People deleting their mailboxes when they leave the company... why... you know there are these things called backups, and I'm going to restore your mailbox, why must you waste my time going through each backup until I find the day you deleted all your shit.
And why are you using Deleted Items as a filing cabinet...
Because if you're going to attempt to squeeze that big black monster into your slot you will need to be able to take at least 12 inches or else you're going to have a bad time...
Greetings from picturesque Wisconsin, where I'll be spending the next week configuring servers for a client and not QA'ing a broken piece of shit web app for lazy fucking developers.
It's like I'm actually doing what they hired me for.
Greetings from picturesque Wisconsin, where I'll be spending the next week configuring servers for a client and not QA'ing a broken piece of shit web app for lazy fucking developers.
It's like I'm actually doing what they hired me for.
Because if you're going to attempt to squeeze that big black monster into your slot you will need to be able to take at least 12 inches or else you're going to have a bad time...
Greetings from picturesque Wisconsin, where I'll be spending the next week configuring servers for a client and not QA'ing a broken piece of shit web app for lazy fucking developers.
It's like I'm actually doing what they hired me for.
The beer is good here.
The weather, not so much.
Apparently we're kicking so much ass atm that were in danger of finishing early.
We can't leave before Friday AM due to third party companies doing their installs Wednesday, we have to spend a full day on site to make sure things work and a morning after to make sure things work after end of day.
We need to keep busy mon-wed otherwise were going to get complaints and people bringing up small stupid problems like their mouse is too slow.
Greetings from picturesque Wisconsin, where I'll be spending the next week configuring servers for a client and not QA'ing a broken piece of shit web app for lazy fucking developers.
It's like I'm actually doing what they hired me for.
The beer is good here.
The weather, not so much.
Fried cheese curds :9
every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
Greetings from picturesque Wisconsin, where I'll be spending the next week configuring servers for a client and not QA'ing a broken piece of shit web app for lazy fucking developers.
It's like I'm actually doing what they hired me for.
The beer is good here.
The weather, not so much.
Fried cheese curds :9
Bratwurst.
Can you tell it's dinner time soon?
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Apothe0sisHave you ever questioned the nature of your reality?Registered Userregular
Hrrm. I have to decide if I want to take a manager position. It'd be manager of what is essentially being an on site managed services provider for a very prestigious network customer, with all the great bells and whistles and some cool shit.
But at the same time I'm really happy being a security engineer, and I really can't make up my mind.
Hrrm. I have to decide if I want to take a manager position. It'd be manager of what is essentially being an on site managed services provider for a very prestigious network customer, with all the great bells and whistles and some cool shit.
But at the same time I'm really happy being a security engineer, and I really can't make up my mind.
get paid?
You can get paid at most jobs. I made a mistake and went into sales briefly to get more paid, and that was a life realignment lesson. The money was good but fuck off it wasn't worth hating my job.
Hrrm. I have to decide if I want to take a manager position. It'd be manager of what is essentially being an on site managed services provider for a very prestigious network customer, with all the great bells and whistles and some cool shit.
But at the same time I'm really happy being a security engineer, and I really can't make up my mind.
get paid?
You can get paid at most jobs. I made a mistake and went into sales briefly to get more paid, and that was a life realignment lesson. The money was good but fuck off it wasn't worth hating my job.
I'm at a similar crossroads right now where I can keep being the "Smartest Guy in the Room" style senior tech, or I can move into management.
(Truth be told I'd rather get out of IT entirely but I've tried that twice and failed both times.)
every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
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RandomHajileNot actually a SnatcherThe New KremlinRegistered Userregular
Hrrm. I have to decide if I want to take a manager position. It'd be manager of what is essentially being an on site managed services provider for a very prestigious network customer, with all the great bells and whistles and some cool shit.
But at the same time I'm really happy being a security engineer, and I really can't make up my mind.
get paid?
You can get paid at most jobs. I made a mistake and went into sales briefly to get more paid, and that was a life realignment lesson. The money was good but fuck off it wasn't worth hating my job.
I'm at a similar crossroads right now where I can keep being the "Smartest Guy in the Room" style senior tech, or I can move into management.
(Truth be told I'd rather get out of IT entirely but I've tried that twice and failed both times.)
