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  • I moved to Linux!

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    stacksofplatesS

    @scottalanmiller said in I moved to Linux!:

    @Francesco-Provino said in I moved to Linux!:

    @scottalanmiller said in I moved to Linux!:

    @Francesco-Provino said in I moved to Linux!:

    @stacksofplates I don't think anything you wrote about KVM is true, and it never was true also. I don't think I'm biased towards KVM in any way, I use more vSphere and XS hosts than KVM ones as of today, but… KVM and the standard toolstack has everything. At least, anything apart from some very new and particular GPU or latency-related stuff that only ESXi and customized (AWS!) Xen have. But of course, the basic and advanced stuff are absolutely covered. Every single thing.

    He's talking about Boxes, not KVM.

    Oh, ok, now it makes sense! Never heard about Boxes… libvirt is really anything you need for KVM. Maybe virt-manager, if you are used to XenCenter-like administration…

    Boxes is a VERY nascent KVM front end. I'm playing with it right now, it's neat that it uses KVM with local console redirect. But it needs some polishing, the interface is awkward and missing a lot of basic features.

    Ya it's weird. Virt-Manager gives you 1000% more and you can get console output from virsh, so I never saw the draw to it.

  • Killdisk Linux ransomware

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    scottalanmillerS

    They never mentioned the infection route, did they?

  • Proposed Email Attack Vector

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    brad_altnB

    Thanks for sharing this, Scott. Threats are always evolving!

  • Office MSI & Click-To-Run coexistence

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    DashrenderD

    Yep, use a VM. 🙂

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  • analog video stream

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    scottalanmillerS

    @Mike-Davis good thing they didn't go with anything before!

  • How to validate data migration and dedupe files and video?

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    scottalanmillerS

    Deduplication by script can work pretty well. What is difficult is figuring out if things point to the files in different locations, so that they don't lose track of where the remaining actual file is. Symlinks can fix this, it's just annoying.

  • Making a Single Push to Dial Email Signation Phone Number with Extension

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    DashrenderD

    FYI, if I add a contact, it does work as described above by JB.

  • NodeBB 1.4.2 New Install Account Creation Errors

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    @wirestyle22 said in NodeBB 1.4.2 New Install Account Creation Errors:

    @scottalanmiller said in NodeBB 1.4.2 New Install Account Creation Errors:

    Got in, ./nodebb setup had failed and just needed to be run again.

    What caused the failure?

    Not sure, maybe a database connection.

  • Repos Make All of the Difference

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    @BRRABill said in Repos Make All of the Difference:

    Can you explain all of the different repos?

    Basically ever major OS except for Windows and Mac OSX, comes with a set of default repositories for software that represent what is considered to be supported as part of the base OS. CentOS, for example, as the core repos that include the repos for the Base OS, one for pulling source files and a few others that are normally off by default. This allows you to easily install the smallest possible or reasonable OS and add additional software as needed only. No need to bundle it all in and bloat the system, yet still trivially easy to add on what you need.

    Anyone can operate their own repo. So you can make your own if you want. The ML servers use a repo from the MongoDB folks so that we pull the latest and greatest, supported and official MongoDB database servers directly from MongoDB instead of waiting for Red Hat to put older, Red Hat supported versions into the RH repos. So our MongoDB is managed transparently with the rest of the system, but we configure it to be much more modern than the MongoDB instance available with the OS itself.

  • Is it possible to have a running backup DHCP server

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    Server 2012 (maybe R2?) added the ability to have a backup/failover DHCP server in the Windows world.

    But this is a waste of time.

    Make a backup of your DHCP server config manually if you are worried about the VM hosting the service going south but not being restored.

  • Time Synchronization on XenServer Hosts and VMs

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    momurdaM

    I have my XS hosts sync with our watchguard, as it has an ntp server. The watchguard syncs with pool.ntp.org servers. The DC here sync with pool.ntp.org servers, and clients and servers sync with the DC

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    @DustinB3403 said in Zabbix logging PC that is off?:

    The template you're using for this graph should be 0_1483638046239_chrome_2017-01-05_12-40-35.png

    That's for CPU Load, not for CPU Utilization.

  • Ethernet based teleconference - room speakers - projector etc

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    @DustinB3403 said in Ethernet based teleconference - room speakers - projector etc:

    Do you have roaming profiles?

    Nope - but I do have redirected folders for My Documents and favorites (IE only).

    Roaming profiles have caused me nothing but headaches in the past, I avoid them if at all possible.

  • Server 2012 - Partition Issues

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    You definitely do not have to move everything. If you want to clean it up, you can, but I would not waste time doing it.

