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The Chef Test Kitchen EC2 driver can connect to Windows instances two ways. Using a custom image with known admin account credentials When we use a custom built image which has a local administrator account with known username and password, specify it in the kitchen.yml file. Standard Amazon AMI with random password When we use …
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Follow these steps to scan documents into PDF format with your iPhone, transfer them to your computer, compress them to a password-protected ZIP file. Scanning Your iPhone can scan documents into PDF files Open the Notes app Tap the new document icon in the lower right corner to create a new note Tap the camera …
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Use the knife search command to list nodes that match the provided criteria Find nodes with a specific cookbook in the run list (runlist) Find nodes with a specific recipe in the run list (runlist) List nodes with a specific OS All Linux nodes All nodes with Ubuntu OS The last time the node successfully …
Windows 10 has pretty effects to fade in and out windows, animate the opening of menus and other objects. If you prefer a relaxed appearance, it is for you, but if you want to complete your tasks and view the result of your actions faster, here is the way to turn the effects off. Press …
Install the Epson WF-3520 scanner driver and scanning utility Connect to the Epson WF-3520 scanner To enable the Preview function In Windows 11 the Preview button is not visible by default. To make the Preview button visible on the Epson Scan page, we will need to press the Alt key on your keyboard. Scan with …
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The Brew viz command reads the Berksfile.lock in the current Chef cookbook directory and saves the cookbook dependency diagram in the graph.png file. The command requires the graphviz utility Install graphviz In the terminal window execute Generate the cookbook dependency diagram and open it in Preview In the Chef cookbook directory execute If you get …
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To install the TeamCity agent on a remote computer in the TeamCity UI on the Agents page select the Agent Push tab. Make sure the remote computer is accessible by PSEXEC. See Configure the target server for PSEXEC If the remote server is in the domain, make sure you prefix your username with the domain …
PSEXEC is a remote procedure execution tool written by Mark Russinovich at Microsoft and available for download at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec. To use PSEXEC you need to open ports 135 (TCP) and 445 (TCP) on the target computer. Enable the ports in the security group Open the ports inbound in the server’s firewall You also need to …
There is a great, free Excel Gantt chart template on the Vertex42 web site at https://www.vertex42.com/ExcelTemplates/excel-gantt-chart.html The free version lacks a few features that could make project planning easier. We can update our version of the template to make it smarter. Make these changes before you start to use the template, because inserting task rows …
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When launching an instance in AWS with Chef Test Kitchen you get the error message >>>>>> Failed to complete #create action: [You are not authorized to perform this operation. Encoded authorization failure message:… Make sure the image does not require the acceptance of the license before you first use it. This applies to Ubuntu, CentOS