Veeam: change the location of the logs

Introduction Veeam backup software writes a lot of logs and they are stored by default on drive C at the following location C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup. As you can see in the screenshot below, this represents a certain volume, over 4GB, and if the C: \ drive starts to run out of space, it might be worth moving …

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CRON scheduled task that does not run

In this article, I will explain how to fix the issue of CRON spots not running on Linux. I have been facing this problem to set up a backup script for the site. Execute the command: This command should return you the list of scheduled tasks. Depending on the commands, the PATH variable for users …

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SQL Server: reduce the size of the transaction log

In this “troubleshooting” tutorial, we will see how to reduce the transaction file (ldf) of a SQL Server database. Normally this file is truncated during server backups (Veeam, Altaro …) or by the maintenance plan. In certain situations with SQL Express, the “truncation” is not done and if the size of the file is badly …

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Windows 10 : Activate Windows Defender Application Guard

In this “how to” tutorial, we will see how to activate Windows Defender Application Guard, which is a feature available on Windows 10 (Pro / Enterprise) and which allows you to launch the Microsoft Edge browser in an isolated environment.

Outlook : autodiscover disable SCP Active Directory

In this troubleshooting tutorial, we’ll see how to prevent Outlook autodiscover from using the Active Directory SCP point for mailbox configuration. What this type of “trick” is used for: If the computer environment in which you already have an Exchange installation and the mail servers have not been properly uninstalled. If you find yourself in …

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Use the Telnet client to test a network connection

Presentation In this tutorial, we will see how to use the Telnet client to test the connection to a service (IP: PORT) for diagnostic purposes. Telnet is a client / server TCP protocol that listens on port 23 which allows the administration of equipment (switches, firewall …) and of certain servers (UNIX, LINUX). It is …

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VDI: installation and configuration with Windows Server

Introduction In this tutorial, I will explain how to install and configure a VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) environment. Before getting to the heart of the matter, I will quickly present to you what a virtual office infrastructure is and especially the difference with an RDS environment. The main difference between VDI and an RDS farm …

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Activate remote desktop from command line

In this tutorial how, we will see how to activate the remote desktop from the command line. Activating the remote desktop can be done from the command line by modifying a key, so we will use the command line utility reg.exe to modify the registry and thereby activate the remote desktop.