@gjacobse Set up the Hyper-V host from scratch about 60-75 minutes up to date.

Set up the required base OS virtual machines about 45-60 minutes (count does not matter).

Greenfield Active Directory, OUs, GPOs, DNS, DHCP, Folders, and Shares about 45-60 minutes.

Import and configuration of base GPOs about 60 minutes.

Exchange on-premises about 30 minutes post Exchange install.

Script to set up users, their groups, and their mailbox about 60 minutes.

Time to run the script: 60 seconds.

Done.

User count does not matter. All in PowerShell.

And yes, all of our clients are on-premises Exchange.

EDIT: We charge a flat fee for the above.

@eleceng Pic the server setup with the cover open, the motherboard, the motherboard's make and model, and the power supply make and model.

We've been building servers for eons. We may have a compatible PSU sitting in our bin or at least be able to indicate what to get from auction site(s).

As far as activation goes, does Safe Mode work?

EDIT: Boot the VM to Server 2003 .ISO --> Recover --> CMD --> slgmr /rearm [ENTER].

@jaredbusch You are totally right, I just tested again and it only allowed me to mount the ISO. So @ElecEng ignore that one.

@notverypunny said in SMB Timeout?????:

Going to the easily overlooked possibility, is there enough free-space on the SMB share for the bigger jobs?

Yes. The file on the USB was about 277MB. 100's of GB available on share.

@dbeato More on the Exchange 2013/2016 and 2019 troubleshooting. Exchange 2013 is what I have narrowed down to the issue with OWA and ECP with error 500 and the fix as above works. However the Exchange 2016 CU21 and Exchange 2019 CU10 have an issue with Security Clients with AMSI as below https://borncity.com/win/2021/07/13/exchange-2016-2019-outlook-probleme-durch-amsi-integration/
https://www.frankysweb.de/exchange-2016-2019-amsi-integration-sorgt-fuer-probleme-mit-outlook/
Disabling AMSI on the server with the WEb.config file hasn't fixed it yet, in our case we had to disable AMSI on the server and clients for now.

@sickless316 said in DELL PowerEdge T410 - Memory Configuration Issues:

@pete-s how does any of this make my sense at all??? Did anyone even read any of this thread before posting???

You say he CANT use 16gb sticks which he has CLEARLY done already and have worked but instead of giving good answers you guys pressure people to move on because the people commenting on here either can’t read or don’t know enough already...

This is aggravating because every post about the T410 gets cut off with nonsense like this crp...

He used 16gb sticks so remove your comment, or don’t make one and move on if you didn’t have the answer to the question you just made the question more confusing

If you read more carefully next time, you might not become aggravated. What is supported and what works are two different things.

Reason to move on from old hardware is because for companies IT is a business, not a hobby. Spending time on something costs money, so the potential benefit has to outweigh the cost.

@pete-s said in I'm not a php dev, so what do you all think of this patch:

@pete-s said in I'm not a php dev, so what do you all think of this patch:

@jaredbusch said in I'm not a php dev, so what do you all think of this patch:

@pete-s said in I'm not a php dev, so what do you all think of this patch:

@jaredbusch said in I'm not a php dev, so what do you all think of this patch:

@pete-s said in I'm not a php dev, so what do you all think of this patch:

@jaredbusch said in I'm not a php dev, so what do you all think of this patch:

I just submitted this as a pull request to FreePBX's User Manager module.

I think it looks clean, but curious to what someone with more day to day PHP skills thinks about it.

Context matters when it comes to coding style. Do you have a link to the original source code?

The actual git is public as long as you are logged in to Attlasian.
https://git.freepbx.org/projects/FREEPBX/repos/userman/browse
They have a copy on Github but that is no longer kept in sync (apparently it is).
https://github.com/FreePBX/userman

Your code looks fine. It looks just like the original.

https://git.freepbx.org/projects/FREEPBX/repos/userman/browse/views/welcome.php

It is a pull request, it should.

I was discussing WHAT i did in my change, hence the diff in post 1.
Mostly using the ternary structure like I did.

Yeah, that was what I was commenting. It's fine.

In general if...then...else is clearer than ? to read but it also clearer to not put many php tags back to back. But that is how the original is done. So what you've done is inline with how it is written.

The only very minor thing I could find, would be to not use ' and " in the same statement, unless there is a reason for it.

