@CCWTech said in MSP Backup Product - Local Storage:
@scottalanmiller I just had a phone conversation with Craig at Backup Assist (they are members of this forum I believe). They are in the process of rolling out a product that may fit our needs. He's going to do some research and schedule a call. I will keep you in the loop.
Just curious, what is unique about your needs that their Multisite Manager didn't address?
@scottalanmiller said in Meeting software - how do you handle it?:
Saying that it is your job to do the impossible simply means that they are not giving you a job description. No one's job is to actually do the impossible.
Rarely is it impossible; this whole topic is an example of how it is possible.
It's important to remember that "bosses" don't usually ask you to do the impossible, in fact they may not realize it when they say "fix it", that they are really saying "Do something, so I can do this thing, and get on with my day".
I'm sure Dashrender's boss was thinking "This is supposed to work, and I can't get it to work. I'll re-schedule this meeting and have Dashrender get me hooked up."
There was likely no thought about whether it was broke, or the vendor's fault, or Dash's fault, etc. She just wanted it working and she knew Dash would be able to do something to get her into that meeting.
And lookie here..... With this new info in his toolbox, Dash will show 5 minutes before the rescheduled meeting and get her online. Viola!
If there is one thing I have learned over the years, it's that you really need to decipher the true meaning behind a persons words when they ask for IT help. It's pretty rare that we get someone asking us to fix problem 'XYZ" when the problem actually is "XYZ". We usually have to ask several questions to find out what there real issue is.
So my point is, when she asked Dash fix it, she wasn't telling him it was broke, she was asking him to resolve her current dilemma.
If I told every person who expected us to "fix" it, that it's someone else's problem (when it really is; like in this topic) to deal with, and to call them, I would have lost my business decades ago.
@dafyre said in The Fundamental Flaw in Not Listening to the Boss:
@Dashrender said in The Fundamental Flaw in Not Listening to the Boss:
... the point being that the boss demands X, you do X, and then something bad happens and you get blamed for it.
This is why I will never blindly do something. I'm sorry, I don't care if you're the janitor, or the Master of the Multiverse, I'm not doing to do something just because the boss says to do it -- Especially if it is something that will come back and bite ME for doing what my boss said to do.
Now that's not to say I won't do it. But I'm going to talk with the boss about it, get more details and have a conversation with him about why his request is a good or a bad idea, or why I don't understand why he wants it done in a particular way.
Once I understand what the boss wants, and/or have my CMA's (Cover My Ass) in writing and documented, then I'll do it, even if it is still something I don't agree with doing.
I have a brain, I'm going to use it.
You are an easy one to deal with. You're fired.
Ahhhh!!!!!! This may work! Just need to see if you can send to a phone number without creating a contact first.
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https://bitbucket.org/skyetel/postcards-installer/src/master/
My hunch is that your symlinks are not fully enabled.
Run this on the both sides (your computer running crashplan, and also the server you want your backups to reside on)
fsutil behavior query SymlinkEvaluation
You will likely find this:
Local to local symbolic links are enabled.
Local to remote symbolic links are enabled.
Remote to local symbolic links are disabled.
Remote to remote symbolic links are disabled.
The "remote to" are your problem.
Run this to enable them:
fsutil behavior set SymlinkEvaluation R2R:1
The quick way through is to just run this on both, but you may wish to run it on your workstation and try the backup, and then run it on your server is it still doesn't work.
If this is a complete failure, I apologize 
Edit: R2L at the other end....
@Dashrender Too bad you can't just email it to yourself!
Yeah - he was cheating - asking to see if someone else had experience and could just point him in the right direction...
I don't agree with this for one second. Asking questions and bouncing ideas off one another is what we're all her for. Or, at least it should be. Besides, how the hell is that cheating? Is ML some kind of online university no one told me about? You may have real experience, and you may think you are adults, but you all still act like 7th graders.
You have no idea what time constraints or work load he is dealing with at this moment. We all know, as well as @WrCombs, how to go figure all of this out on our own. Sometimes that is just stupid. A quick answer or being pointed in the right direction may be just what he needed to resolve this problem quickly and efficiently. If I had the answer, I'd gladly give it to him with any BS attached.
Certainly the shit you all have strewn about today has been a complete waste of time, especially yours.
And the constant insisting that people tell their boss to f*ck themselves every time they need something that is beneath you is no way to make a living.
If all of you pulled that shit as often as you tell other people to, you'd all be out of work. And if you say it ain't so, I'll call BS.
Just think what better lives you'd have if you kept quiet when you didn't have anything useful or positive to say. I honestly don't know where you all find the energy to be such jerks all the time.
