@scottalanmiller said in Options for Windows Desktop Deployments without Windows Server:

@obsolesce said in Options for Windows Desktop Deployments without Windows Server:

@dustinb3403 said in Options for Windows Desktop Deployments without Windows Server:

@obsolesce said in Options for Windows Desktop Deployments without Windows Server:

Yes, I like it more than FOG (though, I haven't used FOG yet) because I'm under the impression FOG is clone-based imaging only.

How can you say you like it more if you've never tried it?

Are you saying I should I like something that I haven't used yet more?

I think he's saying that "more" can't apply. Because you like MDT "X" amount, but FOG you like "null" amount. In math, you can't compare against a null, because it doesn't exist. No value, of X can ever me more likely to be "more" than a null than it is to be "less" than a null. Using the logic that you've never tried FOG, you can't say that you then like MDT more, any more than you can say that you like it less. There is simply no comparison.

That was his point.

Otherwise we could interpret it at random. You love MDT, hate MDT, find it exactly the same as FOG... are all equally incorrect based on a null comparison.

Because I have read about Fog and seen some of it, it's not null. Therefore I am able to have some like or dislike and form an opinion.

Just like I never drove a Lamborghini, but still like them more than a VW Beetle which I've owned in the past.

@wrcombs said in Site Moved a PC=A MESS:

@scottalanmiller said in Site Moved a PC=A MESS:

@wrcombs said in Site Moved a PC=A MESS:

My boss was pushing the compliance issues, Yes, Because it is his job to make sure compliance is met within every site. You're telling me, If im not mistaken, That following directions coming from the vendor is my boss being Dumb? or Being an Ass?

Straight from PCI Data Security Standard: Build and Maintain a Secure Network:
1. Install and maintain a firewall configuration to protect cardholder data.
2. Do no use Vendor- supplied Defaults for system passwords and other security parameters .

I guess reading this more thoroughly so I could continue this conversation: no where does it say It has to be a separate or isolated network, Only that It needs to be behind a firewall as far as Networking is concerned.

Correct, I'm telling you, straight up, that if your boss claims that those words in ANY WAY suggest you can't use a VLAN, he's either insanely stupid, or a ridiculous liar who thinks you easy to push around.

There is NOTHING about a separate network there. Not one thing.

I understand that now, at first I was a little confused, but now having seen and looked into everything more based off of what you are telling me , I find that everything you are saying makes perfect sense

Not that it means you can do something about it. But knowing that the boss is most likely just trying to blow you off, or just trying to make things complicated for some personal reason at the expense of the company makes it far better to be able to at least learn from the scenario.

Your quality take aways here include...

Your boss is not to be trusted (why, we don't know, but a reliable source, he is not.) Look for another job (you know this, but it's a reminder.) You now know PCI far better than before (and better than your boss.) You now have more experience in evaluating someone giving excuses rather than actual logic.

Thank you for the help. By posting the screenshots, I realized I had a typo in the file extension. .png vs .jpg
Once I double checked them all it now works.

@romo said in Remote Connect/Support Tools for Fedora, Windows, OS X:

Seems really interesting with the monitoring and the ability to have custom alerts.

@FATeknollogee How has the testing been going?

Haven't done much more than my OP.
I plan to do some more testing over the weekend.
My main goal is to find a ScreenConnect replacement.

RDP at home is fine.

The batch file I have for one client is this:

powershell Rename-Computer -NewName "COMPUTER_NAME" -DomainCredential DOMAIN\ADMINUser -Restart

Where COMPUTER_NAME to not exceed the 15 character limit

ETA:
I should add that this batch script start with installing Chocolatey package management tools, then the default applications,

@fateknollogee said in SaltStack setup for /etc/hosts:

I remember this has been discussed on the forums sometime back when...

I'd like to have a master host file & push this out to Linux & Windows servers & desktops.

Anyone have a good how to guide?

One more thing, you'll want to use file.managed in a State file.

That way, you keep a master copy on Git and only need to edit that. Saltstack will take care of the rest and make sure all minions have that updated file.

Otherwise, with salt-cp, you have to manually SSH to the salt-master server and run the command. I'd rather just update the file in VSCode, then be done with it...

In your State file, you can do Linux and Windows using an If statement, having it do it one way for each OS.

I use grains, os_family, etc.

@obsolesce said in Windows 10 Always Says Up to Date, But Always Needs Updates:

or just stop ignoring my posts...

@obsolesce said in Windows 10 Always Says Up to Date, But Always Needs Updates:

If you want to do automatic Windows updates in a similar way to DNF-Automatic for example, I'd load this module:

https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/2d191bcd-3308-4edd-9de2-88dff796b0bc

And then set up a scheduled task to run a script that loads the module and runs Get-WUInstall.

Too easy 😉

after restoring to my first point i've created before ... able to update sp1 succesfully .
solved now by me ...

Updated with 1903

@black3dynamite said in Make a Bootable Windows 10 USB Installer from Fedora Linux:

@scottalanmiller said in Make a Bootable Windows 10 USB Installer from Fedora Linux:

@black3dynamite I've not seen that happen. This is every time?

It happened twice so far with the same USB.

Try another USB, maybe there is something wrong with that one?

@gjacobse https://sourceforge.net/projects/supergrub2/files/2.02s9/super_grub2_disk_2.02s9/super_grub2_disk_hybrid_2.02s9.iso/download

@wrx7m said in SMBv2/v3 Issues on Windows Server 2016:

@phlipelder I thought that those files were necessary. I guess I will try to block them as long as it doesn't cause issues on the Mac side.

I don't know if they are critical or not. From what I see online files like .DS_Store is just to show metadata to the mac client. This is likely the tag color etc for the Mac Finder, which for me (personally) doesn't matter. But I'm sure it would affect business pretty heavily.

@scottalanmiller said in Find Source of Windows Mapped Drives:

@jaredbusch said in Find Source of Windows Mapped Drives:

Doing @powershell, you probably need to handle escaping quotes or something is all.

Likely

https://docs.connectwise.com/ConnectWise_Control_Documentation/Get_started/Host_page/Run_a_command_from_the_Host_page#Use_Powershell

Thanks.

I had to deal with one that couldn't use its docking station correctly after the 1803 install. Had to be removed from the dock to be powered on and the monitors stopped working.

@black3dynamite That forces a change at logon, but does not immediately expire the exisiting password.

But, if I was in a position to need to do this, I would set that flag and then force logoff the system anyway.

Because even if you expire the password, Windows does not care about the already logged in session.

@strongbad said in Windows 10 Odd Desktop Behavior - No Links Working, No Settings:

User confirmed, it appears to be working. Edge isn't working, but it's not needed. Just made Chrome the default and everything that was remaining was fixed. Thanks everyone, looks like it is good now.

Awesome!