Re: [LIST ADMIN MESSAGE] RE: Open Letter and apology

2009-08-27 Thread Wolf
+1 :) Get well soon man. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 7:48 AM, Stu Sjouwerman s...@sunbelt-software.comwrote: :-) Warm regards, Stu Sjouwerman Founder, VP Marketing. P: +1-727-562-0101 ext 218 F: +1-727-562-5199 s...@sunbelt-software.com -- *From:* Lee

Re: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Candee Vaglica
I *love* it! On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 12:22 AM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Now anyone can be a sysadmin/tech support person: http://xkcd.com/627/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~

Copy profile utility

2009-08-27 Thread Tom Miller
Folks, We are using Quest migration utility to migrate from eDir to AD. The utilities include a profile copy utility, but it works only 80% of the time and troubleshooting generally takes longer than just manually adding the PC to the domain then copying the profile. As for profile copy

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread David Lum
+1 Printed and will be posted in the window of our Service Desk office for all to see... From: Candee Vaglica [mailto:can...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: Our profession has been exposed I *love* it! On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at

Re: Copy profile utility

2009-08-27 Thread KenM
I have never used the CopyProfile utiliy but I have used moveuser and several others. One of the biggest problems I have seen with all the utilities are permissions or files in use. Beofre running the utilities check permissions and reboot the computer to clear any files that are in use. And when

RE: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Maglinger, Paul
Thanks Kurt... as if there wasn't already an unemployment problem... -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 11:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: Our profession has been exposed Now anyone can be a sysadmin/tech

RE: problems with international web visitors

2009-08-27 Thread Kelsay, Mark
I am in Cardiff, Wales, UK and I can connect to your website. Mark From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: 25 August 2009 13:46 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: problems with international web visitors Sorry for the OT post, but our international

RE: problems with international web visitors

2009-08-27 Thread John Aldrich
Thanks. I think it may be a combination of factors. including network congestion on a few international pipes into South America. John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Kelsay, Mark [mailto:mark.kel...@confused.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:18 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE:

RE: Copy profile utility

2009-08-27 Thread Steven M. Caesare
We used the Quest tools (vmover.exe) for a migration and had near 100% success with it. What are the issues? Are you getting error logs from the tool to track down? Have you tried doing a dry run to see what the tool is reporting? -sc From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] Sent:

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Ziots, Edward
Sigh, Who Ratted us all out... they should be TARRED and feathered... Z Edward Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP+I, ME, CCA, Security +, Network + ezi...@lifespan.org Phone:401-639-3505 From: Candee Vaglica

Re: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Lee Douglas
One thing they left out is to format the drive and start over - I've heard that a lot on this forum g On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Ziots, Edward ezi...@lifespan.org wrote: Sigh, Who Ratted us all out… they should be TARRED and feathered… Z Edward Ziots Network Engineer

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Don Guyer
That's how our field techs resolve a lot of issues. Troubleshooting is a lost art form, to most techs today. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread David Mazzaccaro
lost art? Or (in most cases) it's just not cost effective. From: Don Guyer [mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 10:06 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed That's how our field techs

RE: problems with international web visitors

2009-08-27 Thread Secrest, Ray
Thanks Ray Secrest Infrastructure Services Security Assurance Tampa Florida PCS 727 967-8216 Desk 813-348-5231 From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:35 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: problems

RE: Copy profile utility

2009-08-27 Thread Webster
From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] Subject: Copy profile utility We are using Quest migration utility to migrate from eDir to AD. The utilities include a profile copy utility, but it works only 80% of the time and troubleshooting generally takes longer than just manually adding the

Re: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Daniel Rodriguez
I heard this before: FDisk is your friend On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Lee Douglas lee.doug...@gmail.com wrote: One thing they left out is to format the drive and start over - I've heard that a lot on this forum g On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Ziots, Edward ezi...@lifespan.orgwrote:

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread David Lum
+1 Time is money. Having said that sometimes I will troubleshoot out of curiosity even after it's obvious blowing away and starting over is faster - I get a burning desire to know WHAT happened. Sometimes that tidbit pays huge dividends later, or sometimes knowing exactly what

