Connection issues between windows server and samba!
We have a Windows Server 2003 cluster which accesses data held on a samba
share hosted on a Solaris 9.0 machine in a trusted domain. However we
regularly lose connectivity to the samba share from one of the application
servers. The share is up but the server is unable to access it.
If I RDP on to the server and try and browse the share I receive the
following error.
\\serveralias\share is not accessible. You might not have permission to use
this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out
if you have access permissions.
No network provider accepted the given network path.
If I use a FQDN (unix machine is in a different domain) or IP address to
access the share it works correctly. If i reboot the server access to the
share is restored.
This one has me beat - any advice would be appreciated - kerberos issue??
Thanks in advance Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98951
Hacking into Hotmail Acct.
I believe that my soon to be Ex has hacked into my email hotmail account a
couple of times. I have since changed my pass and secret question to
something he would never get but....my question is, I know that this is a
felony in my state but I need evidence other than him saying he has my
emails.
Is there a way to get the IP addresses that have accessed my account? This
would show his address at home or work, right? How do I obtain that
information?
Also, I received an "annonymous" email last night - are these truly
untracable? It contained my emails that I know he has hacked into. But is
there a way to find out who really sent it? Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98944
Virus and/or hacking problem with Windows Messenger
I'm running Windows XP Pro SP2 and Windows Messenger v5.1.0701
About 10 days ago, I received 2 IM's, several hours apart, from one of
my contacts. Both of them asked me to go to unknown websites, a
different site in each message. I was very suspicious and cautious,
because I had never received this kind of IM before. The website from
the first message asked me to login with my MSN account and password. I
refused to do so. I never visited the website from the second message.
I sent an email to my contact and asked him if he had originated these 2
IM's. His answer was that he had not, and that many of his other
contacts had reported the same thing happening to them. He suspects
either he has a virus which is exploiting his Messenger account, or
someone has hacked into his account and is using it.
I shut down Messenger on my end and left it off until today. When I
re-started Messenger I had a notice that someone I have never heard of
has added me as a contact. I blocked that person from contacting me. His
ID is Brooke, his email and Sign-in name are brookesised@hotmail.com,
and his service is .NET Messenger Service.
I see how to remove him from *my* contact list. Is there any way for me
to remove myself from *his* contact list?
Is this something new, or is this a known and documented exploit? Is
there a fix for my contact, who apparently is the victim?
Thanks!
John
--
Please reply in this newsgroup. I never post my true
email address to prevent spam. Thank you. Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98941
User permissions for remote event watcher
Hi all,
I posted this in the WMI newsgroup, but there's not much action there!
Perhaps I can find some help here...
I have a simple little Windows service that retrieves events from a
remote computer through WMI and a ManagementEventWatcher.
It all works just fine... as long as the user I specify in my
ConnectionOptions (see below) is an administrator of the remote
computer. My problem is that (for security reasons) I cannot use an
administrator account. I have created a clean account, currently with
no permissions on the remote computer. Now I want to add just the
permissions needed for my service to work, but I can't find anywhere
what permissions that is!
Please enlighten me!
/ Mikael
This is the essentials of the service:
ConnectionOptions connection = new ConnectionOptions();
connection.Impersonation = ImpersonationLevel.Impersonate;
connection.Username = "NotAnAdminUser";
connection.Password = "LetMeIn";
ManagementScope scope = new ManagementScope(@"\\remotecomputer\root
\cimv2", connection);
scope.Connect();
string query = "SELECT TargetInstance FROM __InstanceCreationEvent
WHERE TargetInstance ISA 'Win32_NTLogEvent'";
ManagementEventWatcher watcher = new ManagementEventWatcher(scope, new
EventQuery(query));
watcher.EventArrived += new
EventArrivedEventHandler(watcher_EventArrived);
watcher.Start();
(currently I get to scope.Connect() where I run into an
UnauthorizedAccessException) Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98940
object access failure audits
Although only an annoyance, when users print on my network I get an error
event ID 560 in the Security log. I audit for print success/Failure and
failure to delete print jobs using the 'everyone' group. Can someone shed
some light on this and what I can do to get rid of these events. The users
all are allowed to print to these printers, and I get the usual print event
in the system log. Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98935
Is this the right group for C&A remediation questions?
