Archive for April, 2009

How to find file that contains a specific word in Linux and Unix.

April 23, 2009
By Andrew Lin

The find and grep command is very handy when searching for files that contains a specific word. Both the find and grep commands are universal in Linux and Unix and the syntax is very similar. Below is an example. find /home/andrew -type f -exec grep -H ‘networks’ {} \; This will display all files...
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How to extend a disk volume in Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000.

April 23, 2009
By Andrew Lin

Diskpart can be used to extended the volume in Windows. I have listed the steps and results below on how I did it on my computer. This is with the understanding that you have already added the the new hardisk to the existing volume using the utilities that comes with your hardware. In my...
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How to manually install the DPM 2007 Agent.

April 21, 2009
By Andrew Lin

Below is an excerpt from Microsoft Technet. Installing Protection Agents Manually You can install protection agents manually. To manually install a protection agent, use the command line options in the following procedure. You can also install a protection agent independently using Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS). To create an SMS package for the DPM...
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Manage Microsoft Windows 2003 Active Directory Users and Computers from Windows XP

April 16, 2009
By Andrew Lin
Manage Microsoft Windows 2003 Active Directory Users and Computers from Windows XP

If you want to manage Windows 2003 Active Directory from your local computer without having to RDP to the domain controller, then you must install the Windows 2003 Administration Tools Pack. This tool can be installed on Windows XP computer with SP1 and the proper hot fix knowledge base articel Q329357. You can download...
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