@siringo Should all be fine. I can give specific examples of problems, but they have all been one off issues. I would say that 99.9% go flawlessly and the user sees no issues or degradation at all. Log in as admin ad run the decrappify script talked about here: https://www.republicofit.com/topic/19157/script-to-clean-up-windows-10-start-menu and they'll even have a very clean start menu and a decluttered OS as much of the Windows store crap is removed.
@scottalanmiller
Just found this thread. I love AquaMail. Been using it for years. It's worthy of mention!
I need to get a specific toll free number. I've determined it is available.
Do any of you know of a place where I can register it, and then forward it to my regular number. The sites I have found so far appear to be charging an annual fee and calling plan fees, as if they were themselves a full service provider. I understand why this is; but I am looking for providers you may use that are better than others.
@scottalanmiller said in Hypervisors: revisit your choices!:
The best hammer is generally the best hammer, regardless of what you will be pounding.
Hehehe......
@popester said in Quick question: because I think I messed up.:
The I and C were transposed........ Wow........
Typos drive me insane! Glad you found it before you suffered a catastrophe.
Not my code (but I do use a variation of it), and maybe not your solution; but I hope this gets you going in the direction you need to be.
# A "safe" function for removing backups older than REMOVE_AGE + 1 day(s), always keeping at least the ALWAYS_KEEP youngest
remove_old_backups() {
local file_prefix="${backup_file_prefix:-$1}"
local temp=$(( REMOVE_AGE+1 )) # for inverting the mtime argument: it's quirky ;)
# We consider backups made on the same day to be one (commonly these are temporary backups in manual intervention scenarios)
local keeping_n=`/usr/bin/find . -maxdepth 1 \( -name "$file_prefix*.tgz" -or -name "$file_prefix*.gz" \) -type f -mtime -"$temp" -printf '%Td-%Tm-%TY\n' | sort -d | uniq | wc -l`
local extra_keep=$(( $ALWAYS_KEEP-$keeping_n ))
/usr/bin/find . -maxdepth 1 \( -name "$file_prefix*.tgz" -or -name "$file_prefix*.gz" \) -type f -mtime +$REMOVE_AGE -printf '%T@ %p\n' | sort -n | head -n -$extra_keep | cut -d ' ' -f2 | xargs -r rm
}
It takes a backup_file_prefix env variable or it can be passed as the first argument and expects environment variables ALWAYS_KEEP (minimum number of files to keep) and REMOVE_AGE (num days to pass to -mtime). It expects a gz or tgz extension. There are a few other assumptions as you can see in the comments, mostly in the name of safety.
Credit this post: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20358865/remove-all-files-older-than-x-days-but-keep-at-least-the-y-youngest/52230709#52230709
Good luck! And be sure to post your solution.
My thoughts.
Legally, the data is encrypted and can be advertised as such. No laws broken.
Now, here is where you can go after the vendor, with a single word: "Negligence."
The vendor will be found profoundly negligent in the way they designed their software.
@Jimmy9008 said in New IT Position UK, any advice/feedback?:
• Monitoring, maintaining and improving IT Infrastructure, network, security, storage, virtualized environments, servers, network devices & productivity tools
Is there budget to support these tasks? Nothing worse than saying you want to improve a firewall, and being told there is no money.
I agree that this is REALLY broad and after reading the description, I can say you will likely not find someone with appreciable skills in all areas.
I wouldn't answer this ad because I don't feel I could provide enough value to my employer in every area. I think you should clarify that you are okay with novice skills in some areas if they are offset with advanced skills in other areas.
There's never any harm in being cautious, prudent, or safe. Buy a Kidde and plug it in a wall outlet.
@Dashrender said in Carbon Monoxide Detector:
Is there something producing carbon monoxide in server closets?
...and it doesn't have to be in the closet. for example, if you have a cracked heat exchange in your gas fired furnace, you will pump (blow) CO throughout the entire HVAC system, no matter how far those vents go.....:)
@Dashrender said in E-911 When moving to VoIP?:
yeah, in this case - if their old PBX doesn't support it - they will be required by law to get a new PBX.
Fortunately, the rules are pretty forgiving for a lot of businesses. (under 7,000sq ft).
We use Greenview Data.
https://www.greenviewdata.com/spamstopshere-antispam/pricing-features.html
30 users would put you in the $1.20/u/m tier. End User pricing.
Resellers get discounts.
Green View Data was recently purchased by ZIX. We have not noticed any change in service since ZIX acquired them.
We like them very much.