Gurus,
Is this the right group for C&A remediation questions? OR is there an NG
dedicated to questions on the C&A process (which covers a range of OSes
beyond just Microsoft).
--
Spin Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98932
Wanted: More Advanced Administration Tool(s)
Hello,
Can anyone please recommend any software tool(s) that could help an
administrator (Windows 2003, Windows XP, and eventually Windows Vista)
to quickly find answers on questions like these:
(1) For a given computer, show all the resources (files, folders,
registry entries, etc.) that have any permissions/restrictions
specified for a given account (local or domain-level account, user or
group)?
(2) For a given resource and account, show all the effective
permissions AND WHY EXACTLY EACH OF THESE PERMISSIONS IS WHAT IT IS?
Ideally, the tool should be aware of implied permissions too (like a
resource owner's implicit permission to change permissions for the
resource).
BTW, it would also be nice if the tool provided some additional help
in managing group memberships. For example, it would be nice if it
allowed to document memberships (i.e. for each group member, document
why exactly does this member has to be in this group).
Thank you,
Yarik. Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98927
wireless driver security: don't work as non-admin
Hi
I have a small security problem. I got it on win2ksp4 with netgear
wg111t and now encounters the same problem on winxpsp3 with an asus
notebook (intel pro/wireless 3945abg chipset).
The box is installed correctly, wifi drivers too and they work as an
admin user.
But when using a non-admin account, it seems the driver can't load or
initialize network, so i'm without network when using non-privileged
account and forced to make some users to use admin whereas they don't
need it.
I think it's a dev problem from the constructor but want to check that's
not microsoft's and this problem is solved in Vista.
Is it the case ?
thanks Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98922
Evebntcombmt Tool
Hi
We're looking to give our service desk acess to the Eventcomb tool to be
able to determine where an account is being locked out but currently when
they execute to look for locked accounts it comes up with an GetLastError was
5 Error text was Access Denied, the assumption here is there accounts do not
have enough permissions to be able to run the tool. What modifications might
be made to enable them to have the ability to run the tool.
Thanks
--
John Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98921
Can somebody please explain rights in security and sharing?
I have a 2003 Server. I have a D: drive. I can right click this drive and
click security and set file permissions here. Full Control, Modify, Read
Execute, List, Read, and Write.
I have also created a share on this D: drive. The share is for the whole d:
drive. In the share's permissions, there is only Full Control, Change, and
Read.
I have remote user who needed to create directorys and what not, so I gave
him full control in the security permissions for the D: drive. He said it
didn't work and he wasn't able to do anything. I then went to the share's
permissions and gave him full control and he's fine now.
I am so confused now about the two sets of permission levels. Can somebody
please explain how this all works? Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98912
Wireless Hackers?
I'm running XP Home SP3, with a Linksys wireless router using WPA/WPA2. How
can I monitor usage of my wireless connection, to determine whether someone
else is tapping into my wireless connection without my knowledge?
--
John Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98910
EventCombMT problem..
I'm attempting to ru eventcombmt from the command line and have the following
script.
eventcombmt.exe /s:server.domain.com /evt:"529 530" /et:all /log:sec /t:30
/after:08042008010101 /Before:08042008020202/outdir:C:\Parser\Tests\ /start
(i've tested this with 24hr time format as well)
I get the same error no matter what position I put the "/after:" command
"EventCombMT Command Parsing Error"
"Arguement: /after:08042008010101 at position 7 was not recognized."
