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GNU Linux

How to display longer username in `ps`

Display full username in ps. The ps output truncates usernames to 7 characters and a +. If you need the full username in Bash ps, here is how.

By Jan Reilink 05/02/2022GNU Linux

Windows Server

Monitor .NET CLR Garbage Collected heap from your web application

Use Zabbix to monitor your web application and application pool's .NET CLR Garbage Collected heap by utilizing WMI and PowerShell. Keeping track of .NET memory usage enables you to optimize usage and performance further.

By Jan Reilink 04/02/2022Windows Server

Windows Server

Quickly check EnableTrailerSupport isn’t set in your network for http.sys (CVE-2022-21907)

Find out fast if your IIS webservers have EnableTrailerSupport enabled for https.sys. Here is a small PowerShell method to check the Windows registry.

By Jan Reilink 14/01/2022Windows Server

Web applications

Convert SqlCe database to SQL Server

Learn how to convert an SQL Server Compact (SQL CE) database to an SQL Server database. Because the SQL CE database type is unsupported, it’s recommended by Microsoft to upgrade to SQL Server. But how do you convert your SqlCe database?

By Jan Reilink 12/01/2022Web applications

Umbraco

How to optimize Umbraco 8 performance

Out of the box, Umbraco is a well built and pretty fast content management system. However, it is still important you perform some steps to further optimize Umbraco's performance and loading speed. Here on Sysadmins of the North, I wrote about "11+ tips to optimize Umbraco CMS" earlier, and in this post I write about implementing them. On a just installed and running website.

By Jan Reilink 23/12/2021Umbraco

Web application security

3 Ways of blocking sendmail.php on IIS webserver

Use IIS URL Rewrite Module and Request Filtering in IIS to block access to certain scripts. Sendmail.php for example. To prevent sending spam.

By Jan Reilink 08/12/2021Web application security

Web applications

How to extend TinyMCE in Piranha CMS?

How to extend TinyMCE 5 editor in Piranha .NET CMS and add extra plugins to your project using Visual Studio 2022.

By Jan Reilink 05/12/2021Web applications

Umbraco

How to add a trailing slash in Umbraco 8

This article shows you how to add a trailing slash to URL's in Umbraco 8, using IIS URL Rewrite Module, without breaking the Umbraco backend. Forcing one particular URL avoids duplicate content, which is important for SEO.

By Jan Reilink 28/11/2021Umbraco

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Windows Server

Adding VirtIO drivers to Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE)

Add VirtIO drivers to your Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) to recover hard disks or recover your Windows virtual machine after a hard crash. Learn to customize your Windows System Restore and rescue Windows like a pro!

By Jan Reilink 23/11/2021Windows Server

Windows Server

Retrieve SSH public key from Active Directory for SSH authentication

Configure SSH public key authentication for Windows Server in Active Directory (AD). In this article I'll explain how to store and get your SSH public keys from Windows Server Active Directory user property.

By Jan Reilink 29/10/2021Windows Server

Windows Server

Install SQL Server cumulative updates silently

Unpack and install SQL Server cumulative updates using PowerShell to speed up the installation and update process.

By Jan Reilink 13/10/2021Windows Server

Windows Server

Remove computer object from Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) in PowerShell

How to remove a computer from WSUS using PowerShell. Here is a short snippet for you to remove a computer object from Windows Server Update Services, this may save time compared to accessing the WSUS Administration Console.

By Jan Reilink 04/10/2021Windows Server