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Fixing MySQL Error 1064 with PHPList when selecting new criteria

Matt G — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:04:51 +0000

Today we had to fix a clients PHPlist. There was an error in their mysql select statement for whatever reason – whether it was their setup (they had some really weird group names and country names) or something with PHPList. Took us a while to figure it out, but as it turns out someone else had the same issue.

Basically the fix is this:

# nano /lists/admin/send_core.php

Find this

if (is_array($_POST["criteria_values"])) {
$values = join(“, “,$_POST["criteria_values"]);
} else {
$values = $_POST["criteria_values"];
}

and replace it with this

if (is_array($_POST["criteria_values"])) {
# The following code checks for null values in the criteria_attribute array and removes them
$values = $_POST["criteria_values"];
foreach ($values as $key=>$value) {
if (!$value) {
array_splice($values, $key, 1); // Remove null value from array
}
}
$values = join(“, “,$values);
# $values = join(“, “,$_POST["criteria_values"]);
} else {
$values = $_POST["criteria_values"];
}

Now everything should work, with no more mysql errors!

How to fix your hackable SSH on Debian and Ubuntu Servers

Matt G — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:55:53 +0000

If you’re running debian or ubuntu, your ssh keys are vulnerable. Follow these steps to regenerate them and secure your box back up.

apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
cd /etc/ssh/
rm ssh_host_dsa_key
rm ssh_host_dsa_key.pub
rm ssh_host_rsa_key
rm ssh_host_rsa_key.pub
ssh-keygen -t dsa (filename as /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key)
ssh-keygen -t rsa (filename as /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key)
/etc/init.d/ssh restart

Fix SMS Time Issues on Rogers/FIDO Unlocked GSM/3G Windows Mobile 5/6 SmartPhones/PocketPC’s

Matt G — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:14:32 +0000

FIX: You need to add this to the registry: Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OEM\PhoneSetting\
Add a dword key “TrustTimeZoneField” and give it a dword value of 0

then soft reset your phone.

enjoy!

SBS 2003 Disable Sync of Certain Offline Files like .PST or .MDB

Matt G — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:01:06 +0000

Today I was noticing that some clients on the network were experiencing errors when users logged out and windows synced for them.

In order to fix this, I had to do the following:

TS to SBS Server
Navigate to \\SBS\netlogon
Edit the SBS_LOGIN_SCRIPT.bat file in this directory. It should look like:

\\SBS\Clients\Setup\setup.exe /s SBS

Change it to this:

@echo off
rem ==================================================
rem
rem Title: Login Script
rem Author: The Author
rem Date: April 4 2008
rem Description: Network Login Script
rem
rem ==================================================

:SBS_SETUP
rem Default sbs2k3 client setup
\\SBS\Clients\Setup\setup.exe /s SBS

WSCRIPT.EXE \\SBS\logon_scripts\rm_sync_ext.vbs
Now you have to navigate to My Computer
Go to your C:\ Drive
Create a New Folder named “logon_scripts”
Right Click the folder, select properties
Go to the Sharing Tab. Enable Sharing. Call it “logon_scripts”
Click OK to save
Enter the c:\logon_scripts directory
Edit your login script (rm_sync_ext.vbs), which should look like this
Const sComputer=”.”
Const HKEY_Current_User = &H80000001 ‘HKCU hive
Const sKeyPath = “Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\NetCache\ExclusionErrorSuppressionList”’73
Dim oReg
SetoReg=GetObject(“winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\” &
_ sComputer & “\root\default:StdRegProv”)
oReg.CreateKey HKEY_Current_User, sKeyPath
oReg.SetDWORDValue HKEY_Current_User, sKeyPath, “.mdb”, 1
oReg.SetDWORDValue HKEY_Current_User, sKeyPath, “.pst”, 1
That’s it. Now you should be able to add more lines to the botton of your script to stop from syncing other file types.

Enjoy!