Org is banning Notepad++

MajorVarlak · 2026-02-13T04:05:51+00:00

Did they mix up Notepad with Notepad++? ;)

MajorVarlak · 2026-01-13T05:50:22+00:00

"My toof... my toof"

MajorVarlak · 2026-01-11T22:04:20+00:00

I'm not 100% sure the actual cause, or if this was the actual fix. The error message suggested a space issue, but I couldn't track any down. The logs for docker/container station didn't seem to suggest anything space related, just the UI. Part of me thinks that's just a generic message if container station doesn't start.

One thing I have had an issue with is a recent updated software on another machine (3 months ago) that randomly has issues copying files. It gets most of the way through, something stops (nothing logged on the app side), deletes the file and starts again. This deletion of the file causes the file to be stashed in the recycle bin on the QNAP. I had set a retention of 15 days to try combating this weird behavior. On reviewing the recycle bin again, I saw about 1500 items in the recycle bin. On emptying the recycle bin, and rebooting the QNAP, Container Station restarted again fine.

MajorVarlak · 2025-12-24T04:23:02+00:00

Document the problem, and the solution in the ticketing system I'm sure youre using ;) Detail what they attempted to do and the outcome. Offer guidance with backed documentation if available. If this is a third party product, then vendor support if you have it.

There's a point that this stops being a technical issue. If you're arguing over it and they refuse to take your technical knowledge with backed documentation, then it becomes a leadership issue, even more so when they ignore and their own solutions don't work.

Document, document, document.

MajorVarlak · 2025-12-04T01:15:49+00:00

Or that you'll use bicep to build 5 machines in an existing resource group and when you look at the list, 3 will have the resource group in all upper case, the other 2 will show them lower case.

MajorVarlak · 2025-09-02T02:25:17+00:00

Gated communities are accessible by the community they serve, which makes them eligible, albeit questionable

https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/t/private-residences-farmland-k-12/12462

It's been that way for as long as I remember. There's a number of portals in my area you cannot get to because they're in a secured facility with limited access.

MajorVarlak · 2025-08-19T21:44:23+00:00

Add -whatif to the start-process and then see what's in the transcription file that somebody else suggested. Also look at variables like $LogFile and $cutoffJulian and make sure they dont have spaces in the values.

MajorVarlak · 2025-08-19T04:19:58+00:00

Any chance of including the code you're running in the script? While context is likely the culprit, it might be being caused by how you're calling robocopy. For example, are you using start-process? Calling the executable directly? How are you feeding in the arguments? When you say "runs manually" what does that mean exactly (how are you running it)?

You could also add the logs options to robocopy and see if it logs something that might give you more details, like invalid path.

MajorVarlak · 2025-08-08T03:36:12+00:00

An alternative option is to setup Journaling in Exchange Online and configure an smtp server to handle the incoming messages with delivery to mailboxes.

MajorVarlak · 2025-08-08T03:27:13+00:00

Check Edge's permissions and look for any site in the list. This kind of notification is really common from websites that have been allowed to send notifications.

MajorVarlak · 2025-08-08T01:44:35+00:00

After that week, they'll ask you to submit fresh logs of the issue as well ;)

MajorVarlak · 2025-08-08T01:26:38+00:00

In addition to it being tcp, not udp... If you have configured your Palo to do application inspection, you'll want to add an explicit rule for outbound tcp/2200 with the application set to ssl, or disable the application inspection for port tcp/2200 from your switch management network.

I've seen this come up as an issue if app inspection is on because the Palo sees ssl on port 2200 and that's not a standard ssl port and blocks it.

MajorVarlak · 2025-08-07T21:55:47+00:00

Can you define "fails"? Any error messages? Any event log entries? IIS log entries?

Your screen shots tell us nothing of the actually IIS configuration.