Any ideas? maybe I should put this under scripting.. Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98909
Tapping into My Wireless
I'm running XP Home SP3 with a Linksys wireless router. How can I monitor
the wireless connection, to know whether someone else may be trying to access
it without my knowledge?
--
John Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98907
event id 577
All of a sudden all the administrator accounts are getting security event
error 577 priveledge use failures. All the administrators log in
successfully and dont seem to be effected by this. Do you know what is the
cause of this and how to correct it?
TIA
dwojt Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98905
Event ID 560
We are required to audit success and failures on all printers. Now we
receive failure event id 560 errors everytime someone prints to the printers.
We do not receive any success events and all the prints get printed. We are
running Server 2003 sp2. Is there a reason why we are getting failure events
even though the prints are coming out successfully?
TIA
dwojt Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98904
Virtual Private Networking in Windows XP Pro. and in Windows 98 SE
<long post and you were warned -- grin and bear it if you will>
I wanted to add this post because when the APS network was hacked in 2007
and then my home computer was hacked it was really disturbing but now in
reflecting back on the experience it was profoundly interesting as well. The
hacker(s)? stole all my personnel information and my identity and it was my
own stupidity that thought that I was so clever and I have now realized that
pride goes before the fall.
Anyway, Windows 98 Second Edition got hit with an error but apparently
because of the internal safety of the operating system via the lack of
services resulting in a smaller surface area as well as the machine not
having the potential vulnerabilities of RPC
(please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_procedure_call
for further information)
and the NT source codes lack of a maintenance operating system like DOS
(please see
http://cquirke.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!C7DAB1E724AB8C23!336.entry )
for further details about what Windows Vista is lacking and also see a book
I read about Windows History where early Microsoft Systems Engineers joked
about NT being the Not There operating system because it lacked the internal
safety structure of the underlying maintenance operating system compared to
9x operating system which was grounded on the strength of DOS.
It could be also a lack of skill on the hacker(s)? part as well but please
see the secunia website and search Windows 98 Second Edition and also search
Windows XP Professional and you will be surprised to find which operating
system has more current vulnerabilities.
I am not including extras in my argument like Internet Explorer which I feel
was sadly tied to the operating system back in 1998 and causes many of the
problems users face today.
I currently mainly use Mozilla Firefox because of the 256 bit cipher
strength it uses even in Windows 98 Second Edition if the site has that high
a cipher strength which apparently is sadly only available today with
Microsoft Operating System "Windows Vista" and perhaps other Microsoft
operating systems that are later than Windows XP Professional.
This example is sadly being copied by Apple with its tying of Itunes with
Quicktime and Itunes breaking if you remove Quicktime because of
vulnerabilities. Apple is currently guilty of other bad software practices
like pushing its weak Safari browser on users of Windows Computers as well as
having software stealthily installed without a user consent. I noticed this
on my computer with Bonjour being installed and I thought "okay what is this"
and discovered with the help of Google that it is part of Apple software.
This operating system is currently Windows XP Professional which I use as
well as Windows 98 Second Edition in a dual boot on one machine as well as an
oem copy of Windows Vista Home Premium in 32 bit on a Toshiba laptop/notebook
computer.
You can all laugh if you like but I have used computers since about 1984
when I first played King's Quest 1 by Sierra On Line on a 5.25 inch floppy
drive on the IBM PCjr which my dad, Ivan still owns and it still works and is
currently in storage and used every few years when I long for the good and
easy workings of a computer that had BASIC which you loaded via a BASIC
cartridge and from there I enjoyed simply programming and made my screen
flash different colors and play different sounds with the help of my dad and
a large book about BASIC.
Anyway, I now realize it was my own fault and stupidity for connecting to a
network that was as weak as the APS Network and the person or people broke
through the network in the summer while I was away working at another job.