At one point, my boss asked me if I'd like to think about getting into management with the caveat that there probably won't be a place for me to do that for a while. At the time, I was like, yeah, maybe, sure, I'd think about it. After seeing all of the meetings and paperwork and leadership crap, I really just like being the relatively well-paid expert in everything rather than deal with people.
Hrrm. I have to decide if I want to take a manager position. It'd be manager of what is essentially being an on site managed services provider for a very prestigious network customer, with all the great bells and whistles and some cool shit.
But at the same time I'm really happy being a security engineer, and I really can't make up my mind.
get paid?
You can get paid at most jobs. I made a mistake and went into sales briefly to get more paid, and that was a life realignment lesson. The money was good but fuck off it wasn't worth hating my job.
I'm at a similar crossroads right now where I can keep being the "Smartest Guy in the Room" style senior tech, or I can move into management.
(Truth be told I'd rather get out of IT entirely but I've tried that twice and failed both times.)
At one point, my boss asked me if I'd like to think about getting into management with the caveat that there probably won't be a place for me to do that for a while. At the time, I was like, yeah, maybe, sure, I'd think about it. After seeing all of the meetings and paperwork and leadership crap, I really just like being the relatively well-paid expert in everything rather than deal with people.
I've seen my boss do her job from afar and I can definitively say fuck that shit. Her life seems to constantly exist in a state somewhere between 'tight-lipped crisis-mode' and 'something is actually on fire and it might be me'.
That said, my boss is fucking awesome and always super cool and understanding and patient with us, even if we can see how frantic she is with everything else. I have mad respect for her.
Hrrm. I have to decide if I want to take a manager position. It'd be manager of what is essentially being an on site managed services provider for a very prestigious network customer, with all the great bells and whistles and some cool shit.
But at the same time I'm really happy being a security engineer, and I really can't make up my mind.
get paid?
You can get paid at most jobs. I made a mistake and went into sales briefly to get more paid, and that was a life realignment lesson. The money was good but fuck off it wasn't worth hating my job.
I'm at a similar crossroads right now where I can keep being the "Smartest Guy in the Room" style senior tech, or I can move into management.
(Truth be told I'd rather get out of IT entirely but I've tried that twice and failed both times.)
At one point, my boss asked me if I'd like to think about getting into management with the caveat that there probably won't be a place for me to do that for a while. At the time, I was like, yeah, maybe, sure, I'd think about it. After seeing all of the meetings and paperwork and leadership crap, I really just like being the relatively well-paid expert in everything rather than deal with people.
I've seen my boss do her job from afar and I can definitively say fuck that shit. Her life seems to constantly exist in a state somewhere between 'tight-lipped crisis-mode' and 'something is actually on fire and it might be me'.
That said, my boss is fucking awesome and always super cool and understanding and patient with us, even if we can see how frantic she is with everything else. I have mad respect for her.
"Yes I have the VPN installed but I don't have a shortcut for it on my desktop. Can you do that for me?"
life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
I can admit that I tried to delete a mailbox for a user and deleted the entire user, because apparently Microsoft thinks that makes sense to do from the exchange management interface.
I can admit that I tried to delete a mailbox for a user and deleted the entire user, because apparently Microsoft thinks that makes sense to do from the exchange management interface.
Why would an organization want to keep a user with no mailbox?
In other news, Sophos is still 30 pounds of shit in a 10 pound bag.
every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
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jungleroomxIt's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovelsRegistered Userregular
Had some issues setting up the new boxes, but we went through those and got em up. Had to deal with some third party companies and their bullshit. Put in 30 hours since Sunday.
Still not QAing a broken piece of shit web app, zero fucks given about the server issues.
I can admit that I tried to delete a mailbox for a user and deleted the entire user, because apparently Microsoft thinks that makes sense to do from the exchange management interface.
Why would an organization want to keep a user with no mailbox?
I mistyped some things setting it up. I figured it would be easier to delete and start again.
"Yes I have the VPN installed but I don't have a shortcut for it on my desktop. Can you do that for me?"
As basic as this would seem, I know a majority of our users would have no idea how to get to anything, including our VPN, if we didn't create a shortcut on their desktop. Granted, most of these people working here come from farming families and legitimately only use a desktop/laptop computer while working here. It's really only in the last 5 years that many have even gotten some form of computer at home.