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Charlie Kaiser
Troubleshooting is an extremely valuable tool. Curing a symptom doesn't fix a problem. Even a wipe and rebuild can be ineffective if the root cause is elsewhere. It's one thing to wipe/rebuild a desktop machine for a problem, but when it's a strange issue with an exchange box, or SQL server, or

Re: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Sherry Abercrombie
Yeah it's a lost art IMHO. Case in point, I've got a ticket in my inbox from the HelpDesk area, it's a case of the helpdesk person should have shadowed this person in Citrix who was reporting that they were getting a message about a virus when they were trying to print out the employee phone list

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Don Guyer
Don't get me wrong, being able to image a computer is invaluable, but it just seems to be used way too often as an easy-out. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610)

Re: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Len Hammond
+1 When I'm quoting a machine fix for someone, I often tell them that it is quicker/cheaper to wipe reload than it is to fix it. When I get it to my home office, I will usually, off the clock, try to figure it out before I reload. The why question from my childhood keeps coming back

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Raper, Jonathan
+100 Yes, lost art. Too many techs say to re-image, and while I certainly agree that it is the most cost-effective immediate fix, you generally don't know the root cause of the problem. Understanding how something works and why it broke are invaluable when it comes to building your knowledge

Re: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Sherry Abercrombie
I'm an advocate for re-imaging when the user has gotten spyware/malware etc on their workstation and are having issues because of that.I just think that it serves them right to have that inconvenience because of their own actions. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Raper, Jonathan

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Jacob
Our process is simple. XZY does not work - Did you reset? - No. - Reset and try again. | | Yes. - Reset again and try again. From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:45 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: Our profession has

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Raper, Jonathan
Agreed - there are exceptions to every rule! Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians Associates, PA jra...@eaglemds.comBLOCKED::mailto:%20jra...@eaglemds.com www.eaglemds.comBLOCKED::http://www.eaglemds.com/ From: Sherry

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Charlie Kaiser
I dunno; I think that's a bit harsh considering the (non) tech-savvy level of the average user base. There's a lot of malware out there that's pretty sophisticated and can trap a user that is not really doing anything wrong. Something as simple as mis-typing a URL or hitting a google link that

Advice: Using VMware ESX to practice upgrading a domain

2009-08-27 Thread Michael . Leone
I know a number of folks on this mailing list use VMware, so I thought I would ask this here. I have a VMware ESX cluster, and want to practice the steps for upgrading my domain from AD 2000 to AD 2003 (then, AD2008 later). I can recall doing something similar 3 years back with the regular

RE: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Maglinger, Paul
Say... isn't this the answer to question #6 on the 70-640 exam? -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 11:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: Our profession has been exposed Now anyone can be a sysadmin/tech support

default logon domain name Vista

2009-08-27 Thread Okan Bostan
Hi List, I want to change default logon domain name in the logon screen in Vista. In Microsoft articlehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/555050/en-us, it says; it could be done by script. I have done the exact steps, but it didn't work for me. Any suggestions? Thanks. ~ Finally, powerful

RE: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Thomas Gonzalez
I believe your are correct paul -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 10:42 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Our profession has been exposed Say... isn't this the answer to question #6 on the 70-640 exam?

RE: default logon domain name Vista

2009-08-27 Thread Richard Stovall
Did you check to verify that the reg key was created and populated? From: Okan Bostan [mailto:bosta...@itu.edu.tr] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 11:47 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: default logon domain name Vista Hi List, I want to change default logon domain name in the

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Ray
But all too often IT is running leaner, as well as the endusers could be. Techs screwing around for 1/2 hour or longer just cause downtime for both parties. -Original Message- From: Charlie Kaiser [mailto:charl...@golden-eagle.org] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 7:55 AM To: NT

RE: default logon domain name Vista

2009-08-27 Thread Okan Bostan
Yes, HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\DefaultDomainName key is created. From: Richard Stovall [mailto:richard.stov...@researchdata.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:51 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: default logon domain name Vista Did you check

RE: Copy profile utility

2009-08-27 Thread Ray
We also used Quest with mixed success. Sometimes we just pointed the profile to the old one via a reghack. From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:41 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Copy profile utility We used the Quest tools

