Enabling SonicWall Global VPN Client password saving

If you see this message “The peer does not allow saving of username and password.” for your SonicWall Global VPN Client (GVC), following these instructions in this guide will help you enable saving of the username and password.

If you have a SonicWall network appliance and have Continue Reading

Reset an OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard user’s Password Without a CD

If you have lost a password to an OS X user account on your Apple Macintosh, this will help you reset it. This guide works for all apple computers including but not limited to MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Mini, Mac Pro, and MacBook Air.

  1. Start by having your computer shut off.

    Power it on, and Continue Reading

Test Apache Config before Restarting

Apache Web Server LogoIt is not unexpected that you may have to reconfigure your Apache configuration for many of the various configuraiton options it allows for. The problem is how can you do this without actually breaking anything in the interm until you’re sure the configuration will load properly If you’ve made changes to your Apache Web Server configuration and want to simulate how it will handle the next time the service is restarted, use this command in order to simulate Apache loading the configuration file. With this output, you will be able to Continue Reading

Enabling Splunk as a Startup Service in RHEL and CentOS via the init.d script

Splunk (TM) LogoIf you’ve installed Splunk for RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) or CentOS (Community Enterprise Operating System) and are happy with it, chances are you want it to startup automatically for you.

First, run this command to Continue Reading

Install wget on Apple OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

How to install WGET on Apple OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

WGET is a reliable download utility for UNIX and Linux. I have found it to be more reliable to Continue Reading