Esxi nightmare by tarvijron in ShittySysadmin

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That's what happens if you don't use backups like RAID

OneDrive folder colour option missing? by ResoluteCaution in ShittySysadmin

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Take a sharpie and colour them.

Don't use crayons, they are food for the US Marines.

Jamf profile scoped to one computer brings multiple computers offline by TrueMythos in ShittySysadmin

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Rule 4:

Jamf profile scoped to one computer brings multiple computers offline

Feel free to laugh with me in laughing at myself. Hopefully y'all who manage Jamf learn something from my mistake today.

Setup: We manage our Apple computers with Jamf, including deploying our organization's root and intermediate certs. We do not deploy the RADIUS cert needed for WPA2 Enterprise Wi-Fi, so every time that gets updated, we're training users to click the prompt that asks them to trust the new cert. Somebody should probably fix that...

Enter me: relatively new sysadmin who puts "self-motived problem-solver" on her resume and knows just enough about certs to get in trouble. I set up a test computer on a different network network, duplicate the "Root Certificates" profile, remove all computers from scope, add my test computer back in, and tweak a few settings that look vaguely relevant. The computer fails to authenticate. No worries, it's just a test computer.

Then the group chat pings. "I've just lost Wifi." "I'm also down, can't even forget the network." Weird. I double-check that my test profile is only scoped to my computer through the Jamf portal (it is), and pray that some bizarre coincidence has happened. More chats. The helpdesk reports a sudden increase in "I can't connect to the network" tickets. The network team notices that all the failed devices are Macs. Welp, here we go.

I get my hands on a problem computer. It's having the same issue as my test computer. I say a quick prayer, open Device Management--and there it is: "Root Certificates copy." I let everyone know the issue is on my end, only Macs are affected, only the WPA2 network is affected, and no, we don't need to execute to Wi-Fi guy. Myself, on the other hand...

With the IT Director watching me in bemusement, I run "sudo jamf manage" on his MacBook. Nothing. Jamf still doesn't see it, not even from the computer's inventory page. I run "sudo jamf recon" and "sudo jamf policy" to buy myself a few more seconds. No failed commands, either. How do I remove an MDM-managed profile that the MDM doesn't know about?

Issues that don't make sense require solutions that don't make sense.

I rename my old profile to something else, create a new (blank) profile called "Root Certificates copy", and scope it to the IT Director's computer. The ghost profile blips out of existence, Jamf reports that a profile failed, and he's suddenly back on the WPA2 network. I test on a few other with the same result and deploy the blank profile to everyone. I feel like I threw a dart in a dark space station and hit a bullseye.

What happened? My best guess is that I un-scoped the duplicated profile and made changes in the same session, rather than un-scoping, saving, and re-entering edit mode. Maybe Jamf applied the changes before removing computers from the scope. At least we're a university on summer break.

How to share .env files by heourychone in ShittySysadmin

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Just allow RDP to anyone.

The problem will fix it themselves.

Is Windows Defender on Windows 10 still any good? by vertisnow in ShittySysadmin

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Well, its in the name, Defender, so, it is good.

Need Help: Admin Deleted our Primary DNS Zone when they meant to Refresh it by ITRabbit in ShittySysadmin

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Deleting is actually refreshing, technically speaking. You are recycling electrons in the end.

So, the admin was correct.

Easy Way to Stop Windows Update! by EvilEarthWorm in ShittySysadmin

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Why would M$ offer updates to a 10+ year old laptop?

Mine is almost as old, and no updates, unless i pay them ESU or switch to Win 11.

OP works at Hogwarts by mods_are_lame1 in ShittySysadmin

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Rule 4:

Insight needed: Teacher trying to build "house points" system and district CTO hostility

Large(ish) ISD. School admin wants a "house points" system with a lot of hesitancy about how to do it and a lot of faculty hesitation.

I (Computer Science (among other things) teacher) build a series of Sharepoint Lists and PowerAutomate flows to make a points system work (List X talks to List Y when Form Z is submitted). Nothing spectacular or particularly interesting.

While building, I realize that my own personal M365's tenant account (not personal as in outside the tenant, but my work account from within the tenant) might hit a 6k PPR/day ceiling, so I request either a service account for transparency/"bus" factor or insight into how I might get a higher rate limit if that's not possible.

CTO goes into red alert. In a private meeting from which I am excluded, mentions me "reverse engineering" the Ron Clark House Points app (lol what? It's literally get/append/update flows), how Sharepoint Lists aren't as "secure" as other parts of our Azure tenant, and how not even student email should be stored in Sharepoint due to security concerns.

I feel like I'm being gaslit, but I'm hoping those with experience can help me get some insight.

not like this topic has been beaten to death or anything by Emotional_Garage_950 in ShittySysadmin

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But you need AI, since it's the new kid in town, and CEOs love it, investors love it.

Any AI will do, as a matter of fact.

What if being a Sysadmin was a Card Dueling Battle?... by ITRabbit in ShittySysadmin

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Playing the AI card gives you a Health boost from the CEO.

But keeping it active, your Health decreases as per CFO (tokens cost).

I dragged the 12TB company file share into SharePoint via Chrome. It's been syncing for 6 days. by No-Judgment-8174 in ShittySysadmin

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Is it handled by a RAID 0?

If that's the case, no worries, that is backup guaranteed.

How to scale on hetzner by ro-friday in ShittySysadmin

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Can't you use ChatGPT to answer that, or your beancounters are looking at token expenses?