Step 1: Getting ready.

Open a command prompt. (Windows key+r (run) + cmd)

Step 2: Adding an alternate computer name.

SYNTAX : netdom computername <currentDC FQDN> /add:<newDCName FQDN>

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In the command prompt, type (minus quotes) “netdom computername wrongname.domain.local /add:server.domain.local“

This should return with “Added (NAME) as an alternate name for the computer. The command completed successfully.“

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To check the name has applied correctly run “netdom computername server.domain.local /enumerate” you should then see there are two names listed.

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Step 3: Make the new name the primary.

SYNTAX: netdom computername <currentDC FQDN> /makeprimary:<newDCName FQDN>

Type netdom computername wrongname.domain.local /makeprimary:server.domain.local

IMPORTANT: This command will return successful, and warn you that you need to reboot immediately, as it may not authenticate logons (very important if only DC in forest)

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If the command is successful you will get the below message.

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Step 4: Reboot the server.

Pick your poison. I like “shutdown /r /t 0” in the cmd.

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Step 5: Check new server name.

Go to system properties and confirm new computer name. Or run “netdom computername server.domain.local /enumerate” to see both active names.

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Step 6: Remove old hostname.

SYNTAX: netdom computername <newDCName FQDN> /remove:<oldDCName FQDN>

(remember, in a command prompt)

Type “netdom computername server.domain.local /remove:wrongname.domain.local“

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Step 7: Paranoia.

in cmd, run a “dcdiag” to make sure everything is AOK.

Step 8: Clean up.

If you use logon scripts, remember to update the UNC paths with the new server name.

March 11, 2022March 18, 2022

How to Increase Security in WordPress with XML-RPC?

To do this you’ll need to edit the .htaccess file within your WordPress directory.

Add the following:

# START Block XML-RPC
<Files xmlrpc.php>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from // IP
</Files>
# END Block XML-RPC

Congratulations

March 9, 2022March 10, 2022

WordPress Preloader Animation with LiteSpeed Cache Solution

I decided to use the Preloader Plus WordPress plugin for this.

I’m writing this because I was trying to add a preloader animation when I realized my caching plugin, LiteSpeed Cache, decided it wanted to do it’s magic which broke the correct lineup of when the CSS file was supposed to make the animation play first. To solve this, we need to stop this CSS file from being cached. Here I’ll demonstrate how to hide this in LiteSpeed Cache.

Below insert your website where you see WEBSITE and enter your admin folder for WP-ADMIN. You may have left your admin folder default in which case it will be wp-admin.

https://WEBSITE/WP-ADMIN/admin.php?page=litespeed-page_optm#settings_tuning

This should land you at your respective Tuning tab within the Page Optimization section of the LiteSpeed Cache plugin on your WordPress, add the following to the CSS Exclusions

preloader-plus.min.css

After you save and purge the cache you should have a fully functional preloader animation!

Congratulations!

EDIT: Then I opened Firefox -_- The loader actually just keeps going and only on one of the websites out of 3 I tested so it must be a setting within LiteSpeed Cache. I will check and see if I can’t fix this then report back. If that doesn’t work then I’ll look into this.

March 9, 2022March 18, 2022

How to Setup WebM for Adobe Premiere or Adobe Media Encoder

History

For those who don’t know WebM is the open movie format created by Google and is an audiovisual media file format. It is primarily intended to offer a royalty-free alternative to use in the HTML5 video and the HTML5 audio elements. It has a sister project, WebP, for images.

Performance

WebM format provides excellent quality for video files. In addition to that, the playback of this video format is effortless, so the videos in this format can be easily played even on machines with low technical characteristics. This format is perfect for online streaming, and it’s free! Files are

After researching it seems Adobe refused to put this plugin into their Premiere and Media Encoder products, at least up to Adobe Media Encoder 2020 which is the version I tested with.

The solution is to either download a file from this third party company called fnord¹. This plugin does not appear to have been updated since 2017 as of the time I’m writing this article so I feel confident in providing the file myself just in case something were to happen to that website there will always be another copy here that is still – up-to-date – hah.

Download WebM Plugin for
Adobe Media Encoder or Premiere

DOWNLOAD

March 9, 2022March 18, 2022

PHP request takes too long to process and is timed out by WordPress

What do you need to do first?

You need to modify the .htaccess file in the main root of your WordPress directory.

# START LiteSpeed Timeout Solution
php_value upload_max_filesize 128M
php_value post_max_size 128M
php_value max_execution_time 300
php_value max_input_vars 3000
php_value memory_limit 256M

<IfModule Litespeed>
SetEnv noabort 1
SetEnv noconntimeout 1
</IfModule>

set_time_limit(1500)
# END LiteSpeed Timeout Solution

Once completed make sure you refresh your page so it uses the new rules from .htaccess

Your issue should now be resolved!

March 8, 2022March 18, 2022

How to Solve PHP 8.0 Critical Error with cPanel?

PHP 8.0 Causing Critical Error on cPanel Site

Ever seen this critical error before?

There are a number of reasons this message can show up. One of the main reasons when switching to PHP 8.0 is due to an extension not being enabled. We can fix that!

login to your control panel
goto Php Selector option
enable nd_mysqli

PHP 8.0 Required Extension to Fix Critical Error - Solution

Once nd_mysqli is enabled your website will start working

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