Hi,
like the UNIX bash shell, the Windows powershell also has a history which commands were executed.
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Windows: A powershell tail “clone”
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UNIX has some useful tools. One of it is tail. Often used to monitor changes (appends) within a file in real time.
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Windows: Set a local security policy to undefined
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if you want to reset a local security policy to undefined simply delete its registry value. For example:
The Interactive logon: Machine inactivity limit policy.
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Windows: Restore the default Windows local policy security settings
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in the C:\Windows\inf folder exists a defltbase.inf file which contains the default local security policies of Windows.
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ESXi: Update to ESXi 7.0.3 failed
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if your ESXi host is on a version <= 7.0.2 an update using the Lifecycle Manager fails with an error.
vCenter
host returned esxupdate code -1
and on the host
~ # cat /var/log/esxupdate.log | grep ERROR
ERROR: esximage.Errors.InstallationError: This upgrade transaction would skip ESXi Base Image VIB(s) VMW_bootbank_i40en_1.11.1.31-1vmw.703.0.0.49537716, which could cause failures post upgrade
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