Avaya DEFINITY DS1 Installation - "Bit Rate incompatible with DS1 circuit pack strapping"

In the event of error message "Bit Rate incompatible with DS1 circuit pack strapping" when trying to set 1.544 mbps / 2.048 mbps on a newly added DS1 circuit pack, make sure the tiny jumpers on the board are set according to the recommendations on this page:

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/definity/ds9_ip600/233416_1/easy_2/OutputInstallMCC/OptionSwitches11.htm#51595

Adding Linux Users + Assigning Groups

To add users:

# adduser username

or

$ sudo adduser username

To add an existing user to a group (eg. admin under Ubuntu or wheel under Gentoo):

# usermod -a -G groupname username

or

$ sudo usermod -a -G groupname username

MySQL + MS Access ODBC Linked Tables Read-Only?

Ever been plagued by read-only fields when attempting to manipulate MySQL data through ODBC linked tables in MS Access? If so, remember to "Select Unique Record Identifier" when linking the tables.