RE: default logon domain name Vista

2009-08-27 Thread Carl Houseman
That article doesn't apply to Vista. If you have AD you can set this with group policy. ComputerPoliciesAdministrative templatesSystemLogonAssign a default domain for logon Carl From: Okan Bostan [mailto:bosta...@itu.edu.tr] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 11:47 AM To: NT System

Re: Advice: Using VMware ESX to practice upgrading a domain

2009-08-27 Thread Sherry Abercrombie
Yup, build yourself a test domain in VMWare, different ip and subnet address range for it. Set it up like your domain is in production, snapshot your servers before doing any migrations or upgrades, then practice all you want. Revert back to the snapshot and start all over again. You will find

RE: default logon domain name Vista

2009-08-27 Thread Okan Bostan
I don't have the Assign a default domain for logon setting in GPO. It's a Windows Server 2003 DC. From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:58 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: default logon domain name Vista That article doesn't

Re: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Devin Meade
Re-imaging a system that has an unknown problem can part of the problem isolation process. Problem isolation as a part of troubleshooting is a lost art. So is verification that you followed a written procedure, but I do digress... I keep seeing entry level techs that want to fly by the seat of

RE: default logon domain name Vista

2009-08-27 Thread Carl Houseman
Install the RSAT tools for Vista (on a Vista machine) and use that version of Group Policy Management to establish the policy. Carl From: Okan Bostan [mailto:bosta...@itu.edu.tr] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 12:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: default logon domain name

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Jacob
HEY!.. not all p*rn sites are bad! ;-) -Original Message- From: Charlie Kaiser [mailto:charl...@golden-eagle.org] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 8:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed I dunno; I think that's a bit harsh considering the (non)

Re: Advice: Using VMware ESX to practice upgrading a domain

2009-08-27 Thread Sherry Abercrombie
VLans On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:09 AM, michael.le...@pha.phila.gov wrote: Sherry Abercrombie saber...@gmail.com wrote on 08/27/2009 11:59:24 AM: Yup, build yourself a test domain in VMWare, different ip and subnet address range for it. Set it up like your domain is in production,

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Jim Majorowicz
I think the implied comment is that a wipe/rebuild is more cost effective use of man-hours than troubleshooting for most *DESKTOP* related issues. I agree with what you're saying though. Troubleshooting is becoming a lost art for entry level techs. -Original Message- From: Charlie

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Jim Majorowicz
Aren't you paid to say that? :) -Original Message- From: Jacob [mailto:ja...@excaliburfilms.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed HEY!.. not all p*rn sites are bad! ;-) -Original Message- From:

RE: OT - Rack Screws

2009-08-27 Thread Jim Majorowicz
You do realize that in my head, you just gained Dueling Banjos as your personal theme music every time I read one of your posts... -Original Message- From: Andy Shook [mailto:andy.sh...@peak10.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 9:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - Rack

Re: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Depending on your environment and data storage, its a faster solution. -- ME2 On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Don Guyerdon.gu...@prufoxroach.com wrote: That’s how our field techs resolve a lot of issues. Troubleshooting is a lost art form, to most techs today. Don Guyer Systems

Re: OT - Rack Screws

2009-08-27 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Just wait till you seem him PLAY a banjo IRL... -- ME2 On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Jim Majorowiczjmajorow...@gmail.com wrote: You do realize that in my head, you just gained Dueling Banjos as your personal theme music every time I read one of your posts... -Original Message-

Re: default logon domain name Vista

2009-08-27 Thread Jon Harris
One word of warning on this you will not want to go back to running GPM on the DC afterwards. RSAT makes it so much easier and there is the down side that if you try to edit a policy created from Vista/Windows 7 box on a 2003 box you may have problems with it later. RSAT is just a good tool for

RE: default logon domain name Vista

2009-08-27 Thread Christopher Bodnar
I think that is a Vista only setting and you need to manually load the Vista ADMX or ADML files. Keep in mind that this won't apply to down-level clients (XP, 2000). Chris Bodnar, MCSE Sr. Systems Engineer Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life Insurance Company of

Re: OT - Rack Screws

2009-08-27 Thread Sherry Abercrombie
You know of course that Dueling Banjos weren't really dueling banjos, it was a banjo guitar...not that I have any clue what you're referring to here of course ;) On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Jim Majorowicz jmajorow...@gmail.comwrote: You do realize that in my head, you just gained

Re: OT: SharePoint design

2009-08-27 Thread Jon Harris
Before you get started make a decision on which one you will use, Sharepoint Services or Sharepoint server. It will make a difference with the design and what you can do later. Jon On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Bob Fronk b...@btrfronk.com wrote: I am heading into a SharePoint rollout to

Re: logon script runs...

