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Remote restart into safe mode? (windows)

I know you can remotely shutdown a Windows machine with the "shutdown" command line. But I think it's impossible to remotely get a machine into safe mode (with networking). Does anyone know of a way to do this?
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Server 2008 R2 constantly restarts into safe mode

I have a Server 2008 R2 virtual machine that is constantly restarting into safe mode. No prompts are given during the boot process, and if I force "Start windows normally" I still end up in safe mode. I'm about to restore the server from a backup,…
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PHP safe mode = Off risks on a VPS, Is it affects all websites if "Off"

I' having a trouble with reaching(including) a folder outside the httpdocs folder for a domain hosted in a CentOS server provided with a Plesk control panel. I knew that I will have to disable the php safe mode. So what is the risks of disabling…
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Boot Windows Azure into Safe Mode

If I only have access to the Azure web interface (eg: no RDP access) is there any way I can boot a windows Azure VM into safe mode AND remotely access it?
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Start SQL 2000 without loading all databases?

Is there a way to start a SQL 2000 instance without loading one specific database? We've got a database that is crashing the server at a certain point during the db recovery process, and we're going to try to recover from backup. But we can't start…
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Should my server have PHP safe mode On?

I'm a bit confused about what to do : Should I put PHP safe mode on even though it does break some websites code? I have had several joomla websites hacked, but I'm not sure why, maybe it is safemode. I'm still investigation that... Is safe mode…
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PHP Safe Mode/open_basedir - lstat performance problem

PHP lstat the full path many times before read the file is looking for. And this happens when in apache httpd configuration is specified PHP_ADMIN_VALUE open_basedir setting or if safe_mode is ON. If I have a simple website with only phpinfo.php…
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Server 2008 Safemode Reboot Issue

I'm trying to get into my 2k8 DC, which is hanging on applying policy settings, but thats a DNS issue that I can fix once getting into safemode. Rebooted in safemode both without and with networking, got to the login screen and it just restarts…
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ApacheHTTPD mod_suexec, safe_mode, open_basedir

as the Debian developers consider safe_mode (which will not make it into PHP6) and open_basedir inherently broken security measures, I wonder if they can be considered replaceable by mod_suexec combined with mod_fcgid. Do you think this is…
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Script to disable all 3rd party services (like safe mode, but not)

I have a situation where I need to boot a VM into normal mode but disable as many services as possible. Basically we are doing a virtual to virtual conversion of the VM and the fewer services running, the less likely that a file will be locked and…
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Recovering From Safe Mode

I changed the boot settings of my VM to safe mode, but I forgot to keep networking on. Now, I can't connect to it. How do I fix this?
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Running Windows Installer in Safe Mode

When Windows 10 is started in safe mode, windows installer is not normally available. I would like to be able to run windows installer in safe mode, to test a setup program which crashes in standard mode. Several sites give registry changes which…
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Remote Access to Windows Server 2003 while in Safe Mode

I have a Windows 2003 server. This server has experienced errors necessitating a restore procedure carried out in Safe Mode. However, the server is located in a remote location. How can I ensure that I will have remote access to my server after…
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Can I start networking using XP's "Safe Mode with Command Prompt"?

In XP, is it possible to start up networking (similar to Safe Mode with Networking) while logged in via the "Safe Mode with Command Prompt" option? I tried net start "network connections" but this says it cannot be started in Safe Mode. Any other…
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PHP- fopen - open_basedir restriction in effect

I have moved my website to another hosting server. However, there is a little problem with fopen() function. Every time it is run, it is resulting with the following error: Warning: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction…
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