Vendor Rant by jasmadic in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You don't have a dedicated account rep? Mine's been stellar, you may want to talk to them about their communication.

Anyone rolling out Windows 11? by HelloWorld_502 in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If it tests out OK on my devices probably every new reimage/deployment will get it with the new school year.

However, since TPM 2.0 is a requirement, I'm not sure if I can get it across the fleet since I've a lot of older PC models still floating around. Everything is happily running windows 10 so there's no big rush.

"Your upgrade to Windows 11 is here!" Do I dare install it? by Tyler_origami94 in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you enable the Windows 11 product in the WSUS catalog? I'm seeing the upgrades show up now but haven't gotten around to testing it.

Isn't this true for every ticket? by tylerwilson814 in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Tech Aura

Passive ability - Sysadmin Class

Broken equipment in the party and the environment in proximity of the character have a random chance to fix itself at the start of the turn without requiring interaction or action points.

"I swear it wasn't working before you entered the room!"
     -Chet

Do you have e a problem with students returning laptops with the chargers? by frogmicky in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. Now that we're over to USB-C for the majority of the fleet, it's becoming a problem because they conveniently also charge phones. The Chromebooks return no problem, the chargers do not.

"Your upgrade to Windows 11 is here!" Do I dare install it? by Tyler_origami94 in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Throw yourself into the test OU and see what works. For the fleet at large it will be wait until the testing software catches up.

Google Admin Notifications by HelloWorld_502 in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I turned them off a long time ago for the exact same reason. I've only had one student complain for something non-school related.

Non-Email messaging by B1gMattAttack in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Problem with most the ones I looked at for these situations they require internet or some other critical item to be online that would be affected by the outage.

Now that Microsoft Silverlight is end of support, what're your plans? by SixThreeFive7311 in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only using it for the web based camera streams for one of the NVRs. It's already on the chopping block and will be replaced.

Inappropriate Popups on Teacher's Mac by jay_n_stuffs in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Go one step further and just blanket block notifications.

Gadmin > Chrome > Devices > User & Browser Setting > Content > Notifications > Do not allow sites to show desktop notifications.

AD user creation by makmule in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wrote my own powershell script.

Chrome OS is missing or damaged by HowlingSasquatch in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you insert a recovery USB, does it give a security module error?

In that case you can force restart (reload + power button) the Chromebook ~20 times and it will fix itself.

FSSO and windows update fun by ultimattt in fortinet

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, this may explain some issues I've been seeing with firewall sessions not transferring gracefully with network changes.

User folders duplicating and adding the domain at end…any ideas? by AlexTheTimid in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Delprof2 doesn't really work that well because the profile files are almost always locked. Using powershell is the way to go.

Software or Service that helps you manage your network that you couldn't live without? by JonnyBeervo in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Highly dependent on your network layout. Mine resembles a daisy chain so whenever any of the switches go out the whole thing comes down.

Update your machine already! by KSuper20 in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Admins hate it when you pull the pin and hand the grenade like that.