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IIS Error : Remote connections are not supported

I have switched recently to windows 10 and have no clue if this is linked but my IIS doesn't seem to work as it used to. I previously had a remote connection to one of my website but every time I click its name in IIS it returns me an error: "Remote…
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How to admin a remote Windows Server with a command line interface?

When I was a Linux admin I could do anything from the SSH command line. Now, as a Windows admin, I have to deal with the Windows Remote Desktop graphical interface, which I found to be inefective (slow) and hard to automate tasks in it. a) Can I…
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COMException when trying to get application pools using ServerManager

When I try to get the list of IIS application pools from a remote server using the following code List appPools; using (ServerManager serverManager = ServerManager.OpenRemote("XXX")) { appPools =…
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How do I connect & administer an SQL Server database remotely over the Internet?

How do I connect to an SQL Server remotely and administer my database objects? I need to connect to my database located on the web hosting company's server. I have the server name, IP address, my database username & password. I have an installation…
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Using Expect to administer machines via SSH, but does not complete all tasks

*Please do not pile on and tell me to just use SSH keys. If it bugs you that this is the way I am doing it, pretend that I am trying to telnet in instead. :-) * I am using an expect script to run some routine commands on a set of servers under my…
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Querying a Windows Service over a Network

I have written a windows service in C# that gathers performance, disk and memory information and writes it to the EventLog. It is enabled as a network service. What I would like to do is be able to gather this information from a remote location.…
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What are the advantages of rsh versus Perl's Expect.pm?

I have a Perl Expect.pm script that does some moderately complex stuff like packaging applications, deploying the application, checking for logs, etc. on multiple remote unix hosts. My predecessor had written similar scripts using rsh. Is there a…
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IIS 7 remote administration via C#

I have been looking into the Microsoft.Web.Administration.dll and the ServerManager class, trying to control our Windows Server 2008 IIS 7 instance. I have enabled remote administration and can connect via the IIS remote administration tool.…
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Remotely manage IIS on NANO 2016 using IIS Manager

Is it possible to remotely manage an IIS server, running on Server 2016 NANO using the IIS Manager 10 from the client? I have a newly created nano VM. I've installed IIS, dotnet, IIS Administration API, and File Services on it. IIS is working from…
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install ".run" programs with automatic yes/ok/... option

When I install packages in linux environment I can set the automatic 'yes' option, for example yum -y install ... or apt-get -y install... Is there a way to do the same but for ".run" programs. For example as, sudo sh a.run -y So that whenever it…
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What program can I use to remotely help clients?

I have a lot of people that ask me to fix their computers. Usually it is "slow computer" or "my computer has pop-ups," etc. In other words they have viruses and spyware. I thought I could use a remote program to do it, instead of them brining…
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I would like to find something like gkrellm for the Mac

I have a linux dev server I watch, and lately its chugging at some points so I'd like to keep a better eye on it. I used to use Gkrellm, but its been a pain to try get Gkrellm to build on my Mac. Besides servering X remotely (which would not be…
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GAC Comparison Tool for multiple servers?

Does anyone know of a tool that would allow me to generate a report of the assemblies installed to the .NET GAC on all the servers in my web farm? (30-40 servers) Or alternatively, does anyone have a pointer or a link on some way of accessing the…
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Why doesn't remote WMI query for Win32_LogonSession return LogonType = 2 instances?

I am running the following WMI query against a remote computer, in the security context of a user who is not an administrator on the remote computer. select * from Win32_LogonSession where LogonType = 2 The query does not return any instances of…
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Can C# block internet access on a remote Windows PC

Using C#, is it possible to iterate over a list of remote Windows computers connected to the LAN and turn on/off internet access for specific PCs only and while the internet connectivity is provided via a router? And all that without installing any…
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