commit a9aeefb282827b59fd3e84f227c74bf1b53b090b Author: John Hammond Date: Wed Jan 25 04:45:12 2017 +0800 Added README and section on joining domain diff --git a/BlueScreenView.exe b/BlueScreenView.exe new file mode 100644 index 0000000..34573b4 Binary files /dev/null and b/BlueScreenView.exe differ diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..18a12bb --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +DevOps +=========== + +> John Hammond | Started January 24th, 2017 + +------------ + + +This is my attempt to work with DevOps and system administration. I hope to document things I find or get stuck on here in this repository. It is ultimately a scratchpad; but at least one that can be archived and searched through. + + +---------- + + +Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart (Windows 10) +-------- + +This error shows up too often on my own host machine, and I need to fix it. Research has led me here: [http://dowser.org/pc-ran-problem-needs-restart-windows-10-fix-guide/](http://dowser.org/pc-ran-problem-needs-restart-windows-10-fix-guide/) + +* It explains you should download the [BlueScreenView] view from [Nirsoft]. +* You have to configure your system to save the MiniDump files after an error. + - `Control Panel` -> `System and Security` -> `System` -> `Advanced System Settings` -> `Advanced` -> `Setup` and choose `Small Memory Dump`. +* Run the [BlueScreenView] after the error has occured to find the dump process. + +Then hopefully find some research points to solve the problem. + + +Adding a Windows client to a Domain +---------------------------------- + +I've been trying to add a Windows 10 or Windows 8 host to my Windows Server 2016 domain... and I have admittedly been struggling with it. + +I have found what you have to do is set the [DNS] nameserver of the client machine to the Windows Server itself. + +------------- + + + + + + + + +[BlueScreenView]: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html +[Nirsoft]: http://www.nirsoft.net/ +[DNS]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System +[Domain Name System]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System \ No newline at end of file