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How To Defrag from the Windows 7 Command Line
Troubleshooting computer problems has become a necessary component of being a computer owner. And while problems are inevitable, one of the easiest ways to ward them off is a solid, consistent...
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Most of us are familiar with using what is called a Graphical User Interface (GUI), be it GNOME or KDE based, to navigate our computers. What beginners don’t realize, is that underneath that interface,...
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The Value of ESEUTIL When Your Exchange 2010 Database is Dirty
ESEUTIL isn’t a new command-line tool, it’s been around since version 5.5 of Exchange Server and was used to defragment, repair and verify the integrity of Exchange databases. Depending on your...
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How To Test PowerShell Scripts With WhatIf
PowerShell is a full-scale command-line shell and scripting environment for the Windows server platform and the applications that run on it. Using PowerShell, administrators can automate repetitive or...
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New Training Release: Microsoft Network Monitoring
The Microsoft Network Monitor tool is used to simplify the process of analyzing captured network data. While at times troubleshooting the traffic on your network can seem overwhelming with the amount...
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Linux Commands for Beginners Part 2: Exploring the CLI
This article, which continues from Beginner Linux Administration, will focus mainly on the command line interface, also known as the CLI. We will explore features using ls, grep, piping and other tools...
View ArticleHow to Use the Command Prompt Window
What is a command line prompt? In this preview from MTA Networking Fundamentals one of our networking instructors, Ed Liberman, shows how to get to the command line window (command prompt window), and...
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Adding Linux Users and Groups
What we’ll cover in this article is adding and deleting users, as well as modifying exiting users. We’ll then focus on groups and how to add/delete them. I will also point out key files that are...
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Linux Text Editors: Vi and Nano
When working with text editors, you pretty much choose between Vi or Nano. Vi is old school with a blank layout and no visible controls, which can make it difficult to work with for beginners. However,...
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Learn PowerShell Scripting FAST
We’ve covered the basics of how PowerShell works, where it comes from, how to use the help file and how to run simple PowerShell cmdlet commands. If you don’t already know all of those pieces, you’ll...
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Basic Commands for the Mac Terminal
The Terminal is a command line interface for the Mac that will allow you to type in commands hosting up hidden features or preferences. It can be compared to the command prompt in Windows. Be warned,...
View ArticleJoining your ESXi host to a Windows Domain
It’s important to join your ESXi host to a Windows domain if there is one present in your architecture. Why? For one, you can use your Active Directory (AD) credentials to log into the host if you have...
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Reclaiming your inner-geek through PowerShell
I’m 12 years old, and I have a Commodore 64 my parents bought from a neighbor. You can laugh, but I used that thing all throughout high school with my dot matrix printer and horrible word-processing...
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How to use the bash command line history
The bash history mechanism is persistent and remains with us even after reboots, so we want to ensure that it contains information that is relevant to our use of the command line. Let’s take a look at...
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