So instead of:

<?php echo _(sizeof($directories)==1 ? " selected":'')?>

it would probably be better to do:

<?php echo _(sizeof($directories)==1 ? ' selected' : '') ?>

(easier to read when you're consistent with white space as well)

It will work either way so...

meant to use ' that was a miss on me.

@scottalanmiller said in Technologies Begging to be Ransomwared:

@dashrender said in Technologies Begging to be Ransomwared:

FYI - my experience in all of this is through the use of shares - so if shares aren't enabled.. then I'm guessing you're probably correct due to configuration.

Shares aren't on by default. But even when they are, nothing is shared out that a local non-admin user could access.

Yeah, and this is ultimately what saves you - OK now we're on the same page.

Thanks

@dbeato said in You Have Exceeded the Maximum Number of Computer Accounts - Windows and Active Directory:

@scottalanmiller This is for a standard user without any Domain Admin Privileges. I am assuming this is for a Technician joining computers that no one wants to have admin permissions.

That would be an example case. Yes.

I've solved all your problems 😎👍

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@scottalanmiller said in What to ask for in a Cybersecurity Auditor ...:

@travisdh1 said in What to ask for in a Cybersecurity Auditor ...:

Let us know if you find a competent auditor. I've worked in IT for quite a few years and have yet to meet/find a decent auditor.

Do you want competence? Or do you want an auditor? You need to choose.

Exactly, lol!

@black3dynamite said in Proxmox VE 7.0 Released:

@pete-s
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Seems reasonable to me. And Debian is super conservative in most cases. I don't see cause for concern in this case. And remember "based on" is kind of "for your information". Lots of things are "based on" unreleased products before. Most cars are "based on" models that never got to production. It's the quality of the final release, not the process of getting to the release, that ultimately matters.

I ended up using a tool from RDPSoft. You can take out monthly subscriptions to use their software. Very impressive stuff.

@pete-s said in VMware Carbon Black:

It can cause some seriously hard to track down problems with Windows applications. Like it's 90% of the app is working but 10% is not.

Like most third party AV. That's why that stuff has been a "no no" for years.

@jaredbusch said in So Windows 11??:

@dashrender said in So Windows 11??:

@siringo said in So Windows 11??:

@pete-s said in So Windows 11??:

@nadnerb said in So Windows 11??:

Not impressed. Have to replace my CPU (Ryzen 5 1600) if I want to upgrade.
Yeah yeah, TPM blah blah blah. Still not happy about it. I've only had the CPU for 3 years.

Granted I don't have to move until 2025 (WIN10 EOL) if I want to retain my hardware that long.
Just irritated that I can't upgrade straight away.

These requirements may not seem too strict, but having a look at the list of supported processors, you’ll notice that the 1st Gen AMD Ryzen CPUs aren’t supported, and the 2nd Gen Zen+ processors are a bare minimum on AMD’s end and the 8th Gen Kaby Lake-R is the least supported on Intel’s end. Keep in mind that although the OS will run on systems using older processors, it’s “not recommended”. Microsoft’s list of supported processors doesn’t make sense as there’s little to no difference between the 1st and 2nd Gen Ryzen processors. Similarly, the Kaby Lake-R (8th Gen Intel Core lineup) is essentially a rebranding of the 7th Gen offerings.

BBQ Sauce: https://www.hardwaretimes.com/windows-11-wont-support-1st-gen-amd-ryzen-processors-tpm-required/

More Dipping Sauces

Supported AMD CPUs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-AMD-processors Supported intal CPUs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-intal-processors

It's called planned obsolescence. It's not done for any technical reason whatsoever, so looking for what makes "sense" doesn't make sense.

This @Pete-S you're spot on. It's just about making more money. If the software is kept up to date security wise, why would anything ever need to be replaced/updated, but we all know that.

When's the release date for 11?

Oct 2021

Right is is simply Windows 10 21H2 with a new GUI and rebranded as Windows 11

As far as I've heard, they are releasing both - Windows 11 and Windows 10 21H2.

Cool, issue resolved.

https://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Dual_Booting_RHEL_with_Windows

Adding below thing to /etc/grub.d/40_custom was enough, all went good.

menuentry "Windows 10" {
set root=(hd0,1)
chainloader +1
}

An XPS with Ubuntu is very hard to beat for work. I used to have a setup like that. My needs changed lately and now is most efficient to run Win10/11, however, possibly 2nd quarter next year I'll be back to running Ubuntu mainly after I finish some Windows related projects.