administration

Tomcat 6.x Administration

With the Administration tool was not ported from Tomcat 5.x to Tomcat 6.x, how do people manage Tomcat configuration? Are there other 3rd party Admin applications available? Or is all configuration done through editing xml files. Thanks ...

Mapping server path outside IIS

Hi All I have a web app where users can upload files. The files are physically stored by IIS in a virtual folder that is mapped to an external storage device. A record about each uploaded file is stored in the database. The database record contains information about whether the file is still "active" (hasn't been deleted by the user), a...

Remote Administration of Windows XP through the Command Line

Does anyone know of a good way to do remote administration of a Windows XP machine using just the command line? At the moment the only things it needs to do is to be able to install applications/patches, and transfer files to and from the machine, and installing registry patches would be nice as well. Currently we use a horrible hack...

TFS: Moving a Team Project from one server to another?

Hello, is there a (simple) way to move a single TeamProject from one server to another? Including source code, work items, documents, project site... We don't want to move our server from one machine to another. Just a single project from server A to server B. ...

Best way to secure data PHP + MYSQL

I'm building an app that will store some of our clients details, things like usernames / passwords, information that we need to remember and keep secure. What's the best method for storing this information securely? ...

Are there any other good graphical administration tools for SQLlite on the mac, instead of the Firefox Extension?

Are there any other good graphical administration tools for SQLlite on the mac, instead of the Firefox Extension? ...

Cannot connect to Tomcat's MBeanServer via jconsole in J2SE6

I'm on a vista machine. I've started tomcat 5.5.27 with these options: CATALINA_OPTS="-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=9003 \ -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false \ -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false" When I connect via jconsole and added the following service url service:jmx:rmi:///jndi/rmi://localhost:...

What set of access permissions on content in USB HDDs will ensure portability in Windows?

I have content on a portable HDD that is to be shared between 2 or more computers, but none of the computers are connected to a domain (none exists). I want to give permissions to the content in such a way that the permissions remain the same across all my computers, irrespective of which computer I connect the HDD to and irrespective of...

Should I create a separate application for my Website Admins?

IS it best to configure permissions within a website for Administration access, separate webPages, or a completely separate application to administer changes on the site? ...

How to rate registered users?

Guys, I am thinking about a creation of my own blog/community engine. Could you advise what is a better way to rate registered users? It is pretty easy to add a score to an user if he or she has commented something, or remove scores if someone complains, but it is not a wise way. I think that a registered user should have weight or som...

Website administration - Integrated into main website or separate section?

From a usability perspective, is it better to integrate admin section on the main website or have a separate section to manage content? Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. EDIT: the application is a CMS for very non-techno friendly staff. ...

How can I remotely execute a script in Windows?

Hello all! I would like to have a Windows 2003 server fire a script to fire another script in a separate Windows Server 2008 computer. I have been told that Powershell can do that, and that's fine, but I need more specific details. Does anyone have any tips for this? Thanks! ...

Linux administration stackoverflow-like websites

Are there any Linux administaration related peer-run websites out there where people could ask questions in stackoverflow fashion? Yes, I am aware that it's not really a programming question, however I guess it would be handy to know where to go with such non-programming, but closely-related stuff. ...

Administration Area in Asp.Net MVC

Hi, My question may be obvious but I'd like to build a well-designed web application. As for any administration area, the admin should be able to list/create/delete/modify users, articles, posts, etc... I'd like to know what is the best way to design the application. Should I create a controller for each one of those items (/Users/Crea...

What's the difference between the Oracle SYS and SYSTEM accounts?

What are the differences between the Oracle SYS and SYSTEM built in accounts? Edit: Apart from 3 letters! ...

What is the best way to securely add administrative access to my rails website?

I think the answer is an admin login and then check if the user has an admin flag, but I also thought of some other related questions. Is it better to have an admin flag (attr_protected) in the same user table as non admins? or should i have an admin users table? Should I create a separate rails application for the admin users? This mi...

Should ask for input or ask for modifying global variables in script file?

I have a small python script to make an installation. I need some information like username, password, path, classname, dbname, ip, port etc... First of all this is an admin task and end-users won't be dealing with this script. So for an administrator should I ask every needed information with console prompts or just mention them in read...

With WSS, is it possible to customize the Admin?

I'm thinking of implementing WSS, but I want complete control over the Admin interface, as far as look-and-feel and navigation. Is this possible? ...

SQL Server 2008 database copy - file permissions

For SQL Server 2008 Developer Edition on Vista 64 bit: I tried copying a database using a Vista admin account using the attach/detach method and it failed due to a file permission error so I gave the user that sql services are running as write and modify to the directory. The copy didn't work. I then gave it full control. The copy wo...

Zend Framework. What is the best way to administer your site/app?

When developing for the Zend Framework is it common for developers to have to build a custom backend admin area for each unique app? Or is there a popular 3rd party backend tool people are using to manipulate your app's database? I'm thinking of learning ZF but what stands out is how do you keep an eye on what users are doing with your ...