The thing is that I brought that school's network from being crap to being
fully functional within one school year and then within 3 months while I was
away, some hacker(s)? took all the trouble that I had gone through with the
help of the network administrator and flushed all that work done the tubes
because of weak protocols set by the school as well as letting too many
computers have administrative accounts as well as not listening to me about
saving some Windows 98 Second Edition computers as well as my own which the
school provided me but then stupidly decided we need to phase out all the
older Windows 98 computers and I warned them but why would they want to
listen to a single user when they thought they knew it all.
Anyway, thanks for letting me explain and discuss and also to warn users to
fully read up on material before using VPN with your home pc and if you are
not required then it is just better to be safe and not accept that risk into
your home pc. I was not required but too naive and too stupid because I did
not realize that I was putting my computer at risk by asking for this
permission from Ken the Director of Technology. I did get the permission but
it was my thoughtlessness, excitement of learning new things that made me
blaze a trail ahead without fully stopping, thinking and counting the
consequences.
Anyway, the Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 which was fully patched
was hacked and information was stolen and deleted and copied before I was
fully aware of the attack. This shows us how since the external security of
Windows XP Professional failed, then the internal safety of Windows 98 Second
Edition prevailed and it only suffered from Rundll errors instead of the PC
being fully compromised. I still have the data from the Windows 98 Second
Edition PC if anyone in the newsgroup cares to analyze the data. The XP
Professional side has been fully formatted and a clean install performed so
all data there is just plain gone. Thanks for listening and I welcome all
the positive and constructive comments that I know will be forthcoming. If
you just want to be negative then don't be surprised, if I just ignore your
post and/or post back some smart alec response.
Please see for securing your older Windows 98 and NT computers from Microsoft:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/msim_win98 Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98865
Security padlock on internet explorer page. Why?
I'm trying to log into aol.com and am receiving an error message and the
address bar has a padlock. I don't think I changed anything on my computer
and I just want to know how to unblock the webpage. I can access everything
else but aol.
Help please.
Thanks,
Elisa Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98850
Bandwidth consumption
I have a small network 2xXP machines, 1xVista and 1xSmall Business Server
2003. It may be conicidence but recently (in the last 3 weeks) two things
occuried on my network. My old DDNS service DirectUpdate stop working after a
security fix was applied, so I replaced it with another. Two I upgraded one
computer to Vista
And about a week after noticed I was chewing bandwidth around 1GB of
bandwidth a day.
I have run TCPView on the one PC and on the Small Busines server. Which is
acting as a router to the external world (connected using a IBurst router on
an extrernal LAN, not running ISA, just the default Firewall in SBS2003)
I have tried checking for spyware, and run all the updates but I cannot find
where I am bleeding bandwidth (and I only get 3GB a month). Any ideas how to
trouble shoot?
--
Warren - All limits are man made Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98848
NAP and Virtual Machines
I had a student ask a question I can't answer....
If you deploy NAP can't it be circumvented by bring up a Virtual Machine?
IE If a user fired up a virtual machine and and uses NAT from the host PC to
gain access to the network...wouldn't the NAP environment think that the file
is being requested by host OS?....Yet actually it's the virtual machine
getting the file?
-SuperDale Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98843
Looking for feedback on Internet Security Presentations
Hello folks,
Finding myself often in the position to explain security concepts to
friends and family, I tried to find a way to create easy to understand
presentations on the topic.
So I made online security presentations with Google Docs showing
everything from how to secure a home system, to multi-factor
authentication, encryption, social engineering, and advanced topics
like XSS, IDS and SSL Certificate Hijacking.
URL is: http://elfguy.net/security.html
Check it out, any feedback is appreciated! Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98840
Survey Software - Can Help You To Manage and Conducting Your
Research is critical to civilization. It is the quest for truth,
understanding and developing new ideas. Several research methods
exist, of which surveys play an integral part. Surveys are required to
gather data on an array of fields such as market research, politics,
healthcare, education, employee satisfaction, tourism and so on. Just
a few years back, this was the toughest part of the whole process. One
needed to carefully draft a questionnaire, search people, contact them
personally through post, telephone or in person, and collect data. All
that vast amount of data collected would then be coded and analyzed,
costing time, money and effort. Survey Software is the one-stop
solution for all research woes.
