VMware : How to extend the 60 days evaluation trial

VMware vSphere products are available for free evaluation and come with a 60 days trial period, which should be enough for most but you may be caught at some point in a situation where you need to have a bit more time to try things out. Please note that this method isn’t approved or supported… Read More »

Linux : How to add new version of PHP on CloudLinux PHP Selector

Everyone used to cPanel is used to the traditional installation with EasyApache (ea-php). However, PHP Selector works differently and use “alt-php” packages. Here is how to add the missing/latest versions to PHP Selector : 1. Make sure you have a complete backup first (yes, I’ve stated the obvious!) ; 2. Login to your server using… Read More »

Web : Unable to upgrade from ownCloud 10.5.0 to 10.6.0 from APT repository

If your ownCloud installation was deployed using the APT repository, you most likely noticed that it no longer update to newer version using the traditional “apt-get update && apt-get upgrade” command after editing the repo version number. This is because ownCloud removed the “owncloud-files” from newer release which was replaced by “owncloud-complete-files”. To upgrade to… Read More »

Linux : ownCloud 10.8.0 Debian 10 repository is not signed

If you attempted to upgrade from ownCloud 10.7.0 to 10.8.0 using the APT repository, you most likely encountered a signature error as followed : Get:11 https://download.owncloud.org/download/repositories/10.8.0/Debian_10 Release [964 B] Get:12 https://download.owncloud.org/download/repositories/10.8.0/Debian_10 Release.gpg [481 B] Ign:12 https://download.owncloud.org/download/repositories/10.8.0/Debian_10 Release.gpg Reading package lists… Done W: GPG error: https://download.owncloud.org/download/repositories/10.8.0/Debian_10 Release: The following signatures were invalid: DDA2C105C4B73A6649AD2BBD47AE7F72479BC94B E: The repository… Read More »

Linux : cPanel Exim service keep bouncing up/down

If you are receiving a lot of cPanel notification message stating that the Exim mail server service is flapping (going down and up repeatedly) as followed : The service “exim-26,465,587” appears to be down. The service “exim-26,465,587” is now operational. You are most likely victim of some sort of denial of service attack against your… Read More »

Windows : SQL Server installation wizard stuck at Service Account step

You probably installed SQL Server a few times and it went smoothly. However this time, you ended up with the following issue/symptoms at the installation: the server configuration wizard is stuck with the “Please Wait” and/or (not responding) message. This is often happening when custom domain users (for Service Accounts) are defined instead of local… Read More »