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RE Password change policy

admin — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 23:08:28 +0000

A policy of regularly changing passwords looks technically like a security no-brainier. This is not the case. When you start enforcing password complexity and regular changes, users take matters into thier own hands. Some will keep their passwords on a postit, dry erase board or notepad by their desk. For remote sites, the passwords are often kept in a file in My Documents called “passwords”.

So what is the solution? I feel the best solution is to enforce complex passwords but have an opt in password change rule that suggests users change their passwords if they feel they have been compromised.

-The administrator

Resolved – Mysql databases with dashes on Hsphere

admin — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:08:00 +0000

I was able to resolve the database name issue by running an hsphere post install script from a previous update. Users with dashes in their name or database name can now create and access their databases. Connect to the mysql … Continue reading →

Technical Issues

admin — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:33:13 +0000

We had an outage on WEB01 server this morning from 2 AM to approximately 11:30 AM. The outage was caused by a log file directory being replaced by a file name with the same path. This in turn caused httpd not being able to restart gracefully at its regular interval.

During troubleshooting, I updated H-Sphere to version 3.4 which included an update for mysql, with an issue related to dashes in database names. Currently database with dashes in their names are not working. I am working of a fix for this and will post once it is resolved.