Ports used by Plesk
The following is a list of ports and protocols used by Plesk services. Plesk Service Name Open Ports / Ports Used Administrative interface of Plesk over HTTPS TCP 8443 Administrative interface of Plesk over HTTP TCP 8880 Samba…
Read more »Changing Plesk’s backup location in Linux
By default all backup data is stored in the directory /var/lib/psa/dumps . To change the default backup location connect to the Plesk server via SSH and modify the backup location in the Plesk configuration file /etc/psa/psa.conf by changing…
Read more »Getting started with PHP Backup Utility (PHPBU)
Background PHPBU is a PHP framework used to create backups, move data to other servers or cloud services using a simple XML configuration file. PHPBU requires PHP 7.0, although if you don’t have access to PHP 7 you…
Read more »Ping monitor .bat file to check network connection
This simple batch file was used to monitor a network after several complaints about an erratic internet connection. I didn’t want to spend too long on the initial investigation. Create a file called ping_test.bat and copy the script…
Read more »Checking remote host TLS / SSL Version with nmap / openssl
Checking SSL / TLS version support of a remote server from the command line in Linux. Method 1: openssl s_client The simplest way to check support for a given version of SSL / TLS is via openssl s_client…
Read more »Windows 10 cannot access NAS drive shares (network path not found)
Background: Workgroup network (not a domain), Netgear ReadyNAS and about a dozen Windows 7 and Windows 10 desktops. Existing equipment is okay. A brand new Windows 10 Laptop (1803) does not see ReadyNAS shares. Windows throws error code:…
Read more »Using smartctl to monitor the Adaptec 2405 RAID controller disks
First use lspci to determine the type of RAID controller. The RAID controller (Adaptec AAC-RAID) presents a virtual disk to the OS using an array of physical disks. With this particular controller you can use smartctl to check…
Read more »Simple scheduled log file clean up with PowerShell 1.0
Servers accumulate gigabytes of log files over time. Anyone who has managed Microsoft’s IIS Service will know it collects data until your hard disk is full. You can set a log rollover based on interval or file size but IIS…
Read more »How to remove an offline file sync partnership
Removing the offline files sync partnership via the GUI isn’t straightforward. If you can’t delete the sync partnership from the GUI you will need to do the following: 1. Go to Control Panel –> Sync Center –> Manage…
Read more »Symbiosis Backup Reference (backup2l)
Symbiosis uses the backup2l software to handle backups. backup2l is a lightweight command line tool for generating, maintaining and restoring backups on a hard disk. Backups are created autonomously by a cron script. It features differential backups at multiple hierarchical levels…
Read more »