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I need a core competency test for cPanel.

Tomorrow I have to give a test for six prospective admins to gauge their competency for administering a cPanel server. Since cPanel administration is pretty easy, I don't want to make it too difficult...

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Firewall rules based on DNS?

Hey guys, I am not a comms guy but have a reasonable understanding of firewalls etc. Is it possible on Cisco based firewalls, to have a rule based on a DNS name? The situation is that our Exchange...

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Windows 2003 dns + google dns + dnsbl?

I don't suppose you know if it is possible where google's open dns server can be used for most queries but configure windows 2003 dns server to route certain queries directly to other name servers...

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2011 OpenDNS SysAdmin Awards

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Lync exams - 664 and 665

I am taking 664 today - I expect a pass on this, but in looking at 665, there is nothing out there on it - not even on traditional malware infested braindump sites. I am a semi well known MCP, and I...

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Why IT might be for me...

someone at my work got a virus (vista security 2012)... i got all excited cus i thought maybe i would get to fix it.. but IT is going to come. :( submitted by quickname [link] [30 comments]

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What external service do you use to monitor your websites, internet circuits,...

I was looking at Pingdom, and the 30 checks included in the business class service may not cut it. While I get into determining just how many points we need to monitor, I'd like to ask /r/SysAdmin what...

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Windows Updates - WSUS 3.0 Issue

I've had this issue in my dev and qa environment for a while and I was wondering if anyone else has seen this and possibly fixed it. I use WSUS v3.0 to maintain updates on my Windows Servers with the...

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Tools to keep your GAL healthy

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How I solved the universal 'Like' problem

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Can someone explain to me in layman's terms what ITIL is?

I've been reading a bit and I've got some upcoming training on it, but its all gibberish and lingo that I just don't understand. Break it down for me, if you can! submitted by notnats [link] [7 comments]

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anyone use workgroup manager to manage Google Chrome?

I am trying to import a manifest from google chrome into workgroup manager but cant seem to get it to work. I followed this http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=187945 but...

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Evaluating anti-malware software for my network.

So I have been given the opportunity to select a new solution for our security software on my network. I currently have Symantec Endpoint 11 and we are not happy with it. The detection rates are not...

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Why a fire proof safe isn't good for your backup - none exist that can...

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Behold! The glorious desk of the IT Administrator

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Good BIND tutorial?

Can anyone point me in the direction of a simple but explanatory BIND tutorial for setting up an authorative nameserver and zones? A quick Google search gives many results, but they're either very...

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What is your prefered NAS, and why?

I'm presently shopping for a NAS that will play nice with Active Directory, RAID5, etc. It got me wondering what's your prefered NAS and, more importantly, why? submitted by WettestHat [link] [3 comments]

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I built my own dropbox-esque service, you can too! Here is how.

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Purging email accounts from Exchange

I've created an archive/backup on our NAS for old exchange accounts and would like to remove the accounts from the server to clean things up a little. Before I do this, I'd like to know if there would...

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Who else fucking hates this

submitted by erack [link] [20 comments]

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