Category Archives: Troubleshooting

To perform the requested action, WordPress needs to access your web server. Please enter your FTP credentials to proceed.

Posted on May 8, 2012

Recently I unexpectedly encountered the following error on one of my cPanel VPS systems running WordPress. To perform the requested action, WordPress needs to access your web server.  Please enter your FTP credentials to proceed. If you do not remember … Continue reading →

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SonicWall NSA 240 stateful inspection verification with nmap and tcpdump for pci

Posted on February 4, 2012

Item 1.3.6 of PCI DSS is this : Verify that the firewall performs stateful inspection (dynamic packet filtering). (Only established connections should be allowed in, and only if they are associated with a previously established sesion.) According to nmap documentation, … Continue reading →

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what happened to wp-recaptcha?

Posted on December 14, 2011

I have no idea what happened to this WordPress plugin.  The WordPress website indicates that it is not a valid plugin address anymore. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-recaptcha/ And the developers website is missing the DNS entry, so it’s not coming up. http://www.blaenkdenum.com/ For … Continue reading →

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yahoo maps service backend fetch error 403

Posted on September 20, 2011

I have tried replying directly to the following post on Yahoo. http://developer.yahoo.com/forum/General-Discussion-at-YDN/Yahoo-API-Map-Service-backend-fetch/1316489876850-608baec5-f30d-4c11-be32-316ec4ee25f5 Unfortunately, Yahoo just responds by redisplaying the “reply” form and doesn’t accept my response.  I am therefore posting this information on my blog to try and see if … Continue reading →

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cpanel mailman feedback loop strips email address

Posted on July 29, 2011

I have several customers using a combination of mailman and cPanel. In order to track spam complaints I have various feedback loops in place with Comcast, AOL, Roadrunner, etc… Invariably, when someone on a mailman list complains of spam through … Continue reading →

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eMachine T1090 bios password lost reset user manual

Posted on June 15, 2011

Apparently someone set the BIOS password on this old emachine t1090 that I need to reinstall.? The BIOS is configured to NOT boot from CD, so I can’t reinstall the thing without resetting the password.?   After searching the Internet … Continue reading →

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Troubleshooting

Posted on March 15, 2009

This area will have various sub-sections based on the topic.? The following is a cursory list of area’s which I’ve had problems with in the past and I believe will eventually be populated. Control Panels Parallels (formerly Ensim) Pro Parallels … Continue reading →

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