Random Gotchas

Here is a list of things that have bit the SED-IT staff at various times. If there is no text below the heading, it means we haven't found a fix yet.

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Random Gotchas

How do I pre-authorize a user for SED webnew?

http://www.bu.edu/computing/accounts/ad/sed/useradm

How to do a DOD wipe on a Macintosh Computer?

Once you put in the OS X disc, upon going into the installation mode, open Disk Utility. Follow these steps Select the Hard drive you want to wipe Click on the tab "Erase" and select "Advance Settings" or "Customize Options" When in the option window, check "7 Step erase" and hit ok Then press ERASE, and after a long while (believe me, it takes couple of hours), you will have a completely wiped out Hard Drive to remove all the traces.

How to strip slashes from Mac Filenames?

Crazy Macs "sort" of allow slashes in filenames. There is a "Replace Text in Item Names" applescript... Of course it appears that Leopard will copy your files to a Windows server with no problems.

http://www.indesignsecrets.com/file-naming-problems-when-moving-mac-to-windows.php

http://renamer4mac.com worked well though...

Use SSL on virtual hosts

If they're using Apache, check out mod_gnutls. It supports SNI (Server Name Indication) meaning that your virtual hosts on the same IP can have different SSL certs.

Windows File Explorer doesn't handle copy ACLs

See: http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=187698 - Use robocopy /SEC /E

Stopping local printers from showing up when using remote desktop

You need to fix this on the client side by unchecking the printers option in the options pane before you connect.

Making sure the TweakUI actually takes effect on Windows XP

Canon Copier Network Access

I got a message:“Could not verify the ID and password” when I tried to use my ID to print to a Cannon ImageRunnter from a client PC. The problem was solved by install 'DIAS ' (Device Information Assist Service). Canon's 'DIAS' enables the ability to automatically detect the available device options of Canon's printing devices. The 'DIAS' service must be installed and running at the print server, or at the device where the print job is being spooled (as in the case of Auto Creation).

Allowing Windows servers to be called by cnames

See this and this.

Schedule a reboot of a server

Windows: http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2007/09/schedule-reboot-in-windows-2003.html
Linux: (while root) echo 'reboot' | at 23:00 to reboot at 11:00.

Checking permissions on website directories in AFS

Use "fs la filename" to list the permissions.

Use "pts memb groupname" with a group from the previous command.

Transfering File Between Local and sed-win or Other sed-servers

1. Click on Remote Desktop Connection, type in Computer: sed-win.

2. Type in user name, Password and select logon to: AD

3. Maximize the sed-win screen and click on start/Run to: \\ad\eng\users\first letter of last name\first letter of first name\username. (\\ad\eng\users\h\w\hwenling). that will allow you to access files between sed-win desktop and your property folder on sed-win.

Note: If you need to transfer files between sed-win and your local machine then, you need to start locally: click on Start/Run enter: \\ad\eng\users\first letter of last name\first letter of first name\username. This allows you to access files between your property(your share on sed-server) and your local machine.

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