@mobeen I like to separate my server roles whenever possible. WSUS doesn't require a ton of power to operate, a file server on the other hand may (depending on the usage) but generally doesn't either.

If I had the choice with it, I would've just stood up a separate server just for WSUS.

Been working with Yealink support on this and after confirming this happening with the T46G and the T42G phones, their support upped the severity and I got an answer back to add the below setting to the configuration files.

transfer.hang_up_after_success_trans = 3

I did so on the T46G, disabled the custom firewall rules, and had the operator repeat the transfer.

No ghost ringback.

I'll leave the custom firewall disabled and see if it stays good all day.

I'll test in more detail over the weekend or on Tuesday, whichever time I have a tech on site.

@JaredBusch said in Bare Metal Backup (and restore):

@EddieJennings Basically, this backup method it a solid 100% guaranteed method because you are capturing backups of all data in a stopped state. No worries about SQL server database states, etc. You are only backing up the backup files made by the SQL application itself.

This is a perfectly valid scenario.

Using a full image backup is dangerous if it does not talk to the database process and tell it that it is going to run a backup. Because then the Database files are not in a state to be read. This is probably what happened to your mentor/boss/whatever.

True I second this, cause he is focusing on backing up files, but the downside is restoring from DR will take some time for the stuff to be ready.

Having VM export feature + his current file backup will speed the DR restore process greatly.

@JaredBusch Yes ive had to do the same with Home and Business. Totally ludicrous all around.

@aaronstuder said in Nextcloud 12:

Should be released very soon. Looks like it has some sweet new features 🙂

https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-12-beta-introduces-the-next-generation-of-secure-collaboration/

Yes, they (Nexcloud) have posted about the beta stages.. The thread was active today even.

@scottalanmiller said in Firewalls & Restricting Outbound Traffic:

@anthonyh said in Firewalls & Restricting Outbound Traffic:

@JaredBusch said in Firewalls & Restricting Outbound Traffic:

@scottalanmiller said in Firewalls & Restricting Outbound Traffic:

Maybe do some role play... what is the use case where you end up with misconfigured DNS and then want to the person or system with that issue to really go offline completely? Like not just losing some things, but losing patching and monitoring too.

I have been down this road before, and yes. If someone was over at Art's Motel and had to set specific DNS setting in order to work right, and then comes back on my network and gets DHCP, but not a DHCP assigned DNS, then I want then to get no where.. Broken.

Yes!

insert appropriate meme here

So you are letting the users manage their own DNS settings? Lots of times you need to, so that's a valid case, I just want to be clear that that is what we are talking about.

Well, not the users directly. But there may be a case where DNS settings are altered undesirably (by IT, by malicious software, or simply an issue with the OS not flushing stale DNS settings from going off network).

Link to the MS Update Catalog for this issue(KB4012598).

@scottalanmiller said in dual factor auth for screen connector or other remote access?:

https://docs.connectwise.com/ConnectWise_Control_Documentation/Get_started/Administration_page/Security_page/Enable_two-factor_authentication_for_host_accounts

Thanks. Don't know why I didn't look there first.

@scottalanmiller Especially the streaming thing 😄

Believe me, it wasn't a piece of cake, due to the extreme old age tooling in dom0 (curl from 2006 in XS 6.5! Doesn't support SNI etc.)

edit: we even had to write our own HTTP server…

@msff-amman-Itofficer said in Beginner SaltStack Question: Can minions be placed in folders or groups ? (Coming from AD perspective):

@scottalanmiller

ohh shit, how did that get passed me...

Great, thanks again.

🙂

Get-Content -Path c:\scripts\Computers.txt | ForEach-Object {Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product -ComputerName $_} | select-object PSComputerName,Name,Vendor,Version | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "*Microsoft Office*"} | Format-Table PSComputerName,Name,Vendor,Version -Wrap -Auto | out-file c:\scripts\installed.txt

Updated. Management Framework 3 or higher required

Never used this but take a look...

http://www.smikar.com/

Had an issue when a colleague and his whole dept had made a signature which includes an image. However, a forward or reply, makes the email visible. Had traced down that that image caused the blank mail so I re-created the image (by print screen) then inserting it back.

We were using Zimbra, BTW.

Yes you can. And if you are unsure of yourself, mount it as RO to ensure that it is safe.

My Linux is better than your Linux.

Factory Reset, Setup, Disable Hardware Checksum Offloading, Works Prefect.

@BRRABill said in best hosted Windows server:

@wirestyle22 said in best hosted Windows server:

@scottalanmiller said in best hosted Windows server:

@Tim_G said in best hosted Windows server:

@dbeato said in best hosted Windows server:

See Vultr is a great thing from NJ 🙂

I never heard of NJ until I heard of Vultr.

It's the warehouse of NYC.

It's also the sewer of NYC

Easy now, Jersey Boy.

😄