2009-08-27 Thread Jim Majorowicz
No one had any thoughts on this at all? On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Jim Majorowicz jmajorow...@gmail.comwrote: Just to make sure I’m not going insane: On a Windows XP workstation, if a user is logged on and steps away from her desk long enough for the PC to go into Power Save sleep

Re: Advice: Using VMware ESX to practice upgrading a domain

2009-08-27 Thread Michael . Leone
Sherry Abercrombie saber...@gmail.com wrote on 08/27/2009 12:21:49 PM: VLans I thought you would be. I suppose I could set up a special VLAN on our main switch. I usually don't handle the VLAN configurations (altho I have set them up once or twice), my co-worker does. I suppose I could set it

OT: SharePoint design

2009-08-27 Thread Bob Fronk
I am heading into a SharePoint rollout to help with our file share nightmare and Outlook as a file transport problems. Data is at multiple sites. If any SharePoint experts out there would be able to discuss this with me via email or phone call, please contact me off list at:

Re: Advice: Using VMware ESX to practice upgrading a domain

2009-08-27 Thread Michael . Leone
Sherry Abercrombie saber...@gmail.com wrote on 08/27/2009 11:59:24 AM: Yup, build yourself a test domain in VMWare, different ip and subnet address range for it. Set it up like your domain is in production, snapshot your servers before doing any migrations or upgrades, then practice all

Re: logon script runs...

2009-08-27 Thread Damien Solodow
Correct, the login script should not run in that case. -- Sent using BlackBerry From: Jim Majorowicz jmajorow...@gmail.com To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Thu Aug 27 12:31:49 2009 Subject: Re:

RE: logon script runs...

2009-08-27 Thread Richard Stovall
I have been accused of being thoughtless. It's definitely true in this instance. J From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 12:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: logon script runs... No one had any thoughts on this at all? On Tue,

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Charlie Kaiser
Sometimes. Let's say you have an application issue with a desktop. Tech A wipes and rebuilds. Takes an hour. Tech B spends an hour troubleshooting the issue, isolates it to a DLL that got whacked by some update or something. Copies the file from a good system to the problem PC and it's fixed. The

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Charlie Kaiser
You assume that the issue has indeed been isolated to the desktop machine. :-) Especially with domain/profile issues, the line is not necessarily that clear... I've seen desktop techs wipe more than one machine for an issue that turned out to be something further up the chain. Personally, I'll

Re: OT - Rack Screws

2009-08-27 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
The recording for the movie, Deliverance, yea - but the original Fuedin' Banjos was an instrumental written for a 4 and a 5 string banjo. -- ME2 On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Sherry Abercrombiesaber...@gmail.com wrote: You know of course that Dueling Banjos weren't really dueling banjos,

Re: logon script runs...

2009-08-27 Thread Daniel Rodriguez
Do you have it set to go into Hybernate mode, or do you have set to go into Stand By Mode? What about the Power Settings? I always set that to 'Never' if it is a workstation. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Jim Majorowicz jmajorow...@gmail.comwrote: No one had any thoughts on this at all?

Re: OT - Rack Screws

2009-08-27 Thread RichardMcClary
However, Dueling Tubas, from the movie Beligerence, did in fact have two tubas. -- RMc Sherry Abercrombie saber...@gmail.com wrote on 08/27/2009 11:33:18 AM: You know of course that Dueling Banjos weren't really dueling banjos, it was a banjo guitar...not that I have any clue what

Our job description of sorts...

