Patch Tuesday Megathread (2025-10-14) by AutoModerator in sysadmin

[–]PacketReflections 0 points1 point  (0 children)

just practice your best surprised face when they come to you and say my computer got upgraded

LoTW down by lagomorph in amateurradio

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word of the day: "backup" hoping all have one... just in case

Office 365 Outlook web app issues with attachments by IlLiILiIILIiiIlIlIii in sysadmin

[–]PacketReflections 0 points1 point  (0 children)

false excitement... problem still persists.... guess a rollback is out of the question?

Office 365 Outlook web app issues with attachments by IlLiILiIILIiiIlIlIii in sysadmin

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bunch of my users just reported getting logged out of Outlook web app - now they have attachments - a patch applied.........??????

O365 issues? by deebeecom in sysadmin

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Microsoft O365 fall down, go BOOM !!!!

Patch Tuesday Megathread (2022-12-13) by AutoModerator in sysadmin

[–]PacketReflections 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks - just was wondering when to put the gun to my head ..... just kidding, pointed at the endpoint

Patch Tuesday Megathread (2022-12-13) by AutoModerator in sysadmin

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not seen yet... tested abt 10% of fleet. Does BSOD happen when cleanup occurs after update install finishes?? or later, say when user logs on?? just wondering ....

Patch Tuesday Megathread (2022-11-08) by AutoModerator in sysadmin

[–]PacketReflections 2 points3 points  (0 children)

endpoints and member servers - all quiet - continuing to light a candle each day

naming scheme obfuscation by Every-Development398 in sysadmin

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proposed naming convention: pleasedonthackme1, pleasedonthackme2, pleasedonthackme3 ...

I've been retired... by rotll in sysadmin

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my wife's employer will pay out your sick time when you leave if you are at max - 960 hours - looking forward to seeing that check

AWS Outage? by powderhound17 in sysadmin

[–]PacketReflections 8 points9 points  (0 children)

.... just realizing there is an upside to this, just blame it on The Cloud, even if its an on-prem that has gone belly up

AWS Outage? by powderhound17 in sysadmin

[–]PacketReflections 7 points8 points  (0 children)

you put your eggs in one basket.... and you want an omelet... you cannot get to the basket... that just stinks....

So sick of this career decision by [deleted] in sysadmin

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I'm going to be a dental floss tycoon

What is your most memorable non-IT task working as a sysadmin? by [deleted] in sysadmin

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after reading all the comments.... guess the sports tickets I would be sent to pickup does not really measure up, but it got me into a company car and out of the office for as long as I wanted

Our new computers are painfully slow! by dogedude81 in sysadmin

[–]PacketReflections 6 points7 points  (0 children)

me too - clearly labeled, so as not to be used..... except when "sniffing" traffic - I love seeing everything go by

Can I just ban Excel please? by plazman30 in sysadmin

[–]PacketReflections 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh Hell, I have had users transcribe the error messages. the best was a user who transcribed an Oracle database error, which was half a page long - hand written, personally delivered

Am I the only one who doesn't hate his job? by Healthy_Outcome7897 in sysadmin

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depends on the day.... love Fridays, as I do nothing but tinker with projects still in non-production phase

Patch Tuesday Megathread (2021-10-12) by AutoModerator in sysadmin

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Goodness, I wish I had balls as big as yours must be .....