Hyper-V: store virtual machines on an SMB3 network share

Introduction In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure a network share on Windows Server to store virtual machines created on Hyper-V on it. Since Windows 2012, it is possible to store virtual machines created on Hyper-V on an SMB3 network share. This solution allows to use the available storage of a physical computer …

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Change the default visibility of calendars on Exchange

Problem The default visibility of calendars in Outlook / Exchange does not allow you to see the detail (object, location, description) of an event, unless the user has modified the rights himself. Solution It is possible in PowerShell to modify the default visibility of calendars in Exchange. Connection to Exchange online / Office 365 Open …

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Installing WEBMIN on Ubuntu

Presentation of Webmin WEBMIN is software that installs a web interface to administer a Linux server. Webmin allows: System administration Administration of server applications such as SSH, Postfix, Apache2 … Browse folders and files … Installation Installation of prerequisites sudo apt install perl libnet-ssleay-perl openssl libauthen-pam-perl libpam-runtime libio-pty-perl apt-show-versions python libwww-perl liblwp-protocol-https-perl Adding the GPG …

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GLPI: install a plugin

Presentation In this tutorial, I will explain how to install a plugin on GLPI. A plugin allows you to add additional features such as automatic inventory, adding form, adding fields …. the list is long … You can also develop your own plugin. Since GLPI version 9.5, there are two ways to install plugins, which …

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Office 365 / Exchange Online: import / export right

Add role mailbox import export

In this tutorial, we will see how to add the import / export right for the admin user in Office 365. By default this possibility is not granted, if you try to go to the interface to manage the imports you should get this message: Configure import and export rights on Exchange Connect to the …

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Bitlocker : enable encryption with a TPM chip

Introduction In this tutorial, I will tell you how to activate Bitlocker with a TPM chip. Bitlocker is a feature of Windows that allows you to enable encryption of a hard drive in order to secure data. The TPM chip is a hardware chip which will store the decryption key and which is specific to …

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Ubuntu: install a web server – NGINX / PHP / MariaDB

In this tutorial, we will see how to install and configure a server in Ubuntu with the following components: Nginx PHP MariaDB I’ll also explain how to put phpmyadmin to administer the MariaDB server and how to configure vhosts. In this tutorial, we will not use the official repositories of the distribution, but the repositories …

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Active Directory: configuring dynamic access control – DAC

In this tutorial, I suggest you discover the dynamic access control available on Windows Server in an Active Directory environment. Before getting to the heart of the matter, I will introduce you to dynamic access control also called DAC (Dynamic Access Control). DAC adds additional control over NTFS access rights which allows rights to be …

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