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Bash scripts to change passwords on remote servers.

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I have systems that are secured with PAM authentication / SSH. When attempting to execute “passwd” commands remotely with SSH, the system does not allow this. These systems are setup with Public Key Authentication, and NOPASSWD option in /etc/sudoers. Script 1 – This script runs from a management server. It copies “local” script out to the servers, then executes the script with ssh / sudo, then deletes the script when complete. #!/bin/bash HOSTREAD=$(cat /opt/scripts/hosts.txt) USR="forgotten&…
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OpenBSD 5.5, 5.6, or 5.7 and OpenVPN with easyrsa3

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!!!!!UPDATE!!!!! When upgrading from 5.6 to 5.7. I had to add the following rules to the bottom of my pf.conf to allow for proper vpn pass through. I do not know why it isn’t being allowed through the match rule out egress, but that is what I encountered. This is for package Openvpn 2.3.6 amd64. /Begin Original post. So I recently re-configured VPN(Virtual Private Network) services through a VPS(Virtual Private Server) utilizing…
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Installing Windows 8.1 Remote Administrator Tools – BUG

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So I recently discovered when attempting to get Active Directory Users and Computers installed on a Windows 8.1 machine, that the update claims it is not applicable to my computer, even though the update is not already installed, and is applicable. I am using a windows 8.1 64bit machine, and attempting to install ” Windows8.1-KB2693643-x64.msu” package. What had to be done was the following: Put the .msu package into it’s own directory by itself. EX: “C:…
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