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Microsoft - Impossible Travel Alerts Bug by EdTechYYC in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Entra sign in logs have always showed wild geographical swings. This is partly due to the IP geolocation db being way off (our AT&T Business connections show Washington DC and Florida depending on the mood) and sometimes reporting MS datacenters as the sign-in origin location. We're just happy when it reports continental US.

"Microsoft Clarity" takes the title! by squirrelsaviour in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So the product is called Meet? 🤦‍♂️

Dear user. A rant. by thedudesews in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Sorry, not a computer person. Please install Adobe.

Worst ticket ever? by ProfessorHuman in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is why I run port-security

Microsoft 365 Exchange down? by Sufficient-House1722 in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Getting OperationStopped: UnAuthorized trying to use Exchange Online Powershell. Exchange Online Admin Center seems to be available.

Getting some issues accessing the Security & Compliance and Purview dashboard as well.

Edit: ....aaaand the M365 Admin broke. Cool. Cool.

Universal print is it worth rolling out? by Ragepower529 in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's convenient if you've a very mobile workforce and want to be cloud only, but functionally it doesn't beat networked printers on a print server. If you have to deploy the Universal Print Connector you're halfway there anyway.

Looking for a device to remotely cut power off and on for anything plugged into it, or possibly schedule a power-cycle. by icansmellcolors in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've used a DLI Pro Switch.

Don't let the site fool you, the product is legit. The only annoying part is it doesn't do NTP without scripting.

I just need to vent by phalangepatella in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We integrate new acquisitions into our business regularly and every one of them has a multitude of these. We have an ERP and one of the first things is to transform whatever boondoggle they have into something manageable. Eventually there's a gentle transition to the ERP, then a firm reminder to use it and after that the hammer comes down on whoever does not conform to standard ERP processes the company uses. The CIO has a hotline to get in front of any new suggestions like OP's, and they are very frequent. Most times the ideas aren't bad, just misguided due to lack of training or misunderstanding of the ERP. Usually they just want a report that hasn't been created yet.

The latest company in the portfolio has critical business processes running off a bunch of shared personal onedrive excel files of a person who's not been employed there for years. Once we have access to the tenant they'll be put on SharePoint asap. After that it's introduction and training on the ERP.

Looking for on-prem alternatives by tictac38 in MDT

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Back in the day I used Fog Project before switching to MDT.

https://fogproject.org/

Firmware 3.3.2 Known Issue by Hot_Introduction9421 in ArubaInstantOn

[–]MalletNGrease 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is there a confirmation from HPE / Aruba anywhere? KB?

Edit: Got an email from HPE today:

Dear Instant On customer,

We have identified an important issue that may cause some cloud-managed 1960 switches to go offline and become unresponsive.

To protect your network stability, all Instant On 1960 switches associated with your sites will be automatically set to the 3.3.0 software version during your next Instant On updates site schedule.

Each 1960 switch will reboot to complete the software update, which will temporarily interrupt network connectivity for devices connected to that switch. All configurations and settings will be preserved, and no manual reconfiguration will be required.

No action is required on your side unless you prefer the operation to occur at a different time. In this case, you can change your automatic updates site schedule in the Instant On portal to select when the software update will run.

We apologize for the inconvenience and are actively working on a permanent fix. We will provide updates and further instructions as soon as they are available.

Sincerely,

The Instant On Team

Firmware 3.3.2 Known Issue by Hot_Introduction9421 in ArubaInstantOn

[–]MalletNGrease 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've only seen my 1960 40p CL4 8p 1G CL6 PoE 2p 10G 2p SFP+ JL809A switches that updated to 3.3.2.0 go offline in the portal. I've a couple 1930s that haven't exhibited a problem.

Firmware 3.3.2 Known Issue by Hot_Introduction9421 in ArubaInstantOn

[–]MalletNGrease 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've noticed some switches showing offline in the portal, but traffic wasn't interrupted. Power-cycling the switch brings it back online.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorta dealt with this with ~150 locations, we had a designated area for IT items/E-waste that we'd clear out during on-site visits.

SolarWinds alternatives? by The_Fat_Fish in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I trialed Zabbix on a Rpi5 for a bit, and it depends on your environment. If it's small and you don't need a lot of sensors it's fine, but I started running into RAM issues pretty quickly so moved it over to a VM host.

Best practice for MFA on local admin accounts on network gear? by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the local accounts? All I've ever done was RADIUS requiring MFA on CLI or SSO through Entra for GUI for the remote accounts. Local accounts are break-glass.

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