The world of Linux is diverse, Linux distributions using different package management systems. RPM (Red Hat Package Manager) and Debian's DEB are two of the most common package formats. Occasionally, users of Debian-based systems might need to install software that's only available in the RPM format. This guide covers converting RPM packages to DEB format, ... Read more
When you apply a group policy on a container or OU, it applies to all users or computers in that container. However, you can exclude single or multiple users or containers from the policy applied. This tutorial shows you how to exclude a single user from a group policy object. Exclude a user from group ... Read more
Linux offers a powerful tool for file transfer on the shell: the FTP command. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a standard network protocol for transferring files between a client and server on a computer network. This article shows how to use the Linux FTP command to upload and download files using the Linux command-line interface, ... Read more
The Nginx web server has a max. body size limit of 1 MB for requests as default. This might be too low for file uploads in scripts and you will see the following error message when you try to upload a file: 413 Request Entity Too Large The configuration variable for this option is "client_max_body_size" ... Read more
To restart a Docker container, you can use the docker restart command. This command stops and then starts the specified container. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to restart a Docker container, along with command examples: List Running Docker Containers As the first step, you need to identify the container you want to restart. To ... Read more
The PDF file format is the conventional document format for sharing text files over the internet. Whether it's for professional, school, or informal use, PDF files are a convenient way of sharing information. One thing that stands out with PDF format is that the content of the files remains unchanged regardless of the operating system ... Read more
You can use the PowerShell add-content cmdlet to append data to a text file. Here is an example of how to use the add-content PowerShell cmdlet to append text to a file on Windows. We'll also explain the command-line options that you can use. Powershell add-content example Step 1. Open PowerShell with elevated privileges. Step 2. Execute ... Read more
In this guide, I will show you how to get details of your operating system using PowerShell on Windows platforms. This works in Windows Desktop and Server environments. The examples show you how to get the operating system name, its architecture (32-bit or 64-bit), and the host machine's name. Get OS Details using PowerShell Initiate ... Read more
This article shows how to configure Windows Time Service (NTP) on Windows Server 2016 to act as an NTP server for domain client computers. Configure Windows Time Service (NTP) A prerequisite to having the correct time on the Windows clients is the correct time on the Windows 2016 server. So the first step is to ... Read more
The following steps will walk you through the procedure to discard the current IP configuration and request a new one from a DHCP server. These steps can only be applied if a network adapter is configured to obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP). The steps will work on all recent Windows versions (7 - 11). ... Read more