The issue of the gcc binary not being found has old answers when looked up in Google. The answers also offer a solution that is not suitable. This answer is for when installing VMWare tools on Ubuntu, Lubuntu, Mint Linux etc but the principles will be the same for RedHat, Debian, Suse CentOs etc – … Read more
We use contact Form 7 forms for our contacts and Akismet as our anti spam plug in. All our forms are styled with HTML to make them tidier and we also style the messages sent to clients via the forms. We found that when adding the Akismet fields to our forms errors / misconfiguration warnings … Read more
Auto-responder Users can set up auto-responders to automatically send a prewritten response when an email message is received. They are commonly used to notify senders that the recipient is out of the office or on vacation. To set up an auto-responder: 1 – Log into Smartermail ( https://mail.postbox.net.nz ) 2 – Click the settings icon. … Read more
Previously I posted how to reset file permissions recursively using Linux Bash / Command Line. Building on that is how to recursively remove files and folders using bash on a Linux box. find . -type d -name ‘folder_*_name’ -exec rm -r {} + Using find to find a folder (-type d) or a file (-type … Read more
At home we use an old iPhone (version 4) as it is both green to use old stuff and not just throw it away, but it is also a lot less expensive if it gets stolen (school bags are not he most secure of places to have equipment). Recently Apple just messed up iTunes (again!!) … Read more
Three simple command lines to sort out folder and file permission and ownership issues in Linux. The reason for using two different commends for the files and folders is you don’t want executable bit set on files (unless you plan on running it) and folders don’t work well without it. To change all the directories … Read more
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC has changed functionality around sending PDFs to email. Originally there was a button that sent the PDF directly to your email app. Now it opens an intermediary screen that asks if you want to send links, or private links, or URL. In short it is no longer one click but a … Read more
Fix default permissions on windows 7 or Windows 10 machines using SubInACL and the script below. 1 – Download SubInACL. https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/download/details.aspx?id=23510 NOTE: Take note of where you save the installer. 2 – Create a file on your desktop using notepad. I called mine resetPerms.bat 3 – Put the following script in the file then save … Read more
Qualsys run an SSL / TLF Checker to enable you to audit your web server (Apache in this case) to check the SSL certificates and security are up to date and secure. Getting a perfect A or A plus is both difficult and easy. Here is how we did it. 1. Audit your web server … Read more