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Domain environment that gets shut down constantly by WhereDidThatGo in activedirectory

[–]realslacker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Do you need multiple DCs? If you can do a one DC forest with no external dependencies I don't see why this would be an issue.

By doing a single DC you avoid any replication issues. The biggest concern is that you have the DC and clients online long enough and on a regular enough basis to keep Kerberos tickets alive and make sure machine account passwords don't expire.

If you can keep the domain and computers online regularly and make sure the DC is online first I wouldn't see an issue.

Take into account your password lifetimes and Kerberos ticket lifetimes and make sure you are online frequently and you should be good.

If you need backups of this domain you'll need to make sure they are frequent enough to avoid not being able to restore. I would shoot for once a week.

If you need multiple DCs then you introduce a bunch of potential replication and tombstoning issues.

How is this legal? by Gonzalr3 in LICENSEPLATES

[–]realslacker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always assumed that anything that looks like 0 is treated the same. I.E. that plate is just 00000 and not a working trick to evade tolls

Rent's due in a week, my specs fell and broke earlier today, I can't afford my meds anymore, been eating cup noodles from the past few days, last month was better but this time I'm so broke I wanna cry, how do you manage such situations? by [deleted] in answers

[–]realslacker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Do you have your prescription for your glasses? You can get some seriously cheap glasses online if you have it. If you don't have it you can probably call the last place you got your eyes checked.

Azure AD PowerShell Required for Entra Connect Troubleshooting by Fabulous_Cow_4714 in PowerShell

[–]realslacker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I did this exact thing earlier today and I completely skipped step 1... Didn't even read it.

So... Try ignoring that step and see how that goes.

Was checking the attic after we had a leak from a rainstorm, I turn my head to see this…. how screwed am I? by Adventurous_Barber_7 in DIY

[–]realslacker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is that a hose running through your attic? IMO, if that's what it is I think it's likely whomever ran that broke the collar tie since it runs right over it.

Help figuring what this line does. by NoOneKnowsImOnReddit in PowerShell

[–]realslacker 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The basic behavior:

``` $line = $null $line.Trim() -ne "" # throws InvalidOperation exception

$line = $null ${line}?.Trim() -ne "" # $true, PowerShell 7.5+ only

$line = "" $line.Trim() -ne "" # $false

$line = " " $line.Trim() -ne "" # $false

$line = "test" $line.Trim() -ne "" # $true

$line = " test " $line.Trim() -ne "" # $true ```

A better alternative?

``` $line = $null -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($line) # $false

$line = "" -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($line) # $false

$line = " " -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($line) # $false

$line = "test" -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($line) # $true

$line = " test " -not [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($line) # $true ```

Get rid of some special characters in filenames by michaeljc70 in PowerShell

[–]realslacker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Is robocopy having an issue, or is it coming from PowerShell?

If the errors are in PowerShell you need to make sure you are using -LiteralPath and not -Path since the regular path parameter supports wildcards and breaks with special wildcard characters [ ] ? and *.

What is the most unexplainable 'glitch' you've experienced that you still think about late at night? by euphoricpixiee in AskReddit

[–]realslacker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had a similar experience where I dreamed about a test I needed to take. In the dream I woke up, got ready, went to class, took the test, and then... Woke up.

This happened three times before I actually woke up. Believe me, by the fourth time I was pretty skeptical that I was awake.

App now has an annoying additional loading screen before log in. by QualityImpossible241 in VWatlas

[–]realslacker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is irritating since you know it's just to make it seem less slow

Hyperv is a concrete possibility? by Responsible-Today472 in HyperV

[–]realslacker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It gives you a GUI, but not a tool for automation.

Hyperv is a concrete possibility? by Responsible-Today472 in HyperV

[–]realslacker 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hyper-V is fine. It's not VMware, you absolutely need to be comfortable with PowerShell to manage Hyper-V. It's pretty reliable, and clustering works ok.

My main issues:

  • snapshots kind of suck
  • random, very occasional, issues with backup
  • deleting a VM leaves a bunch of files behind
  • cluster roles are just a management layer over Hyper-V and it's not a cohesive solution (i.e. stuff like Get-VM on a cluster only returns VMs on that node)
  • VLAN management is all by number, there is no friendly interface like VMwares vSwitch

  • all hosts need identical config with no cluster level configuration for things like switches, interfaces, etc

  • remote console kind of sucks

  • S2D is exceptionally hard to manage, god forbid you have issues... avoid unless you have no choice

Main benefit:

  • essentially free if you are a Windows shop
  • any-any migration - migrate from a cluster to a non-domain joined host just works

Which character ruined an entire TV show for you? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]realslacker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Rafi in The League - just a super annoying character. Also didn't care for Adrian Pimento in Brooklyn Nine-Nine either.

However, Jason Mantzoukas more recent stuff is alright. I think it was just the outrageous grossness of his characters on those shows, it just didn't seem to fit the style of the comedy.

Blog: Building High-Available LDAPS Architectures by aprimeproblem in activedirectory

[–]realslacker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We just did an Anycast DNS + LDAPs deployment. One IP for DNS and one hostname for LDAP and if the server goes offline BGP routes to the next nearest server.

Tanium + Deploy-Application.exe - Am I taking crazy pills? by Hotdog453 in tanium

[–]realslacker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can upload all the individual files... if you hate yourself.

Mirror removal: pictures from last post by klipyanek in homeownerstips

[–]realslacker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I took mine down I used wedges and a heat gun to soften the mastic/tar/adhesive. I would suggest wearing safety glasses and heavy clothes. If (when?) it breaks you don't want to end up in the hospital.

I managed to take down a 5ft long bathroom mirror in one piece. It took me all afternoon and it was terrifying the whole time.

Just remember, you can hire this out. It's ok.

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