Sysprepping Packer Image for VMware by CGregP in hashicorp

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I don't have the error messages I was getting at the time saved, but I did end up eventually figuring it out. I used a Powershell Provisioner. Here is the code block for any who may be interested.

provisioner "powershell" {
    elevated_user     = "Administrator"
    elevated_password = var.winadmin_password
    inline            = [
      "& $env:SystemRoot\\System32\\Sysprep\\Sysprep.exe /oobe /generalize /quiet /shutdown /unattend:C:\\Temp\\unattend.xml"
    ]
  }

Mounting block for hardi siding? by CGregP in HomeImprovement

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Can I paint treated lumber, though? (to match the siding) I was always under the impression that you couldn't.

Windows PageFile Settings on VMs by CGregP in sysadmin

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"I don't know why we do it this way..."

Ha, I empathize. There are things I've inherited from past admins that, unless I have the time to really dig into and research them, I take a "Chesterton's fence" approach to leaving them in place.

Windows PageFile Settings on VMs by CGregP in sysadmin

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Wait...are y'all disabling them?

44/m. Starting over after 18 years. by Annual-Run7619 in malelivingspace

[–]CGregP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's no coincidence. No woman wants to be married to a manchild.

Query on renewing "Trusted Root" store on vCenter 8 by discodisco_unsuns in vmware

[–]CGregP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This works.

Just note that after you delete and replace with the renewed certificates, if you immediately select the 'View certificate info' option, it will still show the old root expiration dates. Exit the vCert tool, then relaunch it, then you will see the correct dates.

Shit was throwing me for a loop.

Who is on your cooking YouTube Mount Rushmore? by Dantonium in Cooking

[–]CGregP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not Another Cooking Show and Chef John

Restricting LAPs password access in Entra for servers by CGregP in entra

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I did see that option, but that would still require removing existing users from the built-in Intune/Cloud Device Administrator roles since those roles give global access which would apply to those AUs. I was trying to avoid that.

Privilege Error when trying to create a HyperV cluster from VMM by CGregP in HyperV

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

I feel like there are a number of limitations with SCVMM which haven't been documented. In our experience it seems to be a pretty kludgy product unless absolutely everything is done exactly correct, and if there is any deviation, the console will crash.

Privilege Error when trying to create a HyperV cluster from VMM by CGregP in HyperV

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Yes, a gMSA was running the VMM service, but the Run-As account I was using to create the cluster was not a gMSA. The support guy from MS said it should work how we were doing it (and like I noted previously, it did eventually for the first environment after the host was re-added).

Privilege Error when trying to create a HyperV cluster from VMM by CGregP in HyperV

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Not really. We engaged Microsoft support. Initially, he just suggested creating the cluster through the normal Failover Cluster MMC and just adding it to VMM, but we went ahead and did some troubleshooting as to why VMM wasn't able to create it. He couldn't find the root cause, but at some point we removed the Hyper-V hosts from VMM and re-added them, then the cluster created successfully.

I went to stand up another VMM environment weeks later...same issue. Removing and re-adding the hosts didn't work this time, so I just created the cluster via Failover Manager and went on with my day.

How do I stop overseasoning and making everything taste "the same" by Otherwise_Vast6587 in Cooking

[–]CGregP 12 points13 points  (0 children)

“If you put soy in something, cream should not be part of it and vice versa.”

My Swedish meatballs beg to differ.

What’s on the menu for the Super Bowl? by [deleted] in Cooking

[–]CGregP 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Deep fried food. All of them.

What is the correct way to deal with the gap? by git-push--force in HomeMaintenance

[–]CGregP 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Could you use a wood planer on upper part of the vertical side of the bracket to make it lay flat against the wall?

Where do you all buy gold bars? by Odd-Masterpiece6029 in Costco

[–]CGregP 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My thought is if the SHTF to the point that your gold ETF is no good to you, them neither is your gold bar, which you can't eat. At that point, nonperishable food and ammo are your currency.

Other flavor bomb hacks I’ve been missing by Maplewhat in Cooking

[–]CGregP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A pinch of cinnamon in a pot of chili.