It comes as one of the biggest boons for all research purposes. It is
a timesaving, economical, efficient, effortless, accurate and far-
reaching means of data collection. The ease of creating a survey with
survey software lies in the step-by-step automated process, with many
options available. The basic features of survey software include
designing surveys, having a question library to choose questions from,
entering data, analyzing responses using statistical methods, creating
graphs and tables, and other general features like spell check and
editing. Once prepared, the survey can be conducted through emails or
the phone, published in print or online, and sent to an unlimited
number of people, all with just a click of a mouse.
A large number of vendors supply survey software online. Many of them
provide free trials for a month, and a money back guarantee. Technical
support and training is also provided in most cases. Most of these
packs can be supported by home PCs. To purchase this software, one
needs to understand and compare all features in detail according to
the intended usage. Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98839
Win2k3 Certificates not accepted as Trusted Authority
Hello,
I'm running Win2K3 R2 and Exchange 2003 and installed Certification
Authority to process certs for OWA. When a user clicks to trust/install the
certificate during an OWA session the cert is never saved to the Trusted Root
Certificate Authority section of their browser and they are prompted the next
time they log on to trust /install the cert. Manually copying the .cer file
and adding it to the local computer (even directly to the Trusted Root
Certificate Authority container) has no affect. Please help, any assistance
is greatly appreciated. Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98838
Does this Logon banner look kindof weak to you (i.e. too "non-threatening")?
Gurus,
Does this Logon banner look kind of weak to you (i.e. too
"non-threatening")? I mean, if we were to catch AND prosecute hackers, the
I fear someone could argue that the below didn't explicitly restrict
non-authorized users.
THIS <COMPANY NAME> EQUIPMENT IS PROVIDED FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY. BY LOGGING
ON THE NETWORK, YOU AGREE TO <COMPANY NAME> INFORMATION SYSTEM POLICIES. IF
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION REGARDING PROPER USE OF <COMPANY NAME> I.S RESOURCES,
PLEASE CONTACT THE HELPDESK. THANK YOU.
--
Spin Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98832
Antivirus XP 2008
Has anyone heard of this program ? Is it real or is it a virus. It
installed itself on my computer and I cannot uninstall it.
Jerry. Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98830
Network Service security question
Hi,
If I create a web service to run on a Windows 2003 server under the
Network Service account, will it have access to other server services
elsewhere on my domain?
The scenario is that I have created a web service to query a specified
database. Different departments need the same functionality the
service supplies but need to query different databases. the solution
employed was to copy the service to their own local server and put
data access information in the associated config file. That way they
get the data they want to see and I don't have to duplicate code.
The issue that has now been raised is that as the departments are all
on the same domain and all the services are running as Network Service
then they could possibly connect to a different server and access the
resources (other services) there.
I think i've read somewhere that the Network Service account is a
local account, so does this mean that it can only access resources
locally even though it has network permissions?
Any thoughts?
<M> Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98823
list NTFS permissions
Is their a command or utility that will listthe NTFS permissions for a
foldr and all subfolders. Output to a text file would be great.
Thanks,
Rich Wethington Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98818
hit counters & safety
Hi, can anyone recommend a couple of sites that I can go to to get FREE hit
counters that will not have spyware or malware? Although I havent heard of
counters having spyware, I just wanna be safe and keep people safe that will
go to my ad to view. I Have windows xp home edition. thanks in advance Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98816
Zuten Trojan and Minidump File.
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
SP3
CA Anti-Virus Plus CA Anti-Spyware 2008
----------------------------------------------------------
A scan with CA Anti-Spyware 2008 found a Zuten Trojan.
CA Anti-Spyware was set to delete spyware and cookies automatically once
quarantined.
