Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Logs Are Huge

Recently a server's OS drive filled up very quickly before I realised that I had not turned on log truncation in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM). As soon as I performed a truncation and set SEPM to do it every four hours, all was well with the server.

To do this complete the following:

1. Log in to the SEP Manager.
2. Click Admin and select Servers.
3. Select the localhost under Servers.
4. Under Tasks, Select Edit Database Properties.
5. In the General tab under Database Maintenance Tasks.
6. Select the checkboxes next to Truncate the database transaction logs and Rebuild Indexes.
7. Click OK to apply the changes.

References:
http://www.symantec.com/connect/forums/symantec-endpoint-protection-db-log-problem

Google App Sync for Outlook and Click-to-Run

If you have a non click-to-run version of Outlook 2013, but Google Apps Sync for Outlook won't work properly because it thinks you do have a click-to-run version, try the following:

a. Click 'Start' > 'Run'.

b. Type 'regedit' and click 'OK'.

c. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\ClickToRunStore AND HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\15.0\ClickToRunStore

d. Right click it and choose 'Rename'.

e. Change the name from 'ClickToRunStore' to 'ClickToRunStore1'.

f. Install Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook.

g. Back in the Registry Editor, right click 'ClickToRunStore1'.

h. Choose 'Rename' and change the name back to 'ClickToRunStore'.

If you DO have a click-to-run version of Outlook, I would not recommend trying to use it with GASFO, as Outlook is only a streaming version of the software and will effectively be uninstalled when you log out of the click-to-run system.

References:

Google Support :-) Thanks guys!

Re-appearing File Won't Delete

If you're trying to delete a file and upon pressing F5 (i.e. refresh view), it keeps re-appearing, restart your PC (and yes sometimes an entire file server needs to be restarted if that is where the file is stored), and see if the file is then gone, or can successfully be deleted.

This is a bit extreme in some cases, but in others, it is the only thing that works.

Other options you can try range from using Process Explorer to find which process is locking the file, and stopping that process, to throwing your entire computer away in frustration.

The last option is effective, but has a number of side-effects.

Fix RDP clipboard if copy/paste is failing

Sometimes copy/paste to/from an RDP session fails even if all server and client settings have been configured correctly. Often the fix is as easy as this:

• Open Task Manager
• End the rdpclip.exe process
• Run a new process
• Type rdpclip and press Enter

References:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776591(v=ws.10).aspx
or for a more stressed out post (if the comments have not been removed)
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/4cc7ff11-01ca-42e1-8b1a-c1fe612049ea/windows-8-remote-desktop-metro-app-clipboard-sharing-doesnt-work

Remotely Enable RDP

This method assumes remote registry is enabled on the remote PC that you wish to access. If that is also disabled, a physical trip to the PC may be in order.

1. Open Regedit and "Connect Network Registry..."
2. Connect to the remote computer by name or IP address
3. Find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Terminal Server
4. Locate the fDenyTSConnections entry
5. Change the value from 1 to 0
6. You should now be able to connect via RDP

References:
http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/33687-remotely-enabling-rdp?utm_source=swemail&utm_medium=newsletterresource&utm_campaign=0806

Join a Mac to a Domain

There are some good discussions about doing this and working through the issues on the following sites:
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/361908-joining-a-mac-to-a-domain-user-profile-migration
http://www.macenterprise.org/articles/migratingalocalusertoanetworkuser

I'm not sure at this point where to find something on the actual domain-joining procedure.

Windows Update Error Codes

Microsoft keep a list of Windows Update error codes here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938205/en-nz