2009-08-27 Thread David Lum
Random yet relevant post for the day... I was asked by a fellow employee what I do here I came up with this. I changed it from I to we for posting here, but figured it pretty much described any sysadmin... The stuff we do is only noticed if we don't do it, and even then in some cases we'd

Re: Our job description of sorts...

2009-08-27 Thread Steve Ens
Good answer... On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 12:00 PM, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote: Random yet relevant post for the day… I was asked by a fellow employee what I do here I came up with this. I changed it from “I” to “we” for posting here, but figured it pretty much described any sysadmin…

RE: logon script runs...

2009-08-27 Thread Free, Bob
No they are not logging in they are unlocking so logon scripts are not processed. From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:32 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: logon script runs... No one had any thoughts on this at all? On Tue, Aug

Re: OT - Rack Screws

2009-08-27 Thread Sherry Abercrombie
Yup, but he said Dueling Banjos, so the reference was for the movie version ;) On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Micheal Espinola Jr michealespin...@gmail.com wrote: The recording for the movie, Deliverance, yea - but the original Fuedin' Banjos was an instrumental written for a 4 and a 5

RE: logon script runs...

2009-08-27 Thread Steven M. Caesare
It should not. -sc From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 12:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: logon script runs... No one had any thoughts on this at all? On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Jim Majorowicz jmajorow...@gmail.com

RE: Remote Control Console

2009-08-27 Thread Joe Heaton
I love Terminals. I do all my RDP with it. I've tried telnet through it, but there was some funkyness to it. XP, by the way, not Vista. I haven't tried it on my Vista machine. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

RE: OT: SharePoint design

2009-08-27 Thread Steven M. Caesare
I'd like to see the discussion here, rather than by offline phone call... we are wading in to SharePoint as well and would like to hear any tips and/or war stories. -sc From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 12:36 PM To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: Our job description of sorts...

2009-08-27 Thread Andy Shook
Lum, What you described is a good admin, i.e., one who keeps the lights on and no one notices when he does stuff. If that describes any of you then your 80% there. What separates the great ones from the 80% is the ones who can; 1. Think long term and strategically 2. Able to

Re: Our job description of sorts...

2009-08-27 Thread RichardMcClary
Correct! It (not only your description but my experience) reminds me of a Dilbert episode... Dilbert - Yesterday I was a nobody, a little person lost in a big company. Today, everyone knows who I am! Dogbert - You mean, you screwed up? Dilbert - Yeah, big-time! -- richard David Lum

RE: OT - Rack Screws

2009-08-27 Thread Andy Shook
That's fine, it's one of the standards I hope to master. Shook -Original Message- From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 12:24 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT - Rack Screws You do realize that in my head, you just gained

RE: OT: SharePoint design

2009-08-27 Thread Bob Fronk
We will be using MOSS. From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 12:36 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: SharePoint design Before you get started make a decision on which one you will use, Sharepoint Services or Sharepoint server. It will make a

RE: Our job description of sorts...

2009-08-27 Thread paul chinnery
Of course, it's also true that if we don't do it right (the stuff nobody ever notices), then somebody will notice. (Wish I could find the link to that old Dilbert cartoon where the punch line is, Oh yeah, big time.) From: david@nwea.org To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: Thu,

RE: OT: SharePoint design

2009-08-27 Thread paul chinnery
+1 Subject: RE: OT: SharePoint design Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:20:27 -0400 From: scaes...@caesare.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com I’d like to see the discussion here, rather than by offline phone call… we are wading in to SharePoint as well and would like to hear

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Ray
I understand how it works. Hopefully somebody's paying attention to trends rather than assuming every problem will end up a system-wide problem. I'm sure we've all had bad updates for example. I've seen way too many silly safequards be put in place because one time, 5 years ago...

