most servers provides mechanism to automated common administration task. schedule three task that can be harmlessly run immediately and verify that they run on schedule providing appropriate evidence.
I want to use a windows VPN but only for a particular network, so that it doesn't take over my entire network connection.
e.g., Instead of the VPN becoming the default route, make it only the route for 192.168.123.0/24
(I can see that there is a solution for this for Ubuntu in this question, but sometimes I have to do this on Windows too)
Can…
We are not sure how to setup an efficient network.
Things we got so far:
Linux Server ( probably Debian )
3 Desktops + some Laptops ( Win / linux )
NAS
~10 people working 50/50 devs/normal people :)
Things we want to achieve:
Working from home should be easy, VPN and firewall
single username/password for everybody
windows/linux desktops…
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I am currently in a task to generate an XML file for an srt text file containing timestamps and corresponding text. To generate an exe file which accepts file name input and outputs the relevant XML file to be used as part of an automated script.
Is it Advisable to use Tinyxml…
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I am looking for a simple way to install a mail server on my Ubuntu server. I would like to be able to receive and send emails though a webmail (e.g. roundcube).
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When I googled "simple method to install mail…
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