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Active Directory Temporary Group Membership on Windows Server 2016

This article covers how to implement  Active Directory Temporary Group Membership on Windows Server 2016. Temporary Group Membership is a new feature that appeared in Windows Server 2016 and is a part of the Privileged Access Management (PAM) functionality.


By default, PAM is not active and the first thing you need to do is turn it on. You can do this with the PowerShell cmdlet Enable-ADOptionalFeature. For example, to enable PAM in domain contoso.com, run the following command with domain administrator privileges:

Enable-ADOptionalFeature -Identity ″Privileged Access Management Feature″ -Scope ForestOrConfigurationSet -Target ″contoso.com″


WHM Internal server error 500 - Fix it Now ?

This article covers different ways to troubleshoot and resolve WHM / cPanel Internal server error 500.

Basically, the "Internal server error 500" message happens while accessing WHM panel or cPanel and one of the cPanel process failing to load or still running in the background.


Other causes of 500 Internal Server Error in WHM?

  • Incorrect permissions settings, usually due to having a file as "world" writeable.
  • Incorrect permissions settings for use by another script (this is common with manual installs of forums or blogs).
  • Incorrect coding in the .htaccess file.


Managing Snapshots and Maintenance in Nagios Log Server

This article covers how to manage Snapshots and Maintenance in Nagios Log Server. Here, You will learn method to create and manage backups and Repositories and how to manage your Nagios Log Server Maintenance.


Import Config Files From Nagios Core into Nagios XI

This article covers method to Import Config Files From Nagios Core into Nagios XI.

Importing configuration files automates setting up your existing Hosts, Services, Hostgroups, Servicegroups, and Host/Service Templates in your Nagios XI installation.


To Import Configuration Files Into Nagios XI:

1. In CCM expand Tools and select Config File Management. 

2. Click the Write Configs button to create / update the config files on the Nagios XI server. 

3. You can see in the screenshot to the right that the host and service config files were created and the existing hostgroups and commands config files were updated.


Sending ESXi logs to Nagios log server - How to set it up ?

This article covers how to go about Sending ESXi logs to Nagios log server. 

To Send ESXi Logs To Nagios Log Server:

1. Login to Nagios Log Server and navigate to Configure > Global (All Instances) > Global Config. 

2. Click the + Add Input button and select Custom. 

3. A new block will appear at the bottom of the list of Inputs. 

4. Type a unique name for the input which will be Syslog (ESXi).


Nagios – Monitor hosts using SSH: How to use the plugin ?

This article covers how to monitor Nagios using SSH. 

In order to monitor Linux hosts using the Nagios check_by_ssh plugin, there are a few prerequisites that must be met:

  • Create a Nagios user for monitoring on the host to be monitored.
  • Configure passwordless SSH authentication as nagios user on host to monitor.
  • Install Nagios plugins on the host to monitor.


To Create a Nagios user:

Login to the host to monitor and create a user called nagios and set the login password.

useradd -m nagios
passwd nagios