GPO: configure default programs
In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure the default applications (browser, PDF reader…) using a Group Policy (GPO) in an Active Directory environment. Puzzle of …
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Ubuntu: enable the firewall and manage it with UFW
In this tutorial, I will explain how to activate the firewall on a computer with Ubuntu and manage it with UFW. UFW for Uncomplicated Firewall is a simplified Netfilter …
Ubuntu: configure systemd log size
In this tutorial, we will see how to configure the size of systemd logs on an Ubuntu distribution. By default, the logs located in the /var/log/journal folder can take …
Nginx: get the visitor's real IP with CloudFlare
In this tutorial, I will explain how to get the real IP address of visitors using CloudFlare services and an Nginx web server. What I will explain to you in this tutorial …
Ubuntu 20.04: add swap space
In this tutorial, I will walk you through how to add swap space on Ubuntu 20.04 and above. A swap space on Linux is a location on the disk, which allows the OS to load …
Windows Server: configure an IP address on a network card
In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure an IP address on a network card on a Windows server. This operation is not complicated, but there are several solutions …
GPO - Use WMI filters to filter the application of group policies
In this tutorial, I will walk you through how to create and use Group Policy WMI Filters to filter the application of Group Policy. Before starting, the “technical” part …
Ubuntu: show default gateway
Here is how to display the default gateway on Ubuntu from the command line. Ubuntu 20.04 + (without net tools) ip route show Ubuntu 18.04 - (with net-tools) route
VDI: change the configuration of virtual machines
To follow up on the tutorial on deploying a VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) environment, I will explain in this tutorial how to proceed when you want to change the …
PrintNightmare: secure print configuration
In this “little” tutorial, I will show you how to set up a “secure” configuration. Since the publication of the PrintNightmare flaw, Microsoft has deployed several …
Ansible: installation, configuration and use with Windows and Linux
Ansible is open source multi-platform configuration management software (Linux, Windows, network equipment, etc.). In other words, Ansible will allow you to manage, …
Manage the DNS cache on Windows Server
In this “tutorial”, I will give you some PowerShell cmdlets to manage your DNS server cache on Windows Server. To be more precise, we will see 4 cmdlet PowerShell * …