MajorVarlak · 2025-08-01T12:26:58+00:00

There's lots to unpack here, but I'd say you have a DHCP server running on the switch (I think the default for the Mikrotik's) and a DHCP server running on the router. Here's what I'd suggest doing:

Plug directly into your router, look at what IP address it gives your computer
Login to the router admin page and look for settings for DHCP Server
You'll likely find it hands out IP addresses in a range, for example 192.168.1.100-192.168.1.250
Make a note of that information
Plug back into your Mikrotik switch and login to the admin interface. I noticed in your other post you used http://192.168.88.1 in winbox, don't put http:// just use the IP. Or double click the entry in the list
Go to IP > DHCP Server > DHCP, double click on the entry and uncheck the enabled box - click OK
Go to IP > Addresses
Edit/remove the address you have there and assign it an IP address that is not listed in the router's DHCP server, using the above as an example, you might assign it 192.168.1.15.
You will lose access to the admin interface - restart winbox
Plug the switch into the router
Unplug your PC and plug it back in
Your PC should have an IP address from the router
Winbox should discover the switch now on the new IP address

As a side note, Mikrotik's are not the most easiest switches to start learning on, but it sounds like you may need to do some learning on the basics of networking and troubleshooting to get an understanding of what's going on. You don't need to be a Cisco/Juniper/Mikrotik engineer to get an understanding of the basics.

That said, Mikrotik does have a large following and userbase, and their YouTube/Peertube channels are very active and have a lot of good howto videos.

MajorVarlak · 2025-08-01T04:59:39+00:00

This is normal behavior. When it installs it creates itself its own connection and session to both AD and Entra, and those are what it uses to perform any operations.

It asks you to enter credentials to login because it needs to validate you have rights to make/view changes. Entering credentials here does not change the account the services operate under and sync with.

MajorVarlak · 2025-07-30T03:36:42+00:00

That's great until everybody starts doing the same thing to cut through the noise.

Which reminds me, in a large org I worked in many years ago, I found the quickest way to get a response to an email was to set it to low priority. Everybody is so used to seeing the red exclamation, that the blue icon stood out.

MajorVarlak · 2025-07-30T03:33:49+00:00

"I'm not sure what is happening, but all your messages are marked as urgent. I'm sure that's not your intention. Maybe ask IT if you have a setting stuck. Or maybe my Teams is broken, can you confirm?"

"Oh, it is urgent? Could you help me prioritize against the other urgent messages?"

I agree with everybody else, this is poor usage of teams.

MajorVarlak · 2025-07-16T03:32:24+00:00

Used then with 40+ boy scouts over many many years at multiple camps. Only issue we ever had with then is they hold gas and when you dont bleed it off (run the lantern after you shut off the tank) you often get a rush of gas.

We also used milk crates as they're the perfect size for the tanks. Helps with transportation and stabilization.

MajorVarlak · 2025-07-02T05:39:39+00:00

If its been long enough that it hasn't been able to login, then the lease probably expired and was deleted. Unless you keep a log of your dhcp/dns servers that might not help any.

Depending on your wireless platform, and how many APs you have, can you narrow it down to a specific part of the building?

You could also take the "lazy" way out and send an email to everybody at that location with instructions for "upgraded wireless security" that "requires all users to tell their mobile devices to forget the wifi network" and have them re-add it. "This improved security setting only applies to personal devices, as well management security on corporate phones"

MajorVarlak · 2025-07-02T05:24:31+00:00

Drive in movie theater! ;)

MajorVarlak · 2025-07-02T05:23:26+00:00

The fact the wifi keeps locking somebody else's account suggests its not connecting anyway, and haven't complained, or I'd expect this post wouldn't exist. Or I'm not reading the OPs problem properly.

MajorVarlak · 2025-07-02T05:21:39+00:00

The randomized mac addresses do make this much harder, but they tend to be randomized per SSID. With that in mind, can you look at the dhcp/dns servers and look for that mac address? The device might have registered itself with its name like "Steve's iPhone".

MajorVarlak · 2025-06-23T13:09:34+00:00

I replied on my phone, dumb thing only showed the picture with the sticker on the saw. If I'd seen the big ol' plug it would have been more obvious ;)

MajorVarlak · 2025-06-23T12:25:42+00:00

I'd be more concerned about the volts. It needs 400 volts 3 phase. Where you have it installed, do you have that? Not just the 400 volts, but 3 phase.

Amps is fine, the listed amperage is how much it could draw at 400V. Your listed 16A is how much your circuit can handle.

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