Synchronization Windows time with Time Servers
To sync the time on a computer with Windows OS you can run the command in console: w32tm /resync /force Read more»
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Truncate log files with PowerShell
It is a very common task to truncate log files. You don’t notice them and they reach the limit size always not in the appropriate time. And when this moment occurs, it’s much better to have a quick solution to decrease the size of log files. But even much better to clean logs automatically on […] Read more»
How to fix upside down image from web camera in Skype in Ubuntu
Ubuntu is one of the most favorite operation systems. It is free, it is easy to install it to any PC, you do not worry about viruses and other no good things, which Windows systems have. But in Ubuntu you can have different problems with proprietary software and drivers. One of the common problems with […] Read more»
Change text editor in Midnight Commander (MC)
There are different ways to change text editor in Midnight Commander. You may choose between internal editor and external one, or you can choose one of external editors. Read more»
Select and move files by mask with Windows command line
During previous 5 years I have downloaded files from FTP server. Those were texts and images, that had been downloaded from FTP resources. During these 5 years its quantity became enormous – over 150 000 items in each folder. It worked automatically, that’s why I hadn’t paid attention to disc size and quantity of files. […] Read more»
PowerShell script to remove old IIS log files
Application logs can stop your machine if you do not control their size. By default, webserver IIS doesn’t clean IIS logs and stores them in c:\inetpub\logs. If your server is high loaded, logs of IIS can get critical size in 2-3 weeks. Read more»
Get PID of application pool (w3wp process) using AppCmd
Application pool allows you to isolate your applications from one another in case if they are running on the same server. According to this, if there are errors in one application, they will not influence other web applications executing on the same server or the IIS server itself. But if your w3wp process has 100% […] Read more»
Truncate NGINX log files in Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, CentOs)
In Linux OS (Debian, Ubuntu, CentOs) log files of web server can grow and grow. According to web server activity, they can grow to a very big size. To remove files is a bad solution because they won’t be restored and you loose new logs. Read more»
Copy all files from one directory to another using cmd (bat) file
You can easily copy files from one directory to another. You can easily create cmd-file with the command XCOPY and it’s keys and make copies of files. Read more»
Create and fill hash of arrays in Powershell
You can initialize and fill multidimension hashes (arrays) in powershell this way: Read more»