Patch Tuesday Megathread (2025-07-08)
Hello r/sysadmin, I'm u/AutoModerator, and welcome to this month's Patch Megathread!This is the (mostly) safe location to talk about the latest patches, updates, and releases. We put this thread into...
View Article"At this point I'm looking for reasons NOT to switch from Entra/Azure back to...
I've got both thoughts and feels about this, but I'm curious what people here might say. For context, We are a non-profit with between 200 and 300 users (depending on the year and month). We are high...
View ArticleYour lack of preparation is not my emergency
Title says it all. New users started today and I need accounts now. I can’t remote in, I am working remote and need to be configured. And the list goes on. submitted by /u/Ivy1974 [link] [comments]
View ArticleCloudflare DNS appears to be down
Issues with 1.1.1.1 public resolverInvestigating - Cloudflare is aware of, and investigating, an issue which potentially impacts multiple users that use 1.1.1.1 public resolver. Further detail will be...
View ArticleMoronic Monday - July 14, 2025
Howdy, /r/sysadmin!It's that time of the week, Moronic Monday! This is a safe (mostly) judgement-free environment for all of your questions and stories, no matter how silly you think they are. Anybody...
View Articleissue with Teams/Edge Webview2
Hope someone can offer suggestions. Teams on a Surface Pro ARM tablet is suddenly asking for Webview2 to be installed. Click the button to install it, installer downloads, comes up, runs to completion...
View ArticleAnyone deploying the new HP ProBook G1a/iR? Worth the upgrade?
Just looking at the new ProBooks HP released - now called G1a (AMD, Ryzen 7 8840HS) and G1iR (Intel, Core Ultra 7 - Meteor Lake). At first glance: looks good. Aluminum chassis, 16:10 display, dual...
View ArticleMultiple ADCS Servers - Can I uninstall the old after all certs revoked?
We have two ADCS servers. The newer server is issuing certificates and the old server had all certs revoked. Can I just uninstall ADCS from the old server? Do I need to do any other cleanup? submitted...
View ArticleIs iDock a reputable KVM manufacturer?
I've done a lot of [mostly useless] research and this switch is... hopefully... what I need, maybe a little more. The price doesn't concern me, I just don't want to drop $ on a pro-level KVM that ought...
View ArticleAT&T U-Verse
President signed us up for a business U-Verse line to route some traffic through, we got some static IP’s for it and went about our way (including having vendors whitelist the IP’s). We needed some...
View ArticleResynching Windows Computer account with domain
Anyone aware of a way to do the above if you can’t log onto the box locally as an admin or use previously cached credentials?Cheers submitted by /u/Mr_Dobalina71 [link] [comments]
View ArticleRansomware attack recovery
Hi everyone, hope everyones day is going well. I find this subreddit the closest to help on my little IT quest. I am an IT solutions architect for on-prem systems specializing in storage,...
View ArticleQuestion regarding upgrading SHA-1 to SHA-2 on CA server
Hi,We have a Windows domain environment with a single Certificate Authority (CA) server installed on a Domain Controller. Currently, the CA is using the SHA-1 signing algorithm, and we are planning to...
View ArticleConducting my first interview as an IT admin – what should I ask and look out...
Hello everyone,After a long time of holding down the fort on my own, I'm finally allowed to look for a colleague who will support me in areas like Windows (client issues, standard tickets, etc.),...
View ArticleSan Francisco rolls out Microsoft’s Copilot AI for 30,000 city workers
I wonder how this is gonna go. submitted by /u/Darth_Malgus_1701 [link] [comments]
View ArticleBuilding RHEL 'golden images' in 2025
Hi folks,Unfortunately, I have been conscripted into a traditional RHEL SA role because our staff retired and I'm adjacent doing DevOps and SWE duties.What I'm not, is a traditional SA. The last time I...
View ArticleNew to this - How does a SysAdmin think?
Hey all! I have 2 years of IT experience. First 1.5 years in Helpdesk, 6 months as a Junior Sys Admin. My boss had a talk with my yesterday about the mindset of a Sys Admin. My personal goal as a...
View ArticleOverlooked Microsoft 365 security setting
Microsoft 365 offers thousands of security settings. Each designed to protect different layers of M365 environment. But in the real world, not all of them get the attention they deserve. So, here’s a...
View ArticleHeads up - New VMware CRITICAL Security Advisory
multiple CVE's in multiple products ranging from 6.2 to 9.3https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/35877VMware ESXi, Workstation,...
View ArticleWhat are the little things that help you sysadmins work from home?
We see a lot of chair threads - so what's the smaller things that make WFH work for you sysadmins out there?I'll start: good HDMI cables for my KVM, Ikea SKADIS pegboards for gear storage, and art that...
View ArticleWeirdest Windows printing services issue of all time (trust me, bro)
I'm faced with a hella weird Windows print services issue -- everyone's favorite! Okay, you've been warned:I have a batch/print server in an environment that was put in place in late 2023 and has been...
View Articlean IP from China keeps trying to send mail under one of my domains
The weird part is, this is a domain I registered but don't really use and it's never really been advertised anywhere. Email is setup with it on my web server with appropriate SPF, DKIM, DMARC etc...
View ArticleDoes Fiddler actually work?
"Collect a Fiddler trace" is Microsoft's standard reply when having any sort of M365 connection issue, but I've never been able to properly reproduce an issue while Fiddler is running. If you enable...
View ArticleNew Win11 24H2 Quality Update KB5064489 Causing Login to Hang Indefinetely
UPDATE: Leaning towards this being KB5062553 - Can't update the post title. All occuring on Dell Laptops.I've needed to Uninstall the update from Recovery Tools on 3 machines so far. These are all AD...
View ArticleWindows 10 EOL - What is the best approach
Hello, In a small company where we have around 50 devices that run Windows 10 everyday, but do not meet requirements to run Windows 11. Since Windows 10 is coming to EOL this year, what would be the...
View ArticleFirewalls on a private network?
I joined an I.T. department, a little over a year ago, supporting 180 users across 3 facilities.Almost every user has local admin privileges. Most of the Windows firewalls are disabled on clients. All...
View ArticleNSFW for a Small Enterprise
Just looking to pick the communities brain and have a bit of a fun discussion.Industry is healthcare, an org of 1500 people, 15 locations, 3500ish devices I currently use an active/passive pair of Palo...
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