AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate provides a fully managed Chef Automate server and suite of automation tools that give you workflow automation for continuous deployment, automated testing for compliance and security, and a user interface that gives you visibility into your nodes and their status Provision a Chef Automate Server in AWS. Follow this link https://aws.amazon.com/opsworks/chefautomate/ and ‘click on get Started…
An SPF record is a TXT record that is part of a domain’s DNS zone file. The TXT record specifies a list of authorized hostnames/IP addresses that mail can originate from for a given domain name. Kindly refer to the following similar guides: How to add a custom domain name to Azure Active Directory, and…
The Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) provides remote display and input capabilities over network connections for Windows-based applications running on a server. RDP is designed to support different types of network topologies and multiple LAN protocols. Remote Desktop Protocol or just RDP allows a user to establish a connection between two computers and access the…
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a protocol that provides security for communications between client and server by implementing encrypted data and certificate-based authentication. Technically, the term “SSL” now refers to the Transport Layer ouSecurity (TLS) protocol, which is based on the original SSL specification. SSL is one of the most common ways of integrating secure…
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Windows Server Update Services (WSUS): WSUS previously known as Software Update Services (SUS), is a computer program and network service developed by Microsoft Corporation that enables administrators to manage the distribution of updates and hotfixes released for Microsoft products to computers in a corporate environment. Please see How to disable unused Cisco Access Ports, Windows…
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In this guide, we shall discuss how to upgrade Apache Tomcat from One Version to another. Apache Tomcat is an open-source implementation of the Java Servlet, JavaServer Pages, Java Expression Language and WebSocket technologies. Please, see Copying TFTP Image to Flash, Hacker Thinking in Ransomware Attacks: Backup Is the real Target, and Bypassing BitLocker Loop…
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Most Unix / Linux operating system distributions, as well as Mac include Tcl/Tk. If not already installed, you can use your system’s package manager to install the appropriate packages. In this article, we will learn how to fix “Git GUI and Gitk won’t open “Missing Tcl / Tk Aqua libraries””. Please see How to Fix Taskbar…
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Git is a free and open-source distributed version control system designed to handle small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. Git is relatively very easy to learn and has a tiny footprint with lightning-fast performance. It helps in tracking changes in source code during software development. Designed for coordinating work among programmers. But it can also…
Git is a version control system that allows developers to track a project and actively contribute without interfering in each other’s work. It supports collaboration within a project and helps prevent miscommunication or code clashing between team members. Git is a very supported open source project and the project maintainers have shown balanced judgment and a…
An OVA file is an Open Virtualization Appliance that contains a compressed, “installable” version of a virtual machine. When you open an OVA file it extracts the VM and imports it into whatever virtualization software you have installed on your computer. In this article, we shall discuss “Error importing OVA file to AWS: Client error saved empty is empty”….
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Services in the Windows OS are background processes that usually require no user interaction and is similar to a UNIX daemon process. Services provide core operating system features, such as Web serving, event logging, file serving, printing, cryptography, and error reporting. In this article, we will discuss how to query or stop and delete a…
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When faced with the situation to prevent Windows from downloading updates when you need to avoid restarting your PC or applying updates because the server is currently in use (in production), you can take specific actions to delay (stop) or pause updates. In tis article, you will learn How to stop Windows from applying updates….
In this article, you will learn how to View Scheduled Events on AW using AWS Web Console and CLI. AWS can schedule events for your instances such as a reboot, stop/start, or retirement. Please see How to find out who restarted Windows Server, the Various methods to launch the Event Viewer, and “How to detect…
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