuesday, December 25 2018 @ 12:03 PM EST
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If you're like me, you've run into the following set of errors when trying to
use CMake on Windows and especially when trying to compile Python code:

-- Building for: NMake Makefiles
-- The CXX compiler identification is unknown
-- The C compiler identification is unknown
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:131 (project):
  The CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER:

    cl

  is not a full path and was not found in the PATH.

  To use the NMake generator with Visual C++, cmake must be run from a shell
  that can use the compiler cl from the command line.  This environment is
  unable to invoke the cl compiler.  To fix this problem, run cmake from the
  Visual Studio Command Prompt (vcvarsall.bat).

  Tell CMake where to find the compiler by setting either the environment
  variable "CXX" or the CMake cache entry CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER to the full path
  to the compiler, or to the compiler name if it is in the PATH.


CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:131 (project):
  The CMAKE_C_COMPILER:

    cl

  is not a full path and was not found in the PATH.

  To use the NMake generator with Visual C++, cmake must be run from a shell
  that can use the compiler cl from the command line.  This environment is
  unable to invoke the cl compiler.  To fix this problem, run cmake from the
  Visual Studio Command Prompt (vcvarsall.bat).

  Tell CMake where to find the compiler by setting either the environment
  variable "CC" or the CMake cache entry CMAKE_C_COMPILER to the full path to
  the compiler, or to the compiler name if it is in the PATH.

Read on for instructions on how to get past this error...

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WINDOWS VPN WON'T CONNECT - FAILURE ERROR 720

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 * Thursday, December 06 2018 @ 03:21 PM EST
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Once in a while, when using the built-in VPN client in Windows 10, we would be
able to begin to connect and actually authenticate, but not complete the
connection. We would have an error similar to the following in the Application
Event Log:

CoId={XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX}: The user [Domain]\[Username] dialed
a connection named My VPN which has failed. The error code returned on failure
is 720.

Even rebooting alone wouldn't fix the issue. But, the fix for us was easy. We
only needed to delete and have windows recreate some items in the Device
Manager. Try the following:

 1. Open Windows Device Manager
 2. Navigate to Network adapters
 3. Uninstall all of the WAN Miniport (XXXX) devices
    * Or at least the one related to your VPN connection
 4. Right-click on any item and choose to Scan for hardware changes
 5. The WAN Miniport adapters should have re-created themselves.
 6. Try connecting to your VPN again.

That seems to clear out the necessary bit of whatever the VPN service was hung
up on.

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WIRELESS & WIFI DOESN'T CONNECT AUTOMATICALLY ON WINDOWS 10 1709 & 1803

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 * Thursday, October 25 2018 @ 04:00 PM EDT
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If you've been having issues with your Windows 10 machines not connecting for a
minute or even at all after a boot or reboot, you may have been hit with a bug
that has affected Windows 10 since version 1709 rolled out. Even if you have a
network SSID set to "Connect Automatically," Windows would not connect reliably
after a cold boot. This would affect users using pre-shared keys and also 802.1x
policies (for example using RADIUS or Windows NPS Server) and all flavors of
Windows including Home, Professional, Enterprise, & Education editions.

One way to fix this is by disabling the "Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter"
in Device Manager, but this came with some side-effects such as disabling the
ability to wirelessly project through Miracast (also Intel's WiDi). Those who
couldn't or didn't want to do that have had limited success making the issue
less likely to occur by disabling the "EnableActiveProbing" registry parameter
and/or using Group Policy to enable the "Turn off Windows Network Connectivity
Status Indicator Active Tests" & "Do Not Show the Local Access Only Network
Icon" policies.

Fortunately, Microsoft has just released a cumulative patch for Windows 10 1803
that seems to have fixed the Wi-Fi issue introduced with the 1709 feature
upgrade. It is the October 24, 2018—KB4462933 (OS Build 17134.376) update.
Microsoft also recently released an update for Windows 10 1709, but we have not
yet tested to see if it fixes this issue. As for the recently released Windows
10 1809, we do not recommend upgraded to that feature update quite yet due to
the major issues that still need to be resolved.

Please comment below and let us know if you have had success with
the KB4462933 update!

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GET WINDOWS DRIVERS OFF YOUR COMPUTER

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 * Wednesday, September 12 2018 @ 01:48 PM EDT
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Did you know that you can, with one easy PowerShell command, extract all
3rd-party Windows drivers from a computer to a folder? It uses the DISM module
and is built into newer versions of Windows.

 1. Create a folder location that you want to save the driver files to. In the
    example we will use C:\Drivers
 2. Open PowerShell elevated (as Admin)
    * Tip 1: Right-click on the Start Menu Button and click "Windows
      PowerShell (Admin)"
    * Tip 2: Or do it all with your keyboard >> Press Windows Key + X and then
      press the A key
 3. Type the following command:  Export-WindowsDriver -Online -Destination
    C:\Drivers | Out-File -FilePath C:\Drivers\Drivers.txt
 4. Wait a minute and now you have a folder of all your current drivers backed
    up or to use for deployment

All the details and switches for this are available from Microsoft's
PowerShell Documentation
at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/dism/export-windowsdriver

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