RE: OT: SharePoint design

2009-08-27 Thread Bob Fronk
I am fine with public discussion, so here is where I am starting from. Currently we have multiple sites, each with at least one file server. Each file server is home for user profiles and a large number of shares. Users share documents across sites and across VPN from these shares. Obviously

Re: OT: SharePoint design

2009-08-27 Thread Jon Harris
You will be happier! I went down the service route once and it was a major pain. I was half glad the project got cancelled due to the Mac user in our network as well as a problem with email that was caused. Jon On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Bob Fronk b...@btrfronk.com wrote: We will be

RE: OT: SharePoint design

2009-08-27 Thread Andy Shook
OK. Sharepoint is IIS on steroids with everything stored in a SQL backend. Keep that framework in mind as you design and also accept that you will _NEVER_ get rid of email as file transport. EVER. Shook From: Bob Fronk [mailto:b...@btrfronk.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:39 PM To:

Re: OT: SharePoint design

2009-08-27 Thread Jon Harris
So true so true, sigh. Jon On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Andy Shook andy.sh...@peak10.com wrote: OK. Sharepoint is IIS on steroids with everything stored in a SQL backend. Keep that framework in mind as you design and also accept that you will _*NEVER*_ get rid of email as file

RE: Our job description of sorts...

2009-08-27 Thread Michael Hoffman
And as the work gets bigger the screw-ups get bigger, but we learn from them quicker! From: paul chinnery [mailto:pdw1...@hotmail.com] Sent: 27 August 2009 6:28 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Our job description of sorts... Of course, it's also true that if we don't do it right (the

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Jacob
Hmm... Still have to found out the root cause. Why did 12 machines have the same DLL problem at the same time? Bad patch? Copying over the DLL is just a quick fix which is perfectly normal in this situation. Still need to find the actual problem. When I troubleshoot, I like to come up with a

RE: OT: SharePoint design

2009-08-27 Thread Steven M. Caesare
EVERYTHING in SP is in the SQL server. Configuration, web content, and files. Furthermore, while you can have multiple sites (= separate SQL DB's), there are some gotchas, such as that content indexing is limited to site boundaries. Thus if you maintain multiple sites, you would need to run a

RE: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Gene Giannamore
Can't have one without the other http://xkcd.com/518/ -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: Our profession has been exposed Now anyone can be a sysadmin/tech support person:

OT: Word Definition Origination

2009-08-27 Thread Roger Wright
I've been asked to find out what the word chiotes means and where it originated. The best I can find is that it may be French and is somehow related to toilets. Anyone have more specific details for me? Roger Wright ___ Polarvoid: The state of having no baby pictures, a condition that usually

RE: Word Definition Origination

2009-08-27 Thread Christopher Bodnar
Natives of CHIOS Island, Greece. ? Chris Bodnar, MCSE Sr. Systems Engineer Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com Phone: 610-807-6459 Fax: 610-807-6003 _ From: rhw...@gmail.com

Re: Word Definition Origination

2009-08-27 Thread Roger Wright
Yep, I saw that, too. But I'm looking for the lowercase version. Roger Wright ___ Sent from Tampa, FL, United States On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Christopher Bodnar christopher_bod...@glic.com wrote: Natives of CHIOS Island, Greece. ? Chris Bodnar, MCSE Sr. Systems

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Charlie Kaiser
I probably wasn't clear enough; Tech B found the root cause (specific update that hosed a DLL)... That's always been my troubleshooting focus. Find the root cause... *** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *** -Original Message-

RE: OT: Word Definition Origination

2009-08-27 Thread paul chinnery
No, but I will nominate this as the most OT post I've seen on this list. Not that I'm complaining. It's just so, so out of the blue. Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:58:23 -0400 Subject: OT: Word Definition Origination From: rhw...@gmail.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com I've been

Re: OT: Word Definition Origination

2009-08-27 Thread Roger Wright
Thanks... I'm honored! I've googled this like crazy and found this: http://images.google.com/images?hl=enclient=firefox-arls=org.mozilla:en-US:officialhs=qtfq=chiotesum=1ie=UTF-8sa=Ntab=wi so it does appear to be French and related to toilets but I can't get a definitive translation. Roger

RE: Word Definition Origination

2009-08-27 Thread Don Guyer
A cloak with a cowl, or hood to it, worn by shepherds. Portugese. Other thing I found was something similar to squash, but spelled Chayote. Yes, I'm a little bored.. J Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster

Re: Word Definition Origination

2009-08-27 Thread andy
in french with a french to english translator les chiotes puppies aux chiotes for puppies At 02:13 PM 8/27/2009, you wrote: Yep, I saw that, too. But I'm looking for the lowