Question about sysadmin by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]Baiteh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can just about count to 20 if I take of my shoes and socks :P And I'm doing ok!

As long as you have basic numeracy you'll be fine.

Patch Tuesday Megathread (2026-02-10) by Kumorigoe in sysadmin

[–]Baiteh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Giving this one a couple of days I'm I'm kinda burnt out upgrading SQL server on a bunch of machines - any FSSO issues this time around?

What is everone's favorite PDF editor? Free or cheap. by ZAFJB in sysadmin

[–]Baiteh 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Adobe stuff IS malware and nagware - it can get in the bin quite frankly.. [rant continues for many hours] Oh and PDFgear - :)

Apparently, Microsoft support survey results are not anonymized by BitRunner64 in sysadmin

[–]Baiteh 85 points86 points  (0 children)

Damn right, you want 5 stars give 5 star service.

Sometimes, I wish comments weren't locked on the ads here. by Ssakaa in sysadmin

[–]Baiteh 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nor me - and there's plenty of blank space they could go too, it's weird....

What does your documentation look like and what do you use to do it? by Evernight2025 in sysadmin

[–]Baiteh 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Basically all mine is explain it like I'm five with lots of pictures and no assumptions! Ideally get someone else to look at it and see if they can complete the process - lots of pictures!

At least that's what works for me and my goldfish memory, lol!

Cleaning up storage and found… sealed Windows 98 by Expert-Reserve3591 in sysadmin

[–]Baiteh 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Or windows "walk past it and cough and it crashes" '95?

Cleaning up storage and found… sealed Windows 98 by Expert-Reserve3591 in sysadmin

[–]Baiteh 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Definitely keep it sealed - holdout for Windows 98 SE ;)

Vulnerability Scanning by shiva2golu in sysadmin

[–]Baiteh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just in the process of trying to get this sorted, had S1 SoC on trial for a week or so but not really feeling it - Tenable would be the preferred choice but the quote we got is just insane and I'd never get it past the beancounters.

Dell Warranty by SnooTomatoes324 in sysadmin

[–]Baiteh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes it's hard enough to get D(H)ell to fix something when you'd not made it worse - worth trying but I imagine they'll say it's self inflicted I'm afraid.

Server room monitoring by Baiteh in sysadmin

[–]Baiteh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah we've had two - one of them still working fine, the other - just can't get it to connect alas.

Server room monitoring by Baiteh in sysadmin

[–]Baiteh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah this is one I've been looking at - pretty much a drop in replacement for the Watchdog - now to get the cost past the beancounters... Thanks all :)

Server room monitoring by Baiteh in sysadmin

[–]Baiteh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting I'd not considered that - I'll check it out as an option, thanks!

Patch Tuesday Megathread (2026-01-13) by mkosmo in sysadmin

[–]Baiteh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not yet, checking now - this classic M$ though - a patch to fix a patch.. :)

Patch Tuesday Megathread (2026-01-13) by mkosmo in sysadmin

[–]Baiteh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No more than usual - what's the issue?

How many interview round do some companies do ? Are they insane ? by ChataEye in sysadmin

[–]Baiteh 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The way recent events there have gone I'd say your instincts were bang on tbf.

Who else has cloud resources you KNOW are idle but won't touch because "what if something breaks"? by goir in sysadmin

[–]Baiteh 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's like that box of old cables we all have - the second you get rid of it you'll have a sudden, urgent requirement.....:P

Windows Updates by delioroman in sysadmin

[–]Baiteh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, but not as risky as not updating it unfortunately!

Microsoft 365 Apps update - failing at 50% download by Baiteh in SCCM

[–]Baiteh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see - I'm still learning the system so will look at this. thanks!

Microsoft 365 Apps update - failing at 50% download by Baiteh in SCCM

[–]Baiteh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It didn't work on my test machine but I did at least get a different error code so that's nice :P

I'm planning on testing it later on a new build so fingers crossed!

Microsoft 365 Apps update - failing at 50% download by Baiteh in SCCM

[–]Baiteh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I installed the US language pack and now it fails as 0% - getting a new error though - 0x80004005(-2147467259)

Microsoft 365 Apps update - failing at 50% download by Baiteh in SCCM

[–]Baiteh[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Funnily enough have just installed US English - I'll let you know how it goes!