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Archive for March 25th, 2007

Duplicate computer name prevents Active Directory domain logon

I came across an interesting problem a few nights back… I locked myself out of a Windows XP computer. Here’s how it happened, along with how I got back in.
First, I built a new Windows Server and inadvertently used the same name as an existing Windows XP computer. Then I joined the server [...]

Posted: March 25th, 2007 under Active Directory, Windows XP.
Comments: 5

SSH addendum

Since my recent posts about using SSH to securely remote administer Mac OS X, Linux and Windows computers, a couple of extra points have come up that are probably worth noting:

To use the console interactively, it may be better to use PuTTY (putty) than PuTTY Link (plink). In seems that PuTTY Link is fine [...]

Posted: March 25th, 2007 under Linux, OS X, Remote access, Security, Useful software, Useful websites, Windows.
Comments: none