  • Real time update slideshow

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    Sorry for the late response...

    The photographer thingy is just an example. There is no photographer here in the office, and we'll be doing this "slideshow" for the next.... months... if not forever.

    The slides will be update more than once per day.

    The website idea seems good. I'll run by my manager to see if he likes it or not.

  • Additional AD Issue

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    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 0000 10:41:45.007 opening log file C:\Windows\debug\dcpromoui.log
    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 0001 10:41:45.007 C:\Windows\system32\wsmprovhost.exe
    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 0002 10:41:45.007 file timestamp 10/29/2014 07:48:58.724
    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 0003 10:41:45.007 C:\Windows\system32\dcpromocmd.dll
    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 0004 10:41:45.007 file timestamp 12/22/2016 15:02:20.956
    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 0005 10:41:45.007 local time 01/05/2017 10:41:45.007
    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 0006 10:41:45.007 running Windows NT 6.3 build 9600 (BuildLab:9600.winblue_ltsb.160930-0600) amd64
    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 0007 10:41:45.007 logging flags 0001007C
    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 0008 10:41:45.007 Enter CbsGetUpdateInstallState
    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 0009 10:41:45.007 The category is 0
    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 000A 10:41:45.007 Enter FindRoleInfo
    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 000B 10:41:45.007 Enter CheckIsServerCore
    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 000C 10:41:45.007 It is not on server foundation
    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 000D 10:41:45.007 HRESULT = 0x00000000
    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 000E 10:41:45.007 Enter GetUpdateName
    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 000F 10:41:45.007 Enter GetPackageName
    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 0010 10:41:45.088 Package name for Microsoft-Windows-ServerCore-Package is Microsoft-Windows-ServerCore-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd646.3.9600.16384
    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 0011 10:41:45.092 Enter CbsGetUpdateInstallState
    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 0012 10:41:45.092 package name is Microsoft-Windows-ServerCore-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd646.3.9600.16384 and update name is DirectoryServices-DomainController
    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 0013 10:41:45.369 HRESULT = 0x00000000
    dcpromoui AA4.6A4 0014 10:41:45.369 Enter CbsIsRebootRequired
    dcpromoui AA4.8A0 0015 10:41:45.484 Enter GetProductTypeFromRegistry
    dcpromoui AA4.8A0 0016 10:41:45.484 Enter RegistryKey::Open System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ProductOptions
    dcpromoui AA4.8A0 0017 10:41:45.484 Enter RegistryKey::GetValue-String ProductType
    dcpromoui AA4.8A0 0018 10:41:45.484 ServerNT
    dcpromoui AA4.8A0 0019 10:41:45.484 prodtype : 0x3
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 001A 10:43:43.112 Enter GetExistingAccountForComputerInReplicaDomain
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 001B 10:43:43.112 START TEST: GetExistingAccountForComputerInReplicaDomain
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 001C 10:43:43.112 Enter Computer::RemoveLeadingBackslashes
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 001D 10:43:43.113 Using empty constructor
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 001E 10:43:43.113 Enter Computer::Refresh
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 001F 10:43:43.113 Enter IsLocalComputer
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0020 10:43:43.113 Enter RefreshLocalInformation
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0021 10:43:43.113 Enter GetProductTypeFromRegistry
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0022 10:43:43.113 Enter RegistryKey::Open System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ProductOptions
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0023 10:43:43.113 Enter RegistryKey::GetValue-String ProductType
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0024 10:43:43.113 ServerNT
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0025 10:43:43.113 prodtype : 0x3
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0026 10:43:43.113 Enter GetSafebootOption
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0027 10:43:43.113 Enter RegistryKey::Open System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Option
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0028 10:43:43.113 HRESULT = 0x80070002
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0029 10:43:43.113 returning : 0x0
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 002A 10:43:43.113 Enter DetermineRoleAndMembership
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 002B 10:43:43.113 Enter MyDsRoleGetPrimaryDomainInformation
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 002C 10:43:43.113 Enter MyDsRoleGetPrimaryDomainInformationHelper
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 002D 10:43:43.113 Calling DsRoleGetPrimaryDomainInformation
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 002E 10:43:43.113 lpServer : (null)
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 002F 10:43:43.113 InfoLevel : 0x1 (DsRolePrimaryDomainInfoBasic)
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0030 10:43:43.113 HRESULT = 0x00000000
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0031 10:43:43.113 MachineRole : 0x2
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0032 10:43:43.113 Flags : 0x0
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0033 10:43:43.113 DomainNameFlat : WORKGROUP
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0034 10:43:43.113 DomainNameDns : (null)
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0035 10:43:43.113 DomainForestName : (null)
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0036 10:43:43.113 Enter IsDcInRepairMode
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0037 10:43:43.113 HRESULT = 0x00000000
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0038 10:43:43.113 Enter State::DetermineRunContext
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0039 10:43:43.113 Enter DS::GetPriorServerRole
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 003A 10:43:43.113 Enter MyDsRoleGetPrimaryDomainInformation
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 003B 10:43:43.113 Enter MyDsRoleGetPrimaryDomainInformationHelper
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 003C 10:43:43.113 Calling DsRoleGetPrimaryDomainInformation
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 003D 10:43:43.113 lpServer : (null)
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 003E 10:43:43.113 InfoLevel : 0x2 (DsRoleUpgradeStatus)
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 003F 10:43:43.114 HRESULT = 0x00000000
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0040 10:43:43.114 OperationState : 0
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0041 10:43:43.114 PreviousServerState : 0
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0042 10:43:43.114 Enter Computer::GetNetbiosName
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0043 10:43:43.114 CFMSSERVER01
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0044 10:43:43.114 Enter Computer::GetRole CFMSSERVER01
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0045 10:43:43.114 role: 2
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0046 10:43:43.114 NT5_STANDALONE_SERVER
