Reset apple server 10.6 ( snow leopard ) root, admin and diradmin password

reset root and admin (local accounts) passwords with apple CD. reset open directory (LDAP) directory administrator password

sudo mkpassdb -dump | grep diradmin

this will give a slot no like this
slot 0001: 0x00000000000000000000000000000001

then type this

sudo mkpassdb -setpassword 0x00000000000000000000000000000001

enter the new password you good to go

Spam bots

if I don\’t post any thing for a while spam bots will go crazy. Lucy I have akismet protecting me. It\’s a wonderful service. I get about 100 spam messages a week and Akismet will put me all on a folder for me to click \”empty spam \” 😉

O2 broadband PPTP VPN issues

As many of you guys know O2 really messed up with their firmware update 8.22 for their O2 Wireless Box II ,  which stopped all users from using PPTP VPN which is widely used by the windows and less secure minded people 😉 .

 

I found a good site which help me resolve the issue by downgrading the router’s firmware.

http://www.o2help.co.uk/

1) http://www.o2help.co.uk/router-upgrade-firmware/ <— this will downgrade the router to 7.4

2)http://www.o2help.co.uk/router-close-port-7547/ <—- this will stop O2 updating the router’s firmware ever again.