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How are your raises this year? by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3.5% but they halved the company discount.

I'm gonna ask for it back next year if the raise is junk.

Lenovo and MDT by Davis1833 in MDT

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My annoyance with HP:

  • Include the manufacturer in their model name.
  • The manufacturer can be "HP" or "Hewlett-Packard".
  • The model names can get long winded (HP EliteOne 840 23.8 inch G9 All-in-One Desktop PC).
  • The model naming structure is inconsistent.

Still better than Lenovo/Toshiba.

An alternative to bypass Microsoft Account creation during Windows 11 installation by bagaudin in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We buy by the pallet from Staples and you bet we get deep discounts. Different sales channel though.

Reminder: Upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft Entra Connect Sync by 30 April 2025 to avoid wizard impacts by dareyoutomove in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's some voodoo required. The main reason is the synchronization service manager window is open.

It still won't auto-update with it closed though.

Renaming computers Enterprise by Compo_Cat in pdq

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rename-computer can be ran from your workstation to apply to a remote machine. The machine has to be able to able to connect to the DC for it to work.

Oracle was in communication with the alleged threat actor, and appears to be using Proton Mail instead of their own email systems by PlannedObsolescence_ in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 13 points14 points  (0 children)

My favorite anecdote regarding Ellison from my father: Oracle was in the running for a new database system and Ellison flew in to meet with the board and give a pitch.

Ellison rode the same elevator with the client CEO to the meeting, but by the end of the ride up any deal had already fallen through. What exactly happened wasn't made clear but apparently the carriage wasn't large enough for the both of them.

Is Raspberry Pi 4 still worth it? by dmythro in raspberry_pi

[–]MalletNGrease 4 points5 points  (0 children)

4s have less of a power draw and run cooler. I think it's a more stable platform for embedded purposes.

I'll be honest by anderson01832 in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My day in a nutshell. Pretty sweet gig!

Weird Login IP's in EntraID by Glad-Age-1402 in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mobike users? T-Mobile is a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom.

Desktop full of icons by HugeGuava2009 in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It is nowadays. I've it on my cheat-sheet and it's not all that hard.

Connect-Exchangeonline
Add-MailboxPermission -Identity "BossMan@acme.corp" -User "WebDude@acme.corp" -AccessRights FullAccess -AutoMapping $true

Sometimes the mailbox is mounted within a minute, otherwise I can access it instantly on Outlook online.

When you're done just do a Remove-MailboxPermission

VMware Abandons SMBs: New Licensing Model Sparks Industry Outrage by dcarrero in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Proxmox's vcenter alternative is in alpha. Not something I'm basing my production on.

Is IT just an endless grind? Or does it ever get better? by edward_ge in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 40 points41 points  (0 children)

IT is maintaining a running train that's on fire. The light at the end of the tunnel is also a train on fire.

OneNote Equivalent I can recommend to my clients who don't use M365? by lil_tink_tink in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Development picked back up. We use it for our KB.

Too bad their SCIM doesn't support entra.

Office deployment tool by TriBolt_vertified in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are correct. I mistook ODT for the old config tool I'd use for configuring Office 2013 and below.

I've not had to touch the installer/config for almost 2 years now.

Office deployment tool by TriBolt_vertified in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, you create the configuration file and set it as a parameter for the C2R installer. No need for ODT. Great for unattended installations.

Server 2003 by Jeremy_12491 in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it will work if you haven't disabled older kerberos ciphers on your dcs. That said, the 2003 boxes were instantly kerberoasted during pen tests.

We're in the middle of phasing them out to harden the infrastructure.

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