Started Witcher last night. So far so good. Could use some more skin.

@scottalanmiller said in Mail Server with app like google for testing:

That said, if you were doing Postfix (I prefer to Exim) and Dovecot and skipped the Webmin or any other front end piece and stuff 100% with NextCloud for the web interface then you could run on an even smaller instance with as little as 512MB of RAM easily.

I saw the 512 instance and thought the 10GB ssd might be too small for an IMAP mail server, and since it's only $1.5(ipv6) or $2.5(ipv4) cheaper....

@scottalanmiller said in Free Upgrade to Windows 10 in 2019 from Windows 7 and Windows 8.1:

Two weeks left for those trying to go from Windows 7 to Windows 10. The Free Upgrade depends on the OS being current, remember.

Do you think those people who have not upgraded by the 14th will be UNABLE to install and activate from their Windows 7 or 8.1 key?

Notice how I didn't ask about any licensing issues. I already know that answer.

@scottalanmiller said in Mail Server with app like google for testing:

@Dashrender said in Mail Server with app like google for testing:

@scottalanmiller said in Mail Server with app like google for testing:

Something I've not seen mentioned, and is well worth mentioning, is that you can pair NextCloud with just about any existing email service. So you can do a hybrid model of any commercial email (Google, Zoho, Microsoft, a few others that are decent) plus your NextCloud for the storage and some other pieces.

Assuming you use the IMAP client in NC - the email provider themselves really doesn't matter - NC does everything inside it self, once you install the office solution you - right?

Exactly. So someone like MXRoute, which is super cheap, would be a great solution.

It would be perfect, except he said this:

@mroth911 said in Mail Server with app like google for testing:

I want to host my own mail server

He could put Linux, Exim, Dovcot, and Webmin on an old PC and do it himself. He said he wanted to host it, and I get that, but man it can be a lot of work just to save a couple dollars a month. This is a good choice for $5/mo if you really want to play with your own mail server. vultr.com

Are you trying to "de-google" your life?

I would urge you to look at NextCloud for all the apps, collaboration, calendaring, and storage. And pair it with an e-mail server of your choice.
Enjoy!

Poke Fish

Been sitting here for hours. What's the longest you've had a Windows 10 update go?

@scottalanmiller said in Is not bringing PCs in Domain is a sin?:

Right, but if doing anything beyond extreme basics, GPO gets really hard to track and finding settings can be a bear.
Working as an MSP, GPOs are a nightmare because everyone uses them differently and settings are so easy to be buried so deeply. Text files with everything clear and exposed that you can just audit with easy searches seems leaps and bounds easier.

Keeping your GPOs simplified and concise makes them super easy to manage and navigate. We only do one task per GPO. We often have a hundred GPOs in AD.
Here's a sample list of GPOs

And here is an entire GPO:

Super easy to manage. I'm not saying opening the XML is not also easy. But the GUI is stupid easy.

@scottalanmiller said in Looking for free RMM kind, or at least with H/W and S/W inventory software with agent.:

It kicks the crap out of ScreenConnect in general use,

I'm going to have to try this out. I'm a bit skeptical though, SC is extremely fast for us. With its command line, backstage, and toolbox, we rarely gui to the end user's desktop anymore....

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.

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Watching Now:

Now you understand some references!

Unbelievable how many comments I hear in group settings that come from that movie!

Just finished Ferris Bueller's Day Off. first time I've seen it. It was hysterical.

@RojoLoco It's really good. Just the slightest hint of peanut butter.

@scottalanmiller said in Weekend Plans:

No plans at all this weekend. It's great.

Except typing this a hundred times: "setup.exe /dynamicupdate disable"

Binge watching Jack Ryan while computing.

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Discussing Buc-ees... the Texan trailer decor store.

That's too funny! We were just discussing a new bar near us. Tying to decide if we are going to try their wings....

https://buceezpub.com/

Couldn't resist! Look at the subject.

@scottalanmiller said in RepairShopR Losing Time:

@stacksofplates said in RepairShopR Losing Time:

If it's not rounding on purpose I'd be concerned with using the tool for now.

Not rounding. It's a display issue with the main clock, but not the recorded time.

How do you move to billing? Printed reports? or CSV? or EDI?

No matter which method, is the time accurate when moving to billing?

@IRJ said in How do you guys handle counter offers?:

The fact that he is out of the one man shop and onto something bigger is an additional factor as well.

A HUGELY positive factor.