Monthly Archives: October 2009

ZFS CIFS Network Password Is Not Correct

October 25, 2009 in OpenSolaris tagged CIFS / OpenSolaris / SMB / Windows 7 / ZFS by Greg

Just a few quick notes on the ZFS CIFS sharing. Check the /etc/pam.conf has the smb line: other password required pam_smb_passwd.so.1 nowarn If not, add that to the end of the file. If you, check /var/smb/smbpasswd you should also see a line for your account with a hashed password listed. […]

Extend Windows 7 Activation

October 22, 2009 in Windows 7 tagged Windows 7 by Greg

I am testing Windows 7 Pro on my laptop and wanted to decide if I can get by with that instead of Ultimate. Well, my time is running out and I need a couple day to backup everything before I change it. Soâ€¦ I need to â€œrearmâ€ the activation system. […]