Log shows: Quarantined Zuten Trojan was in Folder: C:\windows\minidump
and 3 cookies were also found
Quarantine is empty, I can only assume that the 3 cookies and the Zuten
Trojan were deleted.
.The c:\windows\minidump file can not be found. I can only assume that the
file was deleted by the CA Anti-Spyware with the Zuten Trojan.
At that point I ran Ad-Aware 2008, Super Antispyware and Windows Defender.
I also ran a complete Windows Live One Care and nothing was found.
My computer appears to be running normally. Should I be taking any further
action?
If I am in the wrong place, please point me in the right direction.
Serge Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98814
Hackers attack businesses, blogs and Web 2.0 sites
IT security and control firm Sophos has published new research into the
first six months of cybercrime in 2008. The Sophos Security Threat Report
examines existing and emerging security trends and has identified that
criminals are increasingly using creative new techniques in their attempt to
make money out of internet users.
a.. Website infection rate three times faster than 2007
b.. Business websites attacked, office workers at risk, Web 2.0 introduces
new threats
c.. Nicole and Angelina bring danger via email
Full email article here:
http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2008/07/security-report.html Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98812
administrator user not seen on log-in screen
From the "computer management" utility I can see there are 2 users from the
administrators group (the default administrator account and "mike"). The
only accounts that appear on the log-in screen are "mike" and "guest". If I
want to delete "mike" I need to do it from the "administrator" account but I
can't access it.
How do I make this account visible? Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98806
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Fix your slow PC : http://www.clickaudit.com/goto/?71493 Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98791
Cisco Ip Communicator Not working Through ISA 2004
We are using ISA 2004 as both Firewall & Proxy. Also we configured VPN on
this server. Currently we are facing issue with Cisco IP communicator while
connecting through VPN, we can hear the ring in the other end, but unable to
hear the voice on both ends after picking up the call. In ISA we enabled all
outbound traffic from VPN to Internal network.
Please suggest how can we resolve this issue. Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98777
W97M/Marker.T Virus found by Forefront on file server
I'm posting this here because I'm not getting any response in the Forefront
forums. (What happened over there? They used to be so responsive? Maybe the
new look) The Forefront client has discovered W97M/Marker.T on one of my file
servers. I've chosen to have it removed by FCS and it's now in a state of
"Taking Actions....". This has been going on for a hour now and the System
Event log is filling up with FCSAM Information events every 15 or so seconds
saying FCS is taking action. How long should I wait for this to finish?
--
Sandy Wood
Orange County District Attorney Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98736
makecert.ext tool required
Hello
I am using MS VS 9, for C++ development. I need to create X.509
certificates, but when i run 'makecert' command on the MS VS command
prompt, it give some error that 'makecert can't be recognized as
internal or external command...' I think its because makecert.exe tool
has not been installed.
Can anybody tell me from where to download it? Its not available from
MSDN site.
regards,
Wilayat Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98735
Does Microsoft Need a New Source Code for the Future?
I want to start a new topic on this because the Biometrics debate has gotten
too long. I will now post Chris Quirke, MVPs reply to me about my thinking
the 9x (98 Second Edition) should be part of the internal Defense Network of
this source code.
Chris Quirke, MVP says:
I think we have the same ideas, but weigh things differently and
reach different conclusions - you see the 9x code base itself as
being something to be preserved at all costs, where I see the
factors that make the 9x code base safer in certain respects as
something that should inform other code base development.
An interesting point from the article I linked for you, was the
difference between deeply re-architecting an existing code base,
and starting a new code base from scratch. I'd have though such
deep design change to be as disruptive as re-coding from scratch,
but apparently this is not the case. If that's so, then it may be
practical to re-architect the NT code base as a true stand-alone
OS, which keeps networking out of the center as an discardable
subsystem should unexpected risks demand that response.
