Category Archives: Servers

OpenVPN : Unable to obtain Session ID XML-RPC: TimeoutError or 400 Bad Request

Using OpenVPN Server on Linux as well as Windows machine, you may encounter this error trying to connect a client : Unable to obtain Session ID from “vpn.domain.tld”, port(s)=443: XML-RPC: TimeoutError Unable to obtain Session ID from “vpn.domain.tld”, port(s)=443: XML-RPC: ‘400’, ‘Bad Request’ This happen because HTTPS (SSL) port (TCP-443) is closed either on the… Read More »

Windows : Asp.NET test page

Just like php, you can create a test page in order to verify if .NET is installed and working properly. The following will also display the running version. Simply create plain text file using Notepad or your favorite text editor : test.aspx And insert this code : <%@ Page Language=”VB” %> <script runat=”server”> Protected Sub… Read More »

Linux : mptbase ioc0 WARNING IOC is in FAULT state

Inside system logs (/var/log/messages), you may see some message like this on a system running a RAID controller (this one is from a PERC 5/i on a Dell PowerEdge server) : mptbase: ioc0: WARNING – IOC is in FAULT state (1600h)!!! mptbase: ioc0: WARNING – Issuing HardReset from mpt_fault_reset_work!! mptbase: ioc0: Initiating recovery mptbase: ioc0:… Read More »

Web : zend_mm_heap corrupted

You may notice this error in the Apache logs : zend_mm_heap corrupted Try to enable or increase this parameter either in your Apache config, htaccess or php.ini file : output_buffering = 4096

Active Directory : You do not have sufficient privileges to delete Organizational Unit

Working in Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) trying to delete an Organizational Unit (OU), you get the following error : Active Directory Domain Services You do not have sufficient privileges to delete < Organizational Unit >, or this object is protected from accidental deletetion. By default, you need to uncheck the box “Protect object… Read More »

Web : Prevent image hot linking to your site

This article is about stopping theses sites who hot link your images, steal them and your bandwidth! I assume you are running Apache as Web server and have some basic knowledge of httpd.conf, htaccess and rewrite rules. You have two choice, either put the rules directly inside your httpd.conf vhost or inside an Apache configuration… Read More »