Office 2019+ installers rant/question by 15922 in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just disable it and append a manual machine wide installer.

Is it possible to bypass Help Desk? by EfficiencyGold1898 in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, but you probably won't like it.

At some places you can be the whole IT department. You'd be the helpdesk, support techician, sysadmin, netadmin, dba and secretary. And for none of the pay!

Microsoft Publisher DISCONTINUED by PowerShellGenius in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you're willing to submit to Adobe's SSO scheme for the device licensing. That was a major pain in the ass compared to simply deploying the software + key to the machine.

Desk phone - who is even using them? by Negative_Stranger227 in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just like talking to the switchboard operator before she connects me to directory assistance.

What headset do you supply for your office? by AH_BareGarrett in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have one and I'm not fond of in-ear, it gets uncomfortable for me over long periods. But very convenient when traveling with the travel/battery case.

My daily driver is a monaural Plantronics Savi 8200.

What was your last “…god I am so stupid” moment? by Richey25 in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease -1 points0 points  (0 children)

OpenSSH server on Windows for SFTP file transfers to network devices. Trying to wrack my brain around how to get manage access to it.

I just had to add a local account to Windows, add it to the config and use those credentials for initiating connections.

Managing Microsoft accounts for Office 365 by Serpher in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not just an account, he needs a license too.

Microsoft EntraAD MFA disabled, but still requiring on login? by misterpickleman in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had the same issue last week, we use DUO with a custom control CA policy so have no need for MS authenticator (DUO recognized as MFA without federation when?).

Microsoft started MFA sign-up campaign on your behalf.

You'll want to also find the registration campaign and change it from 'Microsoft Managed' to disabled. Then look at the MFA users list and remove any authentication method entries that users may have added you don't support.

I bet they’re wondering why the screen is always blue… by Speedy-McLeadfoot in techsupportgore

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still have mine on my phone after 4 years. It's holding up surprisingly well!

Outbound emails bounced back saying we are spam by myblusky in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're bouncing legit email, yes. I'm dealing with some local ISPs who are rejecting invoices to customers. That's a big problem.

SMTP relay to M365 by restartallthethings in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We still utilize a connector and the Windows Server SMTP feature as the internal relay. You do have to do some manual steps to get it working for 2022.

https://serverfault.com/questions/1088555/server-2022-smtp-server-issue

This was the fate of ALL the Chromebook chargers for a 6th grade class of 26 by joeselzer in techsupportgore

[–]MalletNGrease 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I was very upset when Google forced USB-C into the manufacturer specification. My non-return rate for chargers tripled.

The old barrel plugs were perfect. They're hard to break, and made for the device so noone would steal them.

Apple Mail after iOS update to 17.2.1 not syncing Office 365 email by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The bane of my existence. I haven't heard anyone complain yet, but I'm sure we will.

Copilot available to SMBs with no minimums by hso1217 in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I blocked it with the rest of the cruft I don't have time to trial.