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He asked if we could not use Endpoint Manager instead of Intune. Yes names changed but still... After 3 months he asked what the servicedesk url was, he uses it for work. Added a new disk to a windows system did not know to take it online and to initialize it. Said can you help me with Linux? If it were Ubuntu I could update it myself, he was on the only Ubuntu system we have.

What's the worst sysadmin mistake you ever made? Confess here.

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Nr 1. Once formated the wrong system in a nested RDP session trying out Powershell commands. One doctors office down for a whole afternoon. Nr 2. Used mirror mode in Robocopy, this deletes files at the destination not found at the source. Then accidentally switched the drive letters. Was very lucky I did not let it finish and it somehow did not follow hard links leaving many important folders unharmed. And of course no backups available, as it would have been too much data.

Well, today I fucked up by sending an email to the entire company

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I would be mad too, I like my retards cold and with a slice of lemon.

VMWare will no longer let users use ESXi for free

Posted by HJForsythe@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 761 comments

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Experience and news

What is your ideal Windows Server patching structure and cadence?

Posted by Chaffy_@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 91 comments

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Using azure patchmanagement for on-prem and cloud Windows & Linux 1. On patch tuesday patch experimental sytems one of every kind we have (web, db, dc for example) 2. On thursday all systems not involved in prod 3. Everything still up? Then next Tuesday whole prod

Simplest ever "what's my IP" lookup site?

Posted by altermere@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 568 comments

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Get-Clipboard | Select-Object -Unique | Set-clipboard Is my love

Constantly underselling myself

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Thank you! Much appreciated

Constantly underselling myself

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Nobody is better at accepting advice than I am. Best acceptor like ever.

Constantly underselling myself

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Yeah sadly that seems to be the way to go. Thank you

Woohoo.... I think

Posted by Poulticed@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 158 comments

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Aah you give me hope that my fire for this never stops. I recently asked myself if it is possible. 12 years in and still setting up services and tinkering at homs.

How do you explain to your family and friends that you're not an IT call center without them yelling at you with angry faces?

Posted by ItsYaBoyEcto@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 455 comments

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Say I don't know enough times.

Let’s talk salaries

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Ah thank you for clarification.

Let’s talk salaries

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What is the meaning of unlimited sick time? Or what would it mean to have it limited?

AD users can't RDP with hostname, works with IP

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Its not DNS. Narrator: It was DNS

Linux/Windows/MacOS as your daily driver?

Posted by AmusedSeagull@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 118 comments

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Windows for gaming and Linux for selfhosting

Our IT department is driving me insane and I need to vent

Posted by BigBootyBear@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 530 comments

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No problem at all

This insane requirements for a job in Norway

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But what will I work on after Monday?

Patch Tuesday Megathread (2023-06-13)

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I need to check tomorrow.

Patch Tuesday Megathread (2023-06-13)

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From fortigate 7.0.11 to 7.0.12 killed ipsec tunnels on 1 out of 3 firewalls. If you are facing this, try to downgrade before doing a night shift.

I think I’m done with IT

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Visit the friends at r/stoicism

Software that you love and/or makes your job easier

Posted by juitar@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 1174 comments

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We link 1Password entries to my server entries, no more PWs. PW gets updated in 1Password, no problem it is updated live. Jumphost needed? No problem just add it and connect like it is in the same network.

Why do end users in a corporate settings need iMacs to answer emails and open the office- suite?

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You can't go years without updating windows... Have you seen the vulnerabilities recently?

The note the hacker left on 10,000+ infected computers at my work. They also hijacked our entire network at the large company I work for. It’s been a long month.

Posted by Throwaway00696996969@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 466 comments

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They likely changed to a privileged account in the process, but it is a good starting point.

We will be hacked soon thanks to a loose BYOD policy

Posted by IronHitmonlee@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 641 comments

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Time to short those shares

From Helpdesk to System Administrator

Posted by Fine_Conversation_91@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 124 comments

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This is the way.