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RDP to Lubuntu

Install xrdp server sudo apt install xrdp First open a terminal and enter sudo apt-get install xrdp. When that is installed enter sudo nano /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh in the terminal. Make sure the last line looks like this: . /etc/X11/Xsession Then go to your home folder, rightclick and select Show hidden. If there is no file named .xsession, create it. If there […]

RDP to Windows 8 from Ubuntu

The default RDP client RDesktop does not seem to work when tryingt to connect to Windows 8. The client xFreeRDP allows to connect to Windows 8 without any issues. Installation of XFreeRDP This needs to be installed from source Install dependencies sudo apt-get install build-essential git-core cmake libssl-dev libx11-dev libxext-dev libxinerama-dev \ libxcursor-dev libxdamage-dev libxv-dev […]

Custom Error Authentication Issues

When we create a new web application using a custom host header. There is an issue which prompts for username password repeatedly when trying to access it from the SharePoint server. Method 1: Specify host names (Preferred method if NTLM authentication is desired) To specify the host names that are mapped to the loopback address […]

Activate windows

If you have incorrect key setup. You can change it and activate by using the following commands. slmgr.vbs /ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX Put in a valid key for the above. This registers windows with that key. slmgr.vbs /ato The above activates it.

Updating Windows 8 product key

“Error 0x8007007B The File name, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.” The Solution Using the key provided to you (MSDN etc.) you will need to run the following in an elevated command prompt – if you are new to Windows 8, click Start –> type “cmd” –> right-click on a command prompt and […]