Citrix Receiver 13 on Ubuntu 14.04

Long time no post...

I have just come across something awesome that actually works:
http://phpraxis.wordpress.com/2014/05/03/installing-citrix-ica-client-in-64-bit-ubuntulinux-mint-redux/#comment-123

Was able to install the latest Citrix client on a kubuntu 14.04 system without a hiccup.

Enjoy!!!

Symantec NetBackup 7 console opening delay fixed

If you are a user of Symantec NetBackup, i am sure you have experienced the long delay before opening the application after upgrading from 6.x to 7.x

To fix the issue just run the following on the master server:
\netbackup\bin\bmrsetupmaster.exe

-Update(05/26/2020) Removed link as it was dead.

Blackberry DB Backup BESMgmt BlackberryDBBackup.exe

Ok, so if anyone is interested in backing up the MSDE database for the Blackberry Enterprise Server, you may have come across a command called blackberrydbbackup.exe. 

And you most likely would have run into issues with using it. 

The help, when executing the program without switches shows a command -d for specifying the database, -E for using windows credentials, and -f for the backup folder:

 

blackberrydbbackup.exe -d BESMgmt -E -f c:\backup 

That does not work, no matter what you seem to do, even though Blackberry support and all forums show it as being the proper command sequence. 

Well after a half hour of hitting my head against the wall, a solution was born:

blackberrydbbackup -dBESMgmt -E -f c:\backup 

Note the no space after the -d and the .exe taken out. 

When the script was written, it seems someone made a few mistakes. 

The .exe extension is taken as a part of the switch it seems, and the help needs to be modified to reflect the -dDBname. 

Dont even bother using -U and -P for username and password. Nothing i tried worked. 

-Udomain\besadmin 

-Udomain\BESAdmin 

-U domain\besadmin 

-U domain\BESAdmin 

-Ubesadmin 

-UBESAdmin 

-U BESAdmin 

-U besadmin 

-UBESAdmin@domain 

-U BESAdmin@domain 

-U:all of the above and the same for -P of course. 

When scheduling the script for this using Windows Scheduler, -E is enough, as the windows credentials will be passed. 

Just enter the besadmin info when saving the job. 

Someone posted online about using the AT command to run as a system service along with -U and -P so as to not have to change the password for the job each time the Besadmin pw changed. 

That makes no difference, as even if you got the -U and -P to work properly, when the besadmin pw is changed you would still have to modify the script with the new -P. 

By the way the tool along with blackberrydbrestore.exe is located in the tools folder on the Blackberry cd. 

 Thank you

OLKAway Now With Vista support

Long overdue update.

Added Vista support, removed old AutoIT declarations, and set the temp folder to be recreated after deletion to avoid random errors.

#NoTrayIcon

#Region ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****

#AutoIt3Wrapper_outfile=OLKaway.exe

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Compression=4

#EndRegion ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****

#cs

    This script will delete the Outlook temp folder under

    c:\documents and settings\%username%\local settings\temporary internet files\OLKxxx (Windows XP/2000)

    or 

    C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook (Windows Vista)

    It will check for the presense of the OutlookSecureTempFolder entry in the registry

    starting with Outlook 2007, all the way to Outlook 2000 working backwards.

    Once found, it will delete the contents.

    /install option will add a shortcut to the startup folder.

    /uninstall option will delete the shortcut.

    no option will just execute the removal without installing.

    created 01/07/2008

    updates 10/09/2009

        Added Vista support

        Removed old AutoIT declarations

        Corrected random Outlook issues due to the temp folder not being recreated, by creating it manually after each delete.

    ab@nyitsupport.com

#ce

dim $InstallPath

$InstallPath = "C:\Program Files\NYITSupport\OLKaway\"

Select

    case @OSVersion = "WIN_VISTA"

        #requireadmin

        Call ("StartSequence")

    case @OSVersion = "WIN_XP"

        Call ("StartSequence")

    case @OSVersion = "WIN_2000"

        $ver = RegRead("HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ProductOptions", "ProductType")

        If $ver = "ServerNT" then Exit

        Call ("StartSequence")

    case Else

        Exit

EndSelect    

Func StartSequence()

    if $CmdLine[$CmdLine[0]] = "" then 

        call ("CleanUp")

    Else

        Select

            case $CmdLine [1] = "/uninstall"

                if not IsAdmin() then Exit

                call ("Uninstall")

            case $CmdLine [1] = "/install" 

                if not IsAdmin() then Exit

                if FileExists($InstallPath) then Exit

                Call ("Install")

            case Else

                Exit

        EndSelect

    EndIf

EndFunc

func CleanUp()

