Common Server issues – FAQs and answers from those in the know
Can access my router's static IP from cellular data, but not from outside wifi [closed]
3 June 2026 @ 10:26 am
I have a router with a public static IP address. When I'm outside my network and use my phone's cellular data, I can access the router public static IP (for remote management/services).
However, when I connect my laptop to any Wi-Fi network and try to access the same public static IP, it doesn't work.
Internet connectivity on the laptop works normally. Could this be related to NAT Loopback / Hairpin NAT not supported by the router?
Firewall settings?
DNS resolution issues?
Something else?
Has anyone experienced this before?
What should I check to diagnose the problem?
How can a mobile client access NVRs at multiple sites through a single WireGuard connection?
3 June 2026 @ 10:02 am
Problem
My current approach is WireGuard VPN access to each UniFi Cloud Gateway.
However, mobile operating systems generally allow only one WireGuard tunnel to be active at a time. Switching between multiple VPN profiles manually is not practical for daily use, and it prevents simultaneous access to NVRs at different sites.
I am aware that UniFi's cloud-based remote access could simplify this, but I would prefer not to use the UI.com cloud connection. The solution should remain self-managed where possible.
At the same time, I am not looking for a highly complex enterprise design. A relatively simple and maintainable solution would be preferred.
Question
What is the recommended architecture for this scenario?
Specifically:
How do you provide mobile access to NVRs located behind multiple independent sites?
Do you aggregate the sites into a central VPN hub, use site-to-site tunnels, or use another approach?
What solution allows a
Windows client doesn't use server-side content search when searching index share on Windows Server
2 June 2026 @ 6:36 pm
A Windows server has the Indexing service active, and is indexing some folder (and subfolders) that are exposed as a file share. You can use File Explorer to search for content in the shared folders on the server and it works as expected: it returns results even when the search terms are not in the file metadata.
Windows clients (e.g. Windows 11) map to the file share. User enters same content search in File Explorer, with Seach options > File Contents not selected. The expected result is that the search will use the server-side index, but it doesn't work. Why not?
What are practical performance expectations for hybrid storage arrays? [closed]
2 June 2026 @ 5:47 pm
We're looking into some hybrid storage arrays. Specifically the IBM FlashSystem 5045, the Dell PowerVault ME5 series, and the HPE MSA 2062. All I find online so far is max IOPS in the hundreds of thousands or millions if its IBM but nothing on a more practical day to day basis.
I understand it varies by workloads quite extensively but does anyone have any of these appliances or more real world numbers that they could share? Any practical information would be greatly appreciated.
Our current appliance is an old Tegile T4100 for comparison with a variety of VMs on some old VMWare esxi setups.
What puppet code would install nginx from nginx.org (latest version)
1 June 2026 @ 2:43 pm
To install the latest (stable) version of nginx, the nginx.org website recommends to download th signature key and add an entry to apt/sources.list.d.
How can I automate the apt configuration, using puppet?
Can a Microsoft Teams / Microsoft 365 app be submitted for review while SOC 2 and GDPR certifications are still in progress?
1 June 2026 @ 7:06 am
We are preparing a Microsoft Teams / Microsoft 365 application for Partner Center review and marketplace submission.
The application accesses Microsoft 365 organizational data (Teams messages, Outlook data, and related activity signals) through Microsoft Graph after tenant admin consent.
Our SOC 2 and GDPR compliance efforts are currently in progress, but the certifications have not yet been completed and we do not want to incorrectly represent them as completed.
In the submission process, if asked whether these certifications are completed, we would answer "No" and provide supporting documentation such as:
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
Security Architecture Documentation
Data Handling / Retention Policies
Permission Justification Documentation
Admin Consent Flow Documentation
Our question is:
Can an app in this category proceed with Microsoft review while SOC 2 and GDPR certifications are still in progress, or are completed certific
What folder permission is similar to 755? [closed]
1 June 2026 @ 2:11 am
What folder permission is similar to 755?
First of all, for over last 8 months I tried for a getting a solution via my hosting company's Advanced Tech Support, and also by searching Google and its AI, but did not received an actual solution. I am on a shared hosting server with only limited access to the Web Host manager (WHM). Therefore, I cannot make any server changes under my WHM. I do have a control panel for my account.
The Problem:
Currently I have about 200 password protected customers directories under the following website directory where my customers can retrieve their reports and photographs:
https://example.com/customers, and I am currently adding more periodically.
However, when my customers or I try to access these directories, we get a 500 Internal Server Error.
My tech support told me that the folder containing the passwor
ceph-objectstore-tool update-mon-db leads to Mount failed with '(2) No such file or directory'
31 May 2026 @ 5:47 pm
I'm trying to attach a set of OSDs remaining from an old Ceph cluster (which died after a failed system update) into a new one. After creating the new cluster (with the same FSID as the former one), copying the necessary config files and keychains, and symlinking the LVM device to the OSD folder:
mixtile@blade3n1:~$ sudo ln -s /dev/ceph-81bc1761-e8f6-446c-96f3-eb1b8f92628b/osd-block-9f7fd40d-0698-40b9-8718-62942b03e263 /var/lib/ceph/osd/osd-2
…I tried to issue this command to recreate the monitor map from the OSD hanging on host #1:
mixtile@blade3n1:~$ sudo ceph-objectstore-tool --data-path /var/lib/ceph/osd --no-mon-config --op update-mon-db --mon-store-path /tmp/mon-store
Mount failed with '(2) No such file or directory'
Which file or directory is missing here? Both paths exist and have ceph:ceph as owner, and the LVM device has also been detected:
mixtile@blade3n1:~$ sudo ceph-volume lvm
NFSv4: How to ensure group write permissions on new files and directories with a squashed group?
31 May 2026 @ 2:21 pm
I am running a Debian server using NFSv4 (only v4). The only expected clients are on Linux as well. I am primarilly accessing the fileserver by mounting it in fstab and using a file explorer.
My exports file contains entries like this:
/data/jellyfin client-hostname(rw,all_squash,anonuid=130,anongid=1002,no_subtree_check,sync)
Where uid 130 is user nfs and gid 1002 is group hdd-data.
The idea, then, is that the user doesn't matter, what matters is that multiple services belonging to the group hdd-data can all access and modify the files.
I can upload movies to jellyfin via nfs, jellyfin can put metadata into those folders, and then I can even browse and move those files with a third, browser-based client. All of the services use system users that rely on having read+write permissions from hdd-data. This is the idea for more than just jellyfin.
However, when copy over or create a new fi
Microsoft Teams Search Bar Not Showing Results
30 May 2026 @ 1:04 pm
We are currently using the free version of Microsoft Teams Destop app and are experiencing an issue in Microsoft Teams.
Issue Description:
In Microsoft Teams, while searching for users/members using the search bar, the application shows the message "Failed to load users".
The issue occurs when typing either the first name, partial name, or full name of users.
The search results do not populate, and users cannot be selected from the member list.
Observed Behavior:
Typing any user name in the member search field does not return results.
Sometimes the loading spinner appears briefly and then displays "Failed to load users".
The issue is affecting normal user/member selection operations.
Environment Details:
Application: Microsoft Teams
Platform: Desktop and Web
Issue Started On: 26-05-2026
Number of Affected Users: Multiple users
Troubleshooting Already Performed:
Restarted Microsoft Teams
Tested on another system/browser
Request: