Inventory Management...With a Twist
So I manage about a hundred users, most of which work remotely out of their homes. Trying to keep track of inventory is a nightmare, and I'd prefer to automate. I've looked at OCS Inventory NG, but I'm...
View ArticleWhat have I just been handed?
A month or so ago I posted on here asking how much I should charge for consulting services for a small business as well as some issues I have been having with my day job HR regarding said consulting...
View ArticleWhat's your dress code policy at work?
I work in healthcare in a medium sized clinic and work at the main office. I have an office at the back of the building where I enter through every day. I'd estimate 85% of the time, the clients...
View ArticleQuestions to ask an IT Director candidate
I work in a group of 3 linux admins. Our current IT director is leaving, and the company has asked our group to interview 3 replacement candidates. If put in the same position, what questions would you...
View ArticleWhat would you do with a Frankenserver?
Alright Sysadminnit, I'm scratching my head a bit right now trying to figure out what to do with a box my employer has. A little background. We had a Dell SC1420 with 3.0ghz dual-core Xeon, 512MB ram,...
View ArticleDoes anyone support Dell Latitude 2120s? (Dell's current "netbook" product)
I'm supporting a fleet of 400 Latitude 2120s in an educational environment. These systems have the typical Dell touchpad as well as a touchscreen. Many of my users are reporting trouble with the input...
View ArticleCan I disable the Home Folder Mapping server 2008R2
here is my situation. I currently have user templates in Active Directory that under the profile tab of the user template in the Connect path it is \FS\HOMES\%USERNAME% This works great for...
View ArticleIE9 not on all computers - WSUS
We are a small business (about 40 computers). I pushed IE9 out quite a while ago. However I noticed that some computers are still running IE8. I'm not sure why and I'm not sure how to figure out why....
View ArticleProfessional CCTV digital recording devices
I don't know how many of you are also responsible for a camera infrastructure, but I was hoping for some insight. I currently have a bunch of older model Bosch Divar units, and the user interface is...
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View ArticleAll info about raid configuration on controller?
Hey, I'm planning to change the OS on a machine. I have another raid controller and other disks. In case something goes wrong or doesn't work as expected, I want to be able to revert the changes. So my...
View ArticleReverse Proxies, when to do it and when not to?
A coworker suggested we put a reverse proxy infront of a few of our internal websites which only serve our ~150 users. I have never worked with reverse proxies so I have no idea if thats a smart idea...
View ArticleOutlook Web App Usage Survey
As part of a class project, I'm interested in the market propagation of the Outlook Web App. If any of you have a minute to fill out the following (multiple-choice only!) survey, I'd really appreciate...
View Article[ask] I have to teach linux to some Windows system administrators. Where...
Windows sysadmins, please, tell me what do you know about linux and what you would like to know. I know most of you know some of both worlds, but I have not touched windows since ME. I have to teach...
View ArticleVendor just fixed my server room AC unit
I use an AKCP sensorprobe2, 2 digital thermos and an analog min/max radial thermo to measure and log temperature and humidity. I have been noticing the temps rising since late august, and in the...
View ArticleNeed some help researching vulnerabilities
I am in the middle of the OSCP course and I've hit a bit of a wall with some of the lab machines. What I've come to realize is that no amount of privilege escalation or other techniques are going to...
View ArticleAny whitebox users?
I'm just curious. I've only had the pleasure of using equipment already in place rather than actually being part of ordering in equipment. Most companies both small and large seem to be strictly using...
View ArticleAnyone have experience with DNX? (Distributed Nagios Executor)
Curious if this is worth my time to install and configure? Four independent locations, two offices, two datacenters, about 1400 total devices. Right now Nagios is installed at both datacenters and...
View ArticleGood Tech TV shows? Or YouTube channels?
I have recently started following WilsonTech1 and it's great -- but a little shallow. Does anyone know any engineering/sysadmin vlogs or TV shows? Thanks in advance. UPDATE: Sweet guys. I'm bookmarking...
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