    $OSTF = RegRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Security", "OutlookSecureTempFolder") ; Outlook 2007

    if @error then $OSTF = RegRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Security\", "OutlookSecureTempFolder") ; Outlook 2003

    if @error then $OSTF = RegRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Security", "OutlookSecureTempFolder") ; Outlook XP

    if @error then $OSTF = RegRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Outlook\Security", "OutlookSecureTempFolder") ; Outlook 2000

    DirRemove($OSTF,1)

    DirCreate($OSTF)

EndFunc

Func Install()

    FileCopy (@ScriptFullPath, $InstallPath,8)

    ShellExecute("cacls.exe", '"' & StringLeft($InstallPath, StringLen($InstallPath)-1) & '" /e /c /g BUILTIN\Users:F')

    FileCreateShortcut($InstallPath &; "OLKaway.exe", @StartupCommonDir & "\NYITSUPPORT OLKaway.lnk", $InstallPath, "", "NYITSUPPORT OLKaway")

    call ("CleanUp")

EndFunc

Func Uninstall()

    FileDelete (@StartupCommonDir &; "\NYITSUPPORT OLKaway.lnk")

    DirRemove($InstallPath,1)

EndFunc

WSUS Problems On Cloned Machines

I ran into an interesting issue the other day. A machine registered in WSUS would appear and then dissapear from the WSUS 3 SP1 console.

Found the solution to the problem on the following links:

http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/12/wsus-force-registration-of-clients-that-are-not-showing-up/ – best source

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/23550840/Computers-disappearing-from-WSUS.html

Here is a script that will run only once if completed successfully. It will also write a log in either case to a subfolder where it ran from with a computer name in the file name.

#Region ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****

#AutoIt3Wrapper_outfile=WSUSFix.exe

#EndRegion ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****

#cs

    WSUSFix

        This application will repair WSUS issues that may have been caused by the machine being imaged.

        Referrenced from:

            http://www.wsuswiki.com/ClientFAQ

            http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/2003_Server/Q_23550840.html

            http://blog.netnerds.net/2006/12/wsus-force-registration-of-clients-that-are-not-showing-up/

    Alex Belenkiy

    ab@nyitsupport.com

    07/15/2009

#ce

If Not IsAdmin() then Exit ; check for admin rights

if @OSVersion <> "WIN_XP" then Exit ; Only install on Windows XP

if FileExists("c:\windows\WSUS\WSUSFixComplete.txt") then Exit

dim $error, $File, $log, $logText

$command = RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & "net stop wuauserv")

if @error then 

    call("Logger", "net stop wuauserv FAILED")

    $error = 1

Else

    call("Logger", "net stop wuauserv SUCCESSFUL")

EndIf

Call("RegFix", "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate", "AccountDomainSid") 

Call("RegFix", "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate", "PingID") 

Call("RegFix", "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate", "SusClientId") 

Call("RegFix", "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update", "LastWaitTimeout")

Call("RegFix", "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update", "DetectionStartTime")

Call("RegFix", "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update", "NextDetectionTime")

Call("RegFix", "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update", "AUState")

$command = RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & "net start wuauserv")

if @error then 

    call("Logger", "net start wuauserv FAILED")

    $error = 1

Else

    call("Logger", "net start wuauserv SUCCESSFUL")

EndIf

$command = RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & "wuauclt /resetauthorization /detectnow")

if @error then 

    call("Logger", "wuauclt /resetauthorization /detectnow FAILED")

    $error = 1

Else

    call("Logger", "wuauclt /resetauthorization /detectnow SUCCESSFUL")

EndIf

if $error <> 1 then ; install completed successfully don't run again.

    $File = FileOpen("c:\windows\WSUS\WSUSFixComplete.txt",9)

    call ("Logger", "WSUS Fix completed successfully")

Else ; install did not complete successfully, write a log and allow for another try

    call ("Logger", "WSUS Fix encountered errors. Will try again at next startup.")

EndIf

Func Logger($logText) ; write a log

    $log = FileOpen(@ScriptDir & "\Logs\" & @ComputerName & ".log", 9)

    if not @error Then

        FileWriteLine($log, @CRLF & $logText & " - " & @MON & "/" & @MDAY & "/" & @YEAR & " - " & @HOUR & ":" & @MIN)

        FileClose($log)

    EndIf

EndFunc

Func RegFix($RegKey, $RegVal)

    $Command = RegRead($RegKey, $RegVal)

    if not @error Then

        call("Logger", "RegRead " & $RegKey & " " & $RegVal & " " & "LOCATED")

        $Command = RegDelete($RegKey, $RegVal)

        if @error then 

            $error = 1

            call("Logger", "RegDelete " & $RegKey & " " & $RegVal & " " & "FAILED")

        Else

            call("Logger", "RegDelete " & $RegKey & " " & $RegVal & " " & "SUCCESSFUL")

        EndIf

    Else

        call("Logger", "REGREAD " & $RegKey & " " & $RegVal & " " & "NOT FOUND")

    EndIf

EndFunc