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RandomHajileNot actually a SnatcherThe New KremlinRegistered Userregular
"Yes I have the VPN installed but I don't have a shortcut for it on my desktop. Can you do that for me?"
As basic as this would seem, I know a majority of our users would have no idea how to get to anything, including our VPN, if we didn't create a shortcut on their desktop. Granted, most of these people working here come from farming families and legitimately only use a desktop/laptop computer while working here. It's really only in the last 5 years that many have even gotten some form of computer at home.
I'd go as far as to say that the "have a computer at home" has peaked, due to smart phones and iPads/tablets. My parents ostensibly have a computer, but the last time it was booted was for me to back up photos from their phones to an external flash drive.
"Yes I have the VPN installed but I don't have a shortcut for it on my desktop. Can you do that for me?"
As basic as this would seem, I know a majority of our users would have no idea how to get to anything, including our VPN, if we didn't create a shortcut on their desktop. Granted, most of these people working here come from farming families and legitimately only use a desktop/laptop computer while working here. It's really only in the last 5 years that many have even gotten some form of computer at home.
My issue is that I have VPN shortcuts on the desktop and yet they are not clicked! And if they are, they do not tell it to connect in the systray. And then they will complain to people who aren't me that the VPN sucks and I suck and blah blah. Who will then get their shoulders rubbed by people who also can't be bothered to click on desktop icons and feel their pain.
It is fucking infuriating. I have a department head that I've shown the VPN shortcut to about 20 times now, and they roam throughout the week, and yet, because it is a Tuesday or something, how the fuck does this VPN work, Thawmus? Oh you have to click it? What? How can I not remember that?
I DON'T KNOW HOW THE FUCK CAN'T YOU? YOU DID THIS EVERY DAY FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS!!
Using IIS reverse Proxy (ARR method, for those who care) for a sharepoint instance we want to have accessible externally.
kept failing the health check every single time because of a 403 error. As far as we can tell, there was no reason for there to be a 403 error. And every time it fails a health check, it marks the server as unhealthy so requests fail, so the website fails to load.
Tell the health check that 403 is an acceptable error code. The site loads. every time. for the last hour.
Folks, I have decided to take it upon myself to finally develop a Networking thread with a proper OP. The intent is to add some general guidelines related to router/switch choices and some basic background for wifi related items. Your basic residential network type stuff. I was wondering if you guys could give it a proofread once I put it together.
I'll likely toss things into a Google Doc prior to making it go Live. I'm not planning to have this see the light of day until at least the end of Sept, so right now I'm just probing for interest/reviewers.
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RandomHajileNot actually a SnatcherThe New KremlinRegistered Userregular
Using IIS reverse Proxy (ARR method, for those who care) for a sharepoint instance we want to have accessible externally.
kept failing the health check every single time because of a 403 error. As far as we can tell, there was no reason for there to be a 403 error. And every time it fails a health check, it marks the server as unhealthy so requests fail, so the website fails to load.
Tell the health check that 403 is an acceptable error code. The site loads. every time. for the last hour.
:rotate:
Is it a site that prompts for your username and password via the Windows credential box? Because I believe IE tries to login anonymously before trying your Kerberos token, and then if that fails you get the prompt. (It may not be a 403 that gets thrown back to the browser, but that makes some amount of sense.)
Using IIS reverse Proxy (ARR method, for those who care) for a sharepoint instance we want to have accessible externally.
kept failing the health check every single time because of a 403 error. As far as we can tell, there was no reason for there to be a 403 error. And every time it fails a health check, it marks the server as unhealthy so requests fail, so the website fails to load.
Tell the health check that 403 is an acceptable error code. The site loads. every time. for the last hour.
:rotate:
Is it a site that prompts for your username and password via the Windows credential box? Because I believe IE tries to login anonymously before trying your Kerberos token, and then if that fails you get the prompt. (It may not be a 403 that gets thrown back to the browser, but that makes some amount of sense.)
the site it set up so when you go to it you have to choose your authentication method first, wither Windows auth (for internal users), or Forms auth (for external), so it shouldn't be trying to authenticate right off the hop.
