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Saugata Datta

I’m an IT/DevOps professional with many years of hands-on experience across Windows, Linux, Automation, Backup and Cloud. I love building real-world automations to make infrastructure reliable, secure, and self-healing. Through this blog, I share practical learnings from enterprise projects and my home-lab experiments on Cloudflare, Self-Hosting and everything in between. Always tinkering, always improving.
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AJAX Web Chat Server with Active Directory Authentication

AJAX Web Chat Server with Active Directory Authentication

Again, as per business requirement, we are looking for some free internal (LAN) chat solution. There are some free LAN chat tools available but most of them are failed to detect multiple VLAN, only working fine in single VLAN. But we need something which can be implemented on more than 50 branches across India. So we are looking for a free chat server. There are some chat servers available, but…

Saugata Datta3 min read26.5K
RealVNC MSI Deployment

RealVNC MSI Deployment

For giving instant remote support to almost 1500+ desktop, we have to use some remote control tool, so we decided to install RealVNC server only to all the system. But manually it will take huge time to install RealVNC server to all the system. So, I started working on convert it into MSI package, which we can easily deploy via Group Policy. Also we have to keep following things on…

Saugata Datta2 min read11.3K
Reset Password of a Remote RealVNC Server (Admin Tool)

Reset Password of a Remote RealVNC Server (Admin Tool)

In my office, our helpdesk engineers provide support to almost 1500 desktop, and all are in different locations, so we use free RealVNC server for remote support. Sometimes, our engineer's faces lots to issue regarding VNC server password, sometimes user might change the VNC password, or sometimes we change the password for some security reason. And to resolve this issue I have created a tool with which you can reset…

Saugata Datta1 min read14.5K
Shared TempDrive Cleanup Script – Automated

Shared TempDrive Cleanup Script – Automated

Sometimes it's not possible to remember a specific weekly job to perform. So if we can make it as scheduled job to do the same, it will be better. There will be not such risk. Just take my example, I have to clean our office common shared temporary folder on every Sunday, but I am not in office on Sunday. So, I have two options to do the same, first,…

Saugata Datta3 min read7K
Logon as root/admin on Windows 7, Vista, XP, Gentoo, Debian, Ubuntu and Fedora without any Password

Logon as root/admin on Windows 7, Vista, XP, Gentoo, Debian, Ubuntu and Fedora without any Password

Now any user can logon to windows or linux system with Administrator or Root privilege, no matter what kind of permission he/she have by simply using a bootable floppy or bootable CD. And it is possible by using Kon-Boot. Kon-Boot is a prototype piece of software which allows to change contents of a linux kernel (and now Windows kernel also!!!) on the fly (while booting). In the current compilation state…

Saugata Datta2 min read17.2K
Automatic NT-Backup (System State Backup) with retention period and e-mail notification after complete.

Automatic NT-Backup (System State Backup) with retention period and e-mail notification after complete.

A simple script for automatic System State backup where you can easily set backup retention period and it also send you an e-mail notification after completion. With this script you can also archive backup log and if you wish u can also set backup log retention period. It can also set backup files with date stamp. For e.g., SysBackup_ComputerName_24-03-2009.bkf You need two small utility, Blat.exe for sending mail, you can…

Saugata Datta3 min read16.7K
Set File Association via Group Policy

Set File Association via Group Policy

Recently after installing FAX Server on our site, we are having some problem with opening received FAX file from user desktop. FAX files are .G3N/.G3F/.CTL of which .G3N and .G3F file can be opened in Windows Image Viewer and .CTL file can be opened in Notepad. But the problem is, users have to make it their own, or we have to do it manually on all workstation across all branches.…

Saugata Datta2 min read32.2K
Automatically configure Outlook with Exchange on First Logon

Automatically configure Outlook with Exchange on First Logon

Few simple steps to configure Outlook (2000/2003/2007) with MS Exchange on first logon: It's really not so difficult to configure outlook on first logon, you just need a PRF(Microsoft Outlook profile file) file. To create PRF file you need to download Office 2003 Editions Resource Kit Tools from following location. Download And you need Office Source Setup files. After install open Microsoft Office 2003 Custom Installation Wizard, and select office…

Saugata Datta1 min read11K
Remote Desktop Protocol 6.1 MSI Package for desktop deployment

Remote Desktop Protocol 6.1 MSI Package for desktop deployment

Recently we implement TS 2008 on our site, and our entire client PC having Windows XP Service Pack 2. To access TS Application, we need to have RDP 6.1 installed on every system, but there is not update available for the same on WSUS. It’s really difficult for us to install RDP 6.1 manually on more than 1000 desktop located in various branch offices all over INDIA, anyhow we have…

Saugata Datta1 min read18K
Disable UNC Path security warning from Group Policy

Disable UNC Path security warning from Group Policy

Whenever you try to run any script, batch file or an executable from UNC path, it's opening a Security Warning. Actually this will prevent you from running any application from network path. If you are planning to deploy anything via script from network path, this security warning will prevent you from executing that. But you can easily manage it from Domain Controller via Group Policy on Computer or User Configuration…

Saugata Datta1 min read41.6K
USB/CDRom/Floppy/ZIP Drive Blocker (MBlock v1.0)

USB/CDRom/Floppy/ZIP Drive Blocker (MBlock v1.0)

A tiny tools for block USB Pendrive, CDRom, Floppy Drive or ZIP Drive access to your computer. It helps you to protect your computer from virus. Recommended for cybercafe owners, home use, office use. MBlock v1.0 - USB Pendrive Block Option MBlock v1.0 - CDRom Drive Block Option MBlock v1.0 - Floppy Drive Block Option [ad#av_post] MBlock v1.0 - ZIP Drive Block Option [ad#av_post] NOTE : This tools only Block…

Saugata Datta1 min read23.3K
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