How to Fix MySQL Error "Plugin 'InnoDB' registration as a STORAGE ENGINE failed"

Solving MySQL Error "Plugin 'InnoDB' registration as a STORAGE ENGINE failed"?Had this error creep up after restoring a VM from backup and changing the machine name. I did a quick search and stumbled upon a whole slew of solutions that did not work until I finally saw this article and found that the second solution it offers worked for me.It a very simple solution to what I thought was going to be...

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Quick HTTP to HTTPS - Apache2

There are several methods for redirecting your Apache-based website visitors who might type your servers URL using the plain (non-secure) HTTP protocol to be sent to the encrypted HTTPS version of your website which effectively, forces any visitor to your website to HTTPS.The method below is my favorite for its simplicity and my own experience with it that it worked 100% of the time.Before adding...

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Windows Update Troubleshooting

Found this post after running into this error (8024401C) following error 0x80244007 which I received after scanning for Windows Updates.after attempting to check for Windows updates on a Windows 2012R2 system and it helped me solve my issue. Thanks to the original poster.The following outlines how to stop services pertaining to Windows Update, rename system folders, register related DLL files,...

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Simple way to Boot up CentOS 7 / RHEL 7 in single user mode

The simplest way I found to boot up CentOS or RHEL version 7 is as follows:Boot up or reboot your serverChoose the desired kernel from the Grub boot loader menu by moving with your keyboard's arrow keysPress "e" (for Edit ) on your keyboard then scroll down the lines till you see the line that begins...

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PowerShell Solution for the trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed

This is one possible solution for the error of trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failedNote the solution will be using powershell run as an admin.First you need to get an idea of when the user computer/workstation domain password was last synchronized. So I ran...

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Error: Rpmdb changed underneath us

Problem: Ran into this error while attempting to apply a yum update on a CentOS 6 machine to update its kernel packages. Error: Rpmdb changed underneath us  The same scenario applies if you get this error as well: error: can not open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm Cause: The problem...

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Postfix fails with (error: postdrop: warning: mail_queue_enter: create file maildrop/randomfilename.xxxxx: Permission denied)

Problem: Postfix delivery fails with error (postdrop: warning: mail_queue_enter: create file maildrop/randomfilename.xxxxx: Permission denied) ** see note below Cause: /usr/sbin/postdrop has incorrect permissions.  Correct the permissions for /usr/sbin/postdrop are as follows: # ll /usr/sbin/postdrop -rwxr-sr-x....

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