You might also get interesting results using
netdom query fsmo /domain:forest
netdom query fsmo /domain:child1
netdom query fsmo /domain:child2
from different DCs

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RE: Error Demoting Domain Controller
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RE: Error Demoting Domain Controller
Yes be careful. First and easiest place to look is under the Domain Controllers section in adsi edit
You can also use
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RE: Error Demoting Domain Controller
Ah well then it looks like adsiedit for you then.
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RE: Error Demoting Domain Controller
Is the user you using to do this an Enterprise Admin?
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RE: Error Demoting Domain Controller
I am guessing you want to demote DC2? That bit is unclear.
Here:
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RE: No Facebook - 30 Days. Go
Im over 1500 days at the moment.
edit for clarity: 1500 days no facebook -
PV or HVM for new VMs in XS?
Ive been building a few linux vms for our developers this week. In the past, all the linux vms that i would make defaulted to Paravirtualization by default. Now all of them default to Hardware-assisted.
I am wondering if this would have happened by default due to kernel changes in the distros i use (centos/ubuntu). Or if i am just forgetting something i used to do to get PV on new installs.Doing a bit of reading it seems that HVM is the way forward, and that HVM is the default now for Xen(not sure about XS). Amazon says that HVM/PV performance gap is nearly nonexistant these days.
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5 months later... Win10 with indexed file shares still broken with no fix on the horizon.
Was going to migrate all our shares to Server 2012 with fully indexed shares this weekend. Then i did some tests(have been doing them for awhile) with my workstation and some other Win10 machines.
NopeAugust is when that thread starts.
Ive been putting this project off for months now because of this.
Very nearly unbelievable. I am curious since this problem seems to not affect everyone(though it affects many), anybody here waiting for this fix? -
RE: Linux File Server. Which One Would You Pick?
What are the differences between debian LAMP and CentOS LAMP? Or any functionally similar setups between the two distros? Anything other than a couple folders in a different place? yum vs apt?
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RE: Linux File Server. Which One Would You Pick?
Im no expert on the culture of linux.
Standard is CentOS, most people use that, because of the link with Red Hat I imagine.
I prefer debian or ubuntu myself, but if you want it to be easily supported by the next guy who has your job CentOS(or RedHat if you buy support) is probably the thing. -
RE: SIP "Ringer" / external speaker
Take the phone apart, find teh leads for the speaker, remove them or solder some on if the speaker is on the board. Drill a hole so the leads can come out of it.
Hook those leads up to an airhorn or foghorn. Every time the phone rings you will wake the dead.
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RE: If you weren't in the IT field, what would you be doing?
Seriously though, i would probably be a stock broker. They make gobs of money just because rich people cant be bothered to do anything themselves. And they get paid whether or not their clients earn money(typical fees are 1-3% of account value each year)
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RE: Security On a Default Ubuntu Server 16.10 Install
Ubuntu also has AppArmor, which is a bit like the SELinux in other distros.
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RE: If you could get a Bachelor's Degree for under $8,000 in less than a year... would you?
By putting limits on yourself (not wanting to move, etc) you are really hurting your job finding, and in the long run hurting your family. If there are no jobs in Shithole, Kentucky that pay well, move somewhere else that has high paying jobs.
Its like the people who live in flood deltas and have had their house destroyed multiple times, refuse to move because of sentimental reasons. -
RE: If you could get a Bachelor's Degree for under $8,000 in less than a year... would you?
A degree should only be relevant when you are in your early or mid 20s looking for your first real job. Im 37 next month and if someone wont hire me because I dont have a BS from 15 years ago, well they can do without my superior(most of the time)skills. Ill go work for myself or find someone that will hire me.
Will it even matter in 20 years when worldwide employment rate is 5-10% due to automation in all fields?
A bit off topic, but i much prefer the term Curriculum Vitae (life's work) to resume.
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RE: P2V Windows 2008 R2
@stacksofplates The new one is Xenserver Conversion Manager 2.0 i think.
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RE: P2V Windows 2008 R2
Specific troublshooting step here for OP
To change the position of the virtual disk containing the operating system- In the XenCenter Resources pane, select the powered off guest virtual machine.
- Select the Storage tab.
- On the Virtual Disks page, select the virtual disk containing the operating system and then click Properties.
- In the <operatingsystem> Properties dialog, click on the <operatingsystem> tab to display device options
- From the Device Position drop-down menu, select 0 and Click OK.
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RE: P2V Windows 2008 R2
@stacksofplates
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RE: P2V Windows 2008 R2
Ive never in my life thought of using clonezilla like you have. I suppose there is nothing wrong with what youve done, i just havent ever done it like that and it seems weird to do so. When you did the Clonezilla, you had to take these servers offline correct? With Xenconvert or even using the esxi p2v program(You dont have to do 2 conversions, just export as ova file in esxi p2v and then import the ova to xen, ova are called Open Virtualization Appliance for a reason, they work with most hypervisors, though it looks like HyperV doesnt?), the servers would be available to users during this process.
However you do need storage space for that. Easiest way is to hook up usb drive to the server you want to p2v, or send the export to shared storage but you say dont have room for that. Hundreds of GB would take a while, but if the services are available while converting it doesnt really matter. That is what i would have tried first, even on XS7. The xenconvert process basically just copies the running server's disks into vhd/ovf files, then uses the temporary transfer vm to import them into XS. They say xenconvert is unsupported, but that doesnt mean 'doesnt work anymore' usually.File Formats for Virtual Machines Open Virtualization Format (OVF) The OVF Specification provides a means of describing the properties of a virtual system. It is XML based and has generous allowances for extensibility (with corresponding tradeoffs in actual portability). Most commonly, an OVF file is used to describe a single virtual machine or virtual appliance. It can contain information about the format of a virtual disk image file as well as a description of the virtual hardware that should be emulated to run the OS or application contained on such a disk image. Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) An OVA is an OVF file packaged together with all of its supporting files (disk images, etc.). You can read about the requirements for a valid OVA package in the OVF specification. Oftentimes people will say “an OVF” and really mean “an OVA.”