I put it this way; exposed code surfaces are like points of wear
in a car. You don't merge piston rings into pistons (or brake
shoes into axles) so that when these parts get worn, they are
easy to replace. Same thing with code surfaces; you may have
to suddenly amputate or replace them, so don't embed them in
the core of how the OS works.
For example, an OS should be able to wipe its own butt without
RPC, and/or not expose RPC to network surfaces (especially
the Internet). It shouldn't rely on RPC to do internal things, weld
this into Internet exposure, and then rely on a firewall as a band
aid over this clickless, remotable risk surface. Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98729
Local password not applying to Server
Hi everyone, my team and I are having a strange problem, we administer a
password change every 90 days. The group policy gets applied and the password
is changed on the local machine, the employees get in do thier work for that
day then they logout and go home. The following day the employee comes in
and they are now locked out. I now have to manually type in the password on
the server for it to be applied. Then they are fine for the next 90 days,
please HELP! I know that something is being missed. Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98708
CLM on x64 host
hello,
Is possible deploy CLM on a Windows 2003 x64 versión?
Thanks
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Unai Castro
MCSA Windows 2003 Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98703
Certificate Services The format of the speicified domain is invali
I am receiving a faile request when trying to generate a user certificate
from our web server. I am able to get certificates without of a problem from
our domain controller. However I just recently setup and outside certificate
request on our windows 2000 server in the dmz. I pointed the site when
installing the certificate web services at our or 2003 DC and everything
seemed to go fine. However when I go through and request a certificate it is
failing with the error "The format of the specified domain is invalid" Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98702
Microsoft Folder with large number (486,692) of files
While looking into system perfomance, i found a folder with 400,000+ 384 byte
files, each with a guid as filename. there is one other file alongside folder
s-1-5-19 called CREDHIST
the folder is c:\documents and settings\localservice\application
data\microsoft\protect\s-1-5-19\
it shows as size 163MB, on disk 1.77GB creation date april 2008
it causes problems with search and virus scan although a dos scan reports it
and its contents to be clean. (mcafee) i alkso have windows defender
installed and it does not report any problems.
the folder i found originally was c:\documents and
settings\localservice\application data\microsoft\media
centre\protect\s-1-5-19\ but i deleted that to see what would happen and the
first named folder appeared in its place.
i am concerned that this is a trojan of some sort. however, it is possible
that it is a genuine microsoft system folder since s-1-5-19 is a localservice
id.
can anyone shed some light please? Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98700
Windows 2000 subordinate CA ---> 2003
I have a Windows 2000 subordinate CA in my domain that I want to upgrade to
2003. I would like to create a VMware virtual Windows 2003 virtual server
and make it my CA because the physical hardware is old. Is this possible
without upgrading the 2000 server to 2003? If it's not possible and I have
to upgrade the exisiting server to 2003 along with certificate services, what
steps do I take to make sure I have proper backups of my CA that are required
if the upgrade does not go well for some reason? Any help would greatly be
appreciated. Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98674
CertStoreOpen Function
Hello to all friends!
I am using an example program in MS Visual C++ taken from MSDN at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa382372(VS.85).aspx. I
created a certificate using
makecert -n "CN=Test" -sk Test -ss my Test.cer
This created a store 'my' and a Test.cer file. i see 'Test.cer' there
in ...\vc\bin folder. I could not find any store with the name 'my'.
now when i executed the code below (complete program is at the above
link),
[CODE]
......
#define SIGNER_NAME L"Test"
......
#define CERT_STORE_NAME L"my"
......
if ( !( hCertStore = CertOpenStore(
CERT_STORE_PROV_SYSTEM,
0,
NULL,
CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_CURRENT_USER,
CERT_STORE_NAME)))
{
MyHandleError(TEXT("The MY store could not be opened."));
goto exit_SignMessage;
}
// Get a pointer to the signer's certificate.
