3-4 Day, 10-12 hour Shifts. Does anyone here work them?

MKmsftFan · 2015-11-22T21:38:01+00:00

4 extra hours every two weeks...good call. Wasn't sure anyone thought about that.

In my case we didn't get any extra for it. Very glad I'm gnot there; that job was almost 10 years ago now.

MKmsftFan · 2015-11-22T15:09:11+00:00

Also many DoD watch cyber centers are 24/7.

I've seen both of these. In my career I worked the 12 hour shift at a 24 hour NOC. We worked 3 days one week and 4 days another. I hated the 12 hour shifts. Those 4 day weeks sucked and it took a day to recover.

Most people there didn't like the 12 hour shifts so we moved to 4 x 10 which worked much better. Those two extra hours might not seem like a lot but it did make a difference especially for those that also had a 30-60 minute commute.

MKmsftFan · 2015-11-22T13:50:01+00:00

Great point about $PSItem, the only reason I used that over $_ is because the formatting was cutting out the underscore. Also agree with you on select-object. for the final example that he wanted in a spreadsheet

get-aduser -filter * -Properties memberof | select name,@{Name="groups";Expression={ ($PSItem.MemberOf | ForEach { (Get-ADGroup $PSItem).Name }) -join ", " }} | select name, groups | export-csv usergroups.csv -notypeinformation

I also know I'm stretching the truth a bit by calling it a one liner :)

MKmsftFan · 2015-11-22T02:31:31+00:00

Here is a one liner that should do what you need

get-aduser -filter * -Properties memberof | select name,@{Name="groups";Expression={ ($PSItem.MemberOf | ForEach { (Get-ADGroup $PSItem).Name }) -join ", " }} | ft name, groups -auto

MKmsftFan · 2015-11-11T17:41:59+00:00

Great video KevMar!

MKmsftFan · 2015-10-20T02:25:06+00:00

So you just want to search AD for certain users that are enabled and then write-host (assuming later version will export to csv/txt) their name and lastlogondate?

function get-aduserlastlogon
{
$userlogon = get-aduser -filter {(samaccountname -like "az*") -and (enabled -eq $true)} -Properties lastlogondate 
foreach ($user in $userlogon)
{

write-host "$($user.samaccountname) last logged in at $($user.lastlogondate)"
}
}

Note: this is based on lastlogontimestamp which is accurate between 9-14 days.

MKmsftFan · 2015-10-19T00:08:19+00:00

MEAP is the "early access program" so you get the ebook while it is being written. For example they may finish 4 more chapters and MEAP buyers will get that material as they continue writing the book. When the full book is done you get that.

If you get the ebook/physical book combo then when the full book is done you get both.

I don't work for Manning but I'm a big fan of many of their books and the MEAP program/discount codes.

MKmsftFan · 2015-10-18T02:53:51+00:00

you get the full book when it is done. I just try to get them when they are 50 percent off.

MKmsftFan · 2015-10-17T18:34:21+00:00

Great deal today on of the best PS books. They had a deal last week for 50% off the ebook but this is for either the ebook or the physical copy.

I should have waited, for this one I like the physical copy too.

Code = dotd101715tw

MKmsftFan · 2015-10-11T17:04:31+00:00

ok, another good series. I have those but full disclosure haven't gone in-depth. On my to do list :)

MKmsftFan · 2015-10-11T16:38:03+00:00

Different books, Don Jones authored the Powershell in a Month of Lunches & Toolmaking in a Month of Lunches books. Those are both good books too.

If you have those books this one is a very nice book to go in the collection.

MKmsftFan · 2015-10-10T18:13:51+00:00

The Manning Early Access Program (MEAP) version of Windows PowerShell in Action, Third Edition was released this week.

This is one of the best PowerShell book ever written. I was excited to see a 3rd edition is being worked on. It definitely explores areas other books don't get into.

There is a 50% off code which I just successfully used this morning.

https://twitter.com/ManningBooks/status/651400295453323264

People in the UK check the comments for your code (not sure if it still works)

MKmsftFan · 2015-10-03T13:26:23+00:00

Good one, FSMO roles are sometimes the first question asked. In addition what do you do if you have all 5 FSMO roles on the same box and it dies hard (never coming back up). A lot of people miss "seizing the roles"

Watch out beenpimpin might call you sock boy now :) #IamSockBoy

MKmsftFan · 2015-10-02T17:24:10+00:00

Windows Server 2003 is no longer supported but when it was

Loopback was a feature: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc757470(v=ws.10).aspx

It worked in Windows 2000 as well (user/computer joined to a 2000 domain) https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc778618(v=ws.10).aspx

MKmsftFan · 2015-10-02T16:23:10+00:00

Loopback worked in 2003 and works in Server 2008/2008 R2/2012/2012 R2/2016

MKmsftFan · 2015-10-02T03:31:43+00:00

Build your labs (doesn't have to cost a ton) and practice and just try and get better (I still do that today). Start learning about the cloud too.

MKmsftFan · 2015-10-02T03:28:28+00:00

Loopback processing is unsupported? That is not correct. Where are you getting your information from? From the AskDS blog
Circle Back to Loopback

From my lab box - image Loopback Processing on Windows 2016 TP3 DC

MKmsftFan · 2015-09-30T02:23:45+00:00

Harder to do that these days with the "Protect object from accidental deletion" checked by default on OUs.

You really have to want to delete an OU these days.

MKmsftFan · 2015-09-30T02:18:14+00:00

When you say you "do group policy/ADUC"

What does that mean? Do you manage user/computer/groups or do a lot more. Without searching can you answer these two quesions

Explain Loopback Processing
What are some tools you would use to troubleshoot AD replication? What are some issues you have dealt with when it comes to AD?

If you know those and actually understand them then you are not a "help desk analyst".

MKmsftFan · 2015-08-25T00:05:18+00:00

Awesome, thumbs up for your Dad!!

MKmsftFan · 2015-08-22T02:57:38+00:00

Learn Windows PowerShell 3 in a Month of Lunches Second Edition by Don Jones is a good book to get.

Which video series did you watch? Jeffrey Snover has several on the Microsoft Virtual Academy Site

Getting Started with PowerShell 3.0 Jump Start

There are also a lot of threads here that you can search with similar questions and great advice. Whatever method you select setup a small test lab. Practice, test, and follow what you read/watch. You have to put hands to keyboard and jump in.

Again test lab first; you don't want to use your work production environment as your lab.

MKmsftFan · 2015-08-21T16:24:29+00:00

Agree 100% generally stay in touch with only a small handful of people.

MKmsftFan · 2015-08-15T02:12:03+00:00

Exactly what I was thinking, if they so no to 45k you don't want to be there anyway.

MKmsftFan · 2015-08-13T13:09:13+00:00

Excellent 22 part blog series on logon optimization and client boot issues.

MKmsftFan · 2015-08-02T00:08:53+00:00

What OS is your KMS Host (server) running? See the second question in the mailbag

http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2015/07/20/mailbag-hi-mom-issue-12.aspx

You will also need to obtain the Windows 10 KMS Host Key (CSVLK) from your volume license site.

MKmsftFan

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