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Adam Ruth
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A profile in PowerShell is nothing more than a script file that is run when the shell starts. This file is very handy to create variables, functions, or change settings that you find you use a lot. Instead of having to re-import a library of functio…
August 14
John McGrath commented on Adam Ruth's blog post 'Top 10 Rejected Internet Protocols'
BFMP: I believe this was used recently by a stock broker... CBDP: This protocol much more economical since the advent of Fiber. MMSP: Microsoft Minutes Signalling Protocol: This protocol was designed to the user the impression that a file transfer i…
July 29
Adam Ruth commented on Adam Ruth's blog post 'Top 10 Rejected Internet Protocols'
Good point. But, in my defence Microsoft's implementation is non-standard, as usual, so it's really MFCP.
July 28
Richard Holloway commented on Adam Ruth's blog post 'Top 10 Rejected Internet Protocols'
FCP; File corruption protocol - Never really found a practical use - ? What are you talking about? It is a feature in Windows Vista / Windows 7. Check out this link
July 28
Adam Ruth added a blog post
The Internet is full of successful protocols such as HTTP, FTP, DNS, SNMP, IMAP and myriad others. Let us not forgot those protocols that never quite reached stardom, or died right out of the gate. Here are the top 10 protocols that, for one reason…
July 28
Adam Ruth commented on Adam Ruth's blog post 'Top 10 Uses for that Consolidated Server'
I'm pretty sure I've seen #11 in a server room.
July 20
John McGrath commented on Adam Ruth's blog post 'Top 10 Uses for that Consolidated Server'
What about: 11. Doorstop. 12. Complaint box. 13. Keyboard Drawer. 14. Stack them up for a unique chest of drawers.
July 20
Adam Ruth replied to Dan Taylor's discussion 'Working from home'
I've worked from home about half of the last 15 years or so. I can't do it for more than about 2-3 years at a stretch before I need to get back to a real office. I haven't found any quick fixes for the blurring problem, but it does seem to lessen o…
July 19
Adam Ruth added a blog post
In a recent post entitled Security Administration - Tradeoffs I discussed the dangers of making things worse in an attempt to make them better. All changes have a downside, however small, and if you can't see a downside it means you haven't analyzed…
July 12
Adam Ruth added a blog post
Okay, now you've got some servers consolidated using virtualization (you are consolidating servers, right?) But what do you do with the old boxes? Sure, you could donate them to a charity or recycle them in an eco-friendly way. But where's the fun i…
June 23
Adam Ruth added a blog post
I was on a long haul international flight a few days ago, trying to endure 14 hours in a metal tube. As my troubleshooting mind usually does, it was thinking of ways to make the flight more comfortable and efficient. I had all kinds of wonderfully i…
June 15
Adam Ruth added a blog post
We all get frustrated from time to time (yes, even system administrators.) One very common way that we let off a little steam is with a few well-chosen words. It's one thing to let loose with a string of invective that would make a sailor blush out…
June 9
Adam Ruth added a blog post
(reprinted from the Admin Arsenal blog) The Registry is one of the most maligned parts of Windows, but it's something that is going to be with us for a long time and every system administrator will have to work with eventually. Not everyone is fami…
May 18
Adam Ruth replied to Stuart's discussion 'DNS Issue due to AD Naming Booboo'
One possibility is that the server may be redirecting to a different host name, one that is in OpenDNS but not in your local DNS. Can you telnet to port 80 when using the local DNS or connect with something like curl?
May 13
Robert Chipperfield commented on Adam Ruth's blog post 'Quick DCOM Security Reset'
"when it doesn't it can be a serious hair pulling experience" - Amen to that! Another useful tip is that a lot of DCOM launch or activatoin failures get logged to the event log (component name DCOM) with something that almost approaches a helpful e…
February 11
Adam Ruth added a blog post
DCOM, or Distributed Component Object Model, is a technology in Windows allowing remote communication between programs. WMI, in particular, uses it to communicate. A lot of business oriented server applications use it, as well, to communicate betwee…
February 10

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Software Developer
Tech Interests - e.g. Virtualisation? Cisco? Etc.
SQL Server, Visual Studio
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http://www.adminarsenal.com

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Adam Ruth

PowerShell Tips for System Administrators: Profiles

A profile in PowerShell is nothing more than a script file that is run when the shell starts. This file is very handy to create variables, functions, or change settings that you find you use a lot. Instead of having to re-import a library of functions or change the shell's settings each time you start up PowerShell.


The variable $profile holds the name of the file that you are using for the current shell. PowerShell doesn't create this file, so it won't exist out of the box, but the va

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Posted on August 14, 2010 at 5:04pm —

Adam Ruth

Top 10 Rejected Internet Protocols

The Internet is full of successful protocols such as HTTP, FTP, DNS, SNMP, IMAP and myriad others. Let us not forgot those protocols that never quite reached stardom, or died right out of the gate. Here are the top 10 protocols that, for one reason or another, never made it mainstream.


10. HTTPf


Hyper Text Transfer Protocol fecure
Similar to HTTPS but everything is encrypted by converting to old English.


9. FCP


File Corruption Protocol
Never really fo

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Posted on July 28, 2010 at 3:28am — 3 Comments

Adam Ruth

When Good Security Administration Goes Bad

In a recent post entitled Security Administration - Tradeoffs I discussed the dangers of making things worse in an attempt to make them better. All changes have a downside, however small, and if you can't see a downside it means you haven't analyzed the change sufficiently.




This was brought into stark contract when I read this po

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Posted on July 12, 2010 at 12:57am —

Adam Ruth

Top 10 Uses for that Consolidated Server

Okay, now you've got some servers consolidated using virtualization (you are consolidating servers, right?) But what do you do with the old boxes? Sure, you could donate them to a charity or recycle them in an eco-friendly way. But where's the fun in that? Here are some other ideas.



  1. Cubicle space heater.

  2. Fill with sand for large zen garden.

  3. Add realistic wind noise to flight simulator game.

  4. Glue front panels on f

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Posted on June 23, 2010 at 9:59pm — 2 Comments

Adam Ruth

Finding Your System Administration Balance

I was on a long haul international flight a few days ago, trying to endure 14 hours in a metal tube. As my troubleshooting mind usually does, it was thinking of ways to make the flight more comfortable and efficient. I had all kinds of wonderfully impractical ideas about ways to speed up baggage collection and deal with the poor sucker in the window seat needing to use the lavatory with two sleeping people blocking the path (one reason I always get an aisle seat.) As I was thinking of my bril

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Posted on June 15, 2010 at 11:26pm —

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