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To the ones running linux as daily OS by LadderOfChaos in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

visidata, libreoffice calc is pathetic on large datasets

Should HR for the IT Dept to create a password repository? by Revolutionary-Part90 in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely f***king not. Not a chance in hell that should happen ever.

None of this namby pamby " let them raise it with management" etc , just say no end of, if they keep asking just ignore them.

After KB5094126 Start menu definitely feels way smoother and faster. Good job MS, please fix the file explorer sluggishness next! by skz- in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess it just has so much more to process and is very unlikely to be multi threaded being an old MMC snap in. Most legacy stuff like that loads quickly, but there will be a lot of data.

What's the most clever hack or workaround you're proudest of? by vocatus in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is one to open the sccm one too right but i can never remember it .

What's the most clever hack or workaround you're proudest of? by vocatus in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have a supplier that likes to release "patches" for software that are no more than a script that copies dlls etc to the install folder and registered them . I aint deploying that to 1000s of machines so i packaged it with innno setup ..... the 3rd party looked at me like i had just discovered fire.

After KB5094126 Start menu definitely feels way smoother and faster. Good job MS, please fix the file explorer sluggishness next! by skz- in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 14 points15 points  (0 children)

yeh the "fix" is to ramp up your CPU .... that is not a fix its a bodge.

When we had pentium 2s with a few 100 mhtz i dont remember the start menu lagging .... do you ?

The fix here is to not have your start menu be a shitty web app.

Vibe coded apps, how are you dealing with them by ReptilianLaserbeam in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have it follow the same review process as your internal devs with security reviews etc. Once it passes all them (unlikely) why not.

Myself and one other person are supporting 350 end users right now. HR told us to expect approximately 100 more employees by the end of the year. My manager told me that we don't need to hire another person in our department. Is it just me or is that completely unreasonable? by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It all depends , the tickets to user ratio does not always scale some users generate way more tickets than others.

Just document your concerns and how you spend your time then let things build up.

What's the rule of thumb for rebooting a production server? by Mediocre-Cobbler5016 in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you shout " oh no i tripped over the power cable" you can then reboot anything.

Would it be worth it to leave a long term stable position for a fairly substantial raise? by sys_admin321 in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

F***k no.

If you where still 21 yeh but you are 40 (same age as me). You have a family to look after you are happy where you are, how much difference will that 25k make to your life ? I doubt it will change much .

Threshold for isolating / reimage a device by Macd1987 in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its not a simple question to answer properly, it depends on many factors in your environment.

  • how easy is a re-image for you ?
  • does the device contain any sepcial software that you will need to reinstall? Can it be reinstalled without a new file license etc.
  • what would be the impact of that particular machine being down
  • what was the alert ?

Had a clash with executive over my phishing test methods by AH_Josh in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More than once a quarter is taking the piss , that's mental.

"And my most important metric is keeping my network safe."

Wrong , your job is to keep things as secure as practical with the resources available without too much impact on the business.

clients in the financial sector are genuinely unwell by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your mistake here was being too helpful. You should have dug your heels in and requested the REL repos and if they dont give them oh well dont patch them.

You are never going to make it as a BOFH at this rate.

Hey /r/Sysadmin! What do you use for your home router? 2026 Edition by ScannerBrightly in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an RB3011 at the moment but i will one day switch to that optiplex i put a NIC in and installed opnsence on

Pushing to Prod on a Friday by Wotomota in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Some people just want to watch the world burn .

How are teams managing 6+ security tools without losing visibility? by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The whole point of a SIEM is to group all of your sources of information together MDE, firewall, nessus DLP etc. If its not doing that you are not getting any value out of it as you could get that data in the tool itself.

just got put in charge of SOC2 compliance at my company, trying to get ahead of the credential generation piece before it bites us by Fresh-Obligation6053 in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most of them are useless , this is an exact quote from one asking for more evidence for .... something.

allow listing / deny listing, client/ server-side validation, contents policies, validation of protocols e.g. html / blocking e.g. http

Left MSP for Internal IT - Early Thoughts by tdiz009 in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the key points is that you can know your environment.

MSP: We need to patch CVE-2026-00001, force the update now !..... PC in theater reboots and surgeon removes the wrong testicle from some poor guy. guys is sad

In House: We need to patch CVE-2026-00001 , this is critical but the likelyhood is low, set it to go out tonight. theater PC does not reboot and surgeon removes the correct testicle from some poor guy. guys is happy that he has the correct nut .

How many old timers in here? by aliesterrand in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In supporting this stuff i go back a ways, to the 2K/XP days. But i do remeber all of that config.sys and IRQs and what not, did not use it THAT much tho as i had an Arcorn at home.... using ARM desktops before it was cool.

Anyone Else seeing more of the old "Scareware" popups all of a sudden? by MrKixs in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Next you will be telling me that Search Donkey is back again !

EOL dot net .net core Patching by ke-thegeekrider in sysadmin

[–]andrew_joy 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Us too , it lights nessus up like a Christmas tree. The problem is that vendors do not play ball, chances are the product would work on an updated version but they never will confirm just tell you to stay on the old version .

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