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0047 10:43:43.114 Enter State::GetRunContext NT5_STANDALONE_SERVER
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0048 10:43:43.114 Enter FS::GetPathSyntax C:\Windows\system32
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0049 10:43:43.114 HRESULT = 0x00000000
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 004A 10:43:43.114 Enter State::SetMode STAGETWO
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 004B 10:43:43.114 Enter State::SetOperation REPLICA
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 004C 10:43:43.114 Enter GetCredentialsFunctInternal
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 004D 10:43:43.114 Enter ShouldSkipCredentialsPage
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 004E 10:43:43.114 Enter State::GetOperation REPLICA
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 004F 10:43:43.114 using empty user domain name
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0050 10:43:43.114 Enter State::GetOperation REPLICA
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0051 10:43:43.114 Enter GetForestName jayapriya.com
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0052 10:43:43.114 Enter MyDsGetDcName
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0053 10:43:43.114 Enter MyDsGetDcName2
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0054 10:43:43.114 Calling DsGetDcName
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0055 10:43:43.114 ComputerName : (null)
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0056 10:43:43.114 DomainName : jayapriya.com
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0057 10:43:43.114 DomainGuid : (null)
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0058 10:43:43.114 SiteName : (null)
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0059 10:43:43.114 Flags : 0x40000000
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 005A 10:43:43.114 HRESULT = 0x00000000
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 005B 10:43:43.114 DomainControllerName : \CFMSSERVER.jayapriya.com
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 005C 10:43:43.114 DomainControllerAddress : \192.168.1.100
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 005D 10:43:43.114 DomainGuid : {212DB01B-613B-4E12-9D26-0DF2D3551DFB}
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 005E 10:43:43.114 DomainName : jayapriya.com
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 005F 10:43:43.114 DnsForestName : jayapriya.com
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0060 10:43:43.114 Flags : 0xE00033FD:
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0061 10:43:43.114 DcSiteName : Default-First-Site-Name
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0062 10:43:43.114 ClientSiteName : Default-First-Site-Name
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0063 10:43:43.114 using forest name jayapriya.com
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0064 10:43:43.114 Enter State::GetOperation REPLICA
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0065 10:43:43.114 Enter State::SetForestName jayapriya.com
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0066 10:43:43.115 Enter State::SetTargetDomainName jayapriya.com
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0067 10:43:43.115 Enter MyCredUIParseUserName
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0068 10:43:43.115 userName: [email protected] defaultDomainName:
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0069 10:43:43.115 pszParsedUserName: [email protected] pszParsedDomainName: dwRc: 0
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 006A 10:43:43.115 user: [email protected] domain: fullUserName: [email protected] dwRc: 0
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 006B 10:43:43.115 Enter CheckUserIsLocal
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 006C 10:43:43.115 Enter State::GetOperation REPLICA
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 006D 10:43:43.115 Enter State::ReadDomains
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 006E 10:43:43.115 Enter State::GetTargetDomainName
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 006F 10:43:43.115 Enter State::GetOperation REPLICA
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0070 10:43:43.115 target domain name: jayapriya.com
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0071 10:43:43.115 Enter CDomains::ReadDomains
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0072 10:43:43.115 Enter MyDsEnumerateDomainTrusts
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0073 10:43:43.115 Enter GetDcName
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0074 10:43:43.115 Enter GetDcName2
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0075 10:43:43.115 Enter MyDsGetDcName2
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0076 10:43:43.115 Calling DsGetDcName
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0077 10:43:43.115 ComputerName : (null)
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0078 10:43:43.115 DomainName : jayapriya.com
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0079 10:43:43.115 DomainGuid : (null)
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 007A 10:43:43.115 SiteName : (null)
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 007B 10:43:43.115 Flags : 0x40000011
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 007C 10:43:43.167 HRESULT = 0x00000000
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 007D 10:43:43.167 DomainControllerName : \CFMSSERVER.jayapriya.com
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 007E 10:43:43.167 DomainControllerAddress : \192.168.1.100
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 007F 10:43:43.167 DomainGuid : {212DB01B-613B-4E12-9D26-0DF2D3551DFB}
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0080 10:43:43.167 DomainName : jayapriya.com
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0081 10:43:43.167 DnsForestName : jayapriya.com
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0082 10:43:43.167 Flags : 0xE00033FD:
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0083 10:43:43.167 DcSiteName : Default-First-Site-Name
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0084 10:43:43.167 ClientSiteName : Default-First-Site-Name
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0085 10:43:43.167 Enter Computer::RemoveLeadingBackslashes \CFMSSERVER.jayapriya.com
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0086 10:43:43.167 CFMSSERVER.jayapriya.com
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0087 10:43:43.167 Enter AutoWNetConnection::Init
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0088 10:43:43.167 Enter AutoWNetConnection::CloseExistingConnection
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0089 10:43:43.167 pszComputerName : CFMSSERVER.jayapriya.com
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 008A 10:43:43.167 pszUserName : [email protected]
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 008B 10:45:49.382 WNetAddConnection2W returned 64.
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 008C 10:45:49.382 HRESULT = 0x80070040
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 008D 10:45:49.382 Enter AutoWNetConnection::CloseExistingConnection
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 008E 10:45:49.382 HRESULT = 0x80070040
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 008F 10:45:49.382 HRESULT = 0x80070040
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0090 10:45:49.382 HRESULT = 0x80070040
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0091 10:45:49.382 failed trying to read domains, returned 0x80070040
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0092 10:45:49.383 Enter GetErrorMessage 80070040
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0093 10:45:49.383 GetExistingAccountForComputerInReplicaDomain error message: The wizard cannot access the list of domains in the forest. The error is:
    The specified network name is no longer available.

