Unstable Path

Always take the road less traveled.

Month: October 2014

Recovering from losing your Ubuntu passwords

Two methods, which I’m posting here for my own sanity next time I need them: Recovery Mode Changing the Grub Linux INIT String I’ve used the init string method a few times without bothering to check the recovery console.  Hopefully…

Reading for 10/9/14

Dropbox, KeePass and Chrome all have updates out. The guys who released BadUSB code also released a “patch” which only fixes one aspect of one vendor’s USB device.  They actually recommended bondo to a thumb drive to prevent physical tampering….

Reading 10/8/14

The SANS Stormcast mentioned the Cuckoo Sandbox for malware research, so I took a few minutes and checked it out.  Based on the About and FAQ pages, this looks like a VM style sandbox to document what malware is actually…

Reading 10/7/14

Scheduled Tasks: 0x80090016: Keyset does not exist. – One of my 2003 servers decided to go stupid on my scheduled tasks…yes I know I said 2003.  Easy fix – just watch that you reset the task’s user account info.

Reading for 10/3/14

As is the case lately, I’m far too busy to observe “f*** off Friday,” where I try to limit operational work and focus on learning something new.  Next week I hope to bring this back in play.  As usual, work…