Linux : How to show domain TTL with DIG

Here is some useful commands to display a domain Time To Live (TTL) using the DIG command (which is usually included within “bind-utils” package). To display the full information : dig +nocmd +multiline +noall +answer any domain.tld To display the short, default answer : dig +nocmd +noall +answer domain.tld NOTE : Replace “domain.tld” by the… Read More »

Windows : Change DNS update frequency in Active Directory

If you are not satisfied with the refresh rate of DNS within your active directory environment, there is a way of forcing it by increasing or decreasing the default setting in the registry. First of all, there is a command to find out your curent settings : dnscmd /info /dspollinginterval It should output something similar… Read More »

Linux : R1Soft The following signatures couldn’t be verified because the public key is not available

Getting this error from the R1Soft repo lately trying to run a “apt-get update” on Debian Linux? Ign http://repo.r1soft.com stable Release W: GPG error: http://repo.r1soft.com stable Release: The following signatures couldn’t be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 39A4965166BD1D82 Simply do the following to import the new key and get rid of… Read More »

Windows : File Explorer don’t refresh

I had this strange issue on Windows 8/10 where changes such as file/folder renaming or deletion not appearing after a modification. A manual “Refresh” from the contextual menu (right click + Refresh) was required to show the last modification. It seem that some Windows core components were corrupted and needed to be repaired/restored. First of… Read More »

Linux : Package package-name.rpm is not signed

Having the following error trying to install a unsigned package from Yum repository on CentOS/RHEL? Unless you get an officially signed package(s), you will need to override/accept the installation of unsigned package (if you trust the source/issuer, of course). If installing a locally located rpm file(s), you may use the command “rpm -ivh package-name.rpm“. If… Read More »