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How to convert Thick vmdk to Thin and export to OVF/OVA ESXI virtual machine?

To convert thick volume to thin you must enable SSH in WEB-interface of your ESXI:

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Navigating Phishing Attacks on My Mail Server: Lessons Learned and Effective Security Strategies

What to do if your mail server is targeted by phishing? One of the users of my…

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How to set Timezone and Region to all computers of Active Directory

I needed to massively change the region and timezone settings for all computers. To do this, I…

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macOS hacks

How to create and run virtual environment on macOS? python3 -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate  

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iLo server power on Python script for Telegram Bot

Having a Python Telegram bot with the function to power on servers through HP iLO can be…

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Automatic gracefully shutdown of virtual machines and ESXI hypervisor from telegram bot

Having a Telegram bot interface to control your network can be convenient for a few reasons: Remote…

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Windows hacks

sfc /scannow termsrv.dll error Run regedit and run Find on: x86_microsoft-windows-t..teconnectionmanager_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.18000_none_8e9f41c854441762 (as in sbs.log)

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GNU/Linux hacks

Show folders size sorted: root@mail:~# du -h –max-depth=1 /home/admin/mail/evgdev.com/ | sort -h   Route tricks Show routes:…

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Mikrotik hacks

How to install Python and Virtual Environment on RouterOS Mikrotik?