Folks, I have decided to take it upon myself to finally develop a Networking thread with a proper OP. The intent is to add some general guidelines related to router/switch choices and some basic background for wifi related items. Your basic residential network type stuff. I was wondering if you guys could give it a proofread once I put it together.
I'll likely toss things into a Google Doc prior to making it go Live. I'm not planning to have this see the light of day until at least the end of Sept, so right now I'm just probing for interest/reviewers.
I'd be interested to see people do something that isn't my redneck network engineering.
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And why are you using Deleted Items as a filing cabinet...
The beer is good here.
The weather, not so much.
The football was also disappointing last night.
Apparently we're kicking so much ass atm that were in danger of finishing early.
We can't leave before Friday AM due to third party companies doing their installs Wednesday, we have to spend a full day on site to make sure things work and a morning after to make sure things work after end of day.
We need to keep busy mon-wed otherwise were going to get complaints and people bringing up small stupid problems like their mouse is too slow.
Fried cheese curds :9
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Bratwurst.
Can you tell it's dinner time soon?
get paid?
You can get paid at most jobs. I made a mistake and went into sales briefly to get more paid, and that was a life realignment lesson. The money was good but fuck off it wasn't worth hating my job.
XBL:Phenyhelm - 3DS:Phenyhelm
I'm at a similar crossroads right now where I can keep being the "Smartest Guy in the Room" style senior tech, or I can move into management.
(Truth be told I'd rather get out of IT entirely but I've tried that twice and failed both times.)
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
This is a clickable link to my Steam Profile.
This is a clickable link to my Steam Profile.
I've seen my boss do her job from afar and I can definitively say fuck that shit. Her life seems to constantly exist in a state somewhere between 'tight-lipped crisis-mode' and 'something is actually on fire and it might be me'.
That said, my boss is fucking awesome and always super cool and understanding and patient with us, even if we can see how frantic she is with everything else. I have mad respect for her.
It really does always work.
I had a boss like this.
They fired her.
"Yes I have the VPN installed but I don't have a shortcut for it on my desktop. Can you do that for me?"
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
One of them was trying to remove a user from a group and he deleted the mailbox. How do you manage to do that?
that's amazing.
Overeager incompetence.
Why would an organization want to keep a user with no mailbox?
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Still not QAing a broken piece of shit web app, zero fucks given about the server issues.
I mistyped some things setting it up. I figured it would be easier to delete and start again.
As basic as this would seem, I know a majority of our users would have no idea how to get to anything, including our VPN, if we didn't create a shortcut on their desktop. Granted, most of these people working here come from farming families and legitimately only use a desktop/laptop computer while working here. It's really only in the last 5 years that many have even gotten some form of computer at home.
This is a clickable link to my Steam Profile.
My issue is that I have VPN shortcuts on the desktop and yet they are not clicked! And if they are, they do not tell it to connect in the systray. And then they will complain to people who aren't me that the VPN sucks and I suck and blah blah. Who will then get their shoulders rubbed by people who also can't be bothered to click on desktop icons and feel their pain.
It is fucking infuriating. I have a department head that I've shown the VPN shortcut to about 20 times now, and they roam throughout the week, and yet, because it is a Tuesday or something, how the fuck does this VPN work, Thawmus? Oh you have to click it? What? How can I not remember that?
I DON'T KNOW HOW THE FUCK CAN'T YOU? YOU DID THIS EVERY DAY FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS!!
Every Sophos licence comes with a free Bag Of Holding?!?
Yeah, but it opens to a hell demension and demons occasionally come out of it.
XBL:Phenyhelm - 3DS:Phenyhelm
kept failing the health check every single time because of a 403 error. As far as we can tell, there was no reason for there to be a 403 error. And every time it fails a health check, it marks the server as unhealthy so requests fail, so the website fails to load.
Tell the health check that 403 is an acceptable error code. The site loads. every time. for the last hour.
:rotate:
I'll likely toss things into a Google Doc prior to making it go Live. I'm not planning to have this see the light of day until at least the end of Sept, so right now I'm just probing for interest/reviewers.
This is a clickable link to my Steam Profile.
the site it set up so when you go to it you have to choose your authentication method first, wither Windows auth (for internal users), or Forms auth (for external), so it shouldn't be trying to authenticate right off the hop.
I'd be interested to see people do something that isn't my redneck network engineering.