// This certificate must have access to the signer's private key.
if(pSignerCert = CertFindCertificateInStore(
hCertStore,
MY_ENCODING_TYPE,
0,
CERT_FIND_SUBJECT_STR,
SIGNER_NAME,
NULL))
{
_tprintf(TEXT("The signer's certificate was found.\n"));
}
else
{
MyHandleError( TEXT("Signer certificate not found."));
goto exit_SignMessage;
}
[/CODE]
it give error "Singer Certificate not found". Can any body help me
how to solve this problem? The 'my' certificate store, is not visible.
can I open the store in some editor etc to see the certificate? Or how
to create a store then?
regards,
wilayat Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98672
Detecting Admin Privileges Via Code
Hi All,
I'm not certain if this is the best place to post this, so please educate me
if it's not. Bascially, I need to know the "correct"(?) method for how to
detect if a the current user has administrative privileges via c or c++ code
for some installation routines. I've been striking out so far finding this
in MSDN or anywhere. Any help would be appreciated.
TIA,
John Bowman
Thermo Fisher Scientific Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98668
Failed to config. Forefront client security on sbs2003r2
Hi
I tried to install Forefront client security to sbs server 2003 R2 but
On configuring the management console wizard, I was forced to stop at the
point below:-
all other verification of wizard menu were passed except one item below
failed :-
1. collection server component :-
a) reporting server timeout adjustment - passed
b) importing reports on the reporting server - passed
c) reporting server adjustment (adjust reporting via web service) - failed
(error)
then I was forced to stop here and can not continue to the following :-
2. management server component :-
a) update registry.
can any one hlep to solve this problem ???
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tsl Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98657
POSSIBLE HACK...PLEASE, PLEASE HELP!
Three days ago, I had RoadRunner (cable internet connection) hooked up. The
tech turned off both my firewalls and DIDN'T tell me! (Shame on me for not
checking) Just a few minutes ago, while I was surfing, all my programs
opened up, one by one.
Was my computer hacked and did someone get all my personal information?!
I'm running my virus program right now. What else should I do? Please help.
I'm a nervous wreck right now!
Thanks,
Annie Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98588
Product Activation & re-installation
I currently have a system with Windows XP operating system and Office 2007
installed. I will be updating to Vista soon and will carry out a full
re-installation after a re-format of the HD.
Are there any issues with the activation of my copy of Office 2007? Do I
have to formally un-install it to allow the software to be re-activated?
Guidance please. Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98580
Office 2007 authentication and re-installation
I currently have a system with Windows XP operating system and Office 2007
installed. I will be updating to Vista soon and will carry out a full
re-installation after a re-format of the HD.
Are there any issues with the activation of my copy of Office 2007? Do I
have to formally un-install it to allow the software to be re-activated?
Guidance please. Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98578
Computer with Security from a company
I got a computer from the goodwill and it has a password protected login. I
tried putting admin and admin as the password but it didnt work. Can anyone
tell me how to get pass the login so I can use the desk top? Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98558
avg 8.0
I'm trying to upgrade to AVG 8.0 from 7.5 but it keeps failing with an error
Local machine: installation failed
Installation:
Error: Action failed for registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Windows: creating registry key....
Error 0x80070005
has anyone had this problem and what can I do about it.
thanks, Bill Tag: Zone Alarm Via Command Prompt ? Tag: 98545
I know there is a way to control the Windows XP firewall via the
command prompt. Is there some documentation on how to do the same
with Zone Alarm ?
> I know there is a way to control the Windows XP firewall via the
> command prompt. Is there some documentation on how to do the same
> with Zone Alarm ?
If there is it would be at Zone Alarm's website. Look in their Knowledge
Base and/or user forums.
"Michael" <bgreer5050@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:32bd3e94-f11b-499e-be8b-334753b1210e@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>I know there is a way to control the Windows XP firewall via the
> command prompt. Is there some documentation on how to do the same
> with Zone Alarm ?
>
> Thanks