    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0094 10:45:49.383 Test Failed
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0095 10:45:49.383 GetExistingAccountForComputerInReplicaDomain returns exit code: 26
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0096 10:45:49.383 END TEST: GetExistingAccountForComputerInReplicaDomain
    dcpromoui AA4.59C 0097 10:45:49.383 Enter State::UnbindFromReplicationPartnetDC

  • To replace or repair

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    @Dashrender said in To replace or repair:

    @JaredBusch said in To replace or repair:

    @Dashrender said in To replace or repair:

    Originally I was thinking that a portable unit might be the best. An all in one unit, connected to the ducts, easy to install, easy replace. But the mobility is completely unneeded, and the cost is an extra 10% over the Diakin, but offers a 10% discount over the Mitsubishi. But I don't know if it's really meant to run 24/7/365, or if they are really more meant as temporary solutions for a few weeks - so maintaining it could be costly.

    The split unit is designed for continuous use, I do need to confirm they are both configured for Nebraska winters - I've learned that these units default design only takes them down to around 10. There are typically addons that get them below that.

    I have a portable unit at a client that has been running for 2+ years now. No idea what it is designed for though. But it only cost around $700 so for the cost it works well.

    Consumer version I assume? From some place like Home Depot or Lowell's? If I could get a 1 ton unit like that, that might really be the cheapest option 😛
    Doesn't seem very business like though.

    Yes and who cares what it seems like. It works well and the price point suffices.

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    One of the confusing pieces here is that Linux actually does things more clearly but the Windows world is so confusing that if you carry that confusion into the Linux world, it makes things harder. Windows rarely uses or discloses the names of their product components. So Windows Software RAID is used to describe part of the Windows OS. But what if you have software RAID on Windows that is not Windows Software RAID? Windows Admins typically have no good terminology to discuss this, even though it is common. They just.... don't know what's going on and don't document it. But in Linux, we have the terms on hand all of the time (MD, ZFS, whatever.) So the Linux side isn't as bad as it seems, but if you are used to a weird blend of generic names being used as if they are specifics from the Windows world and assume that the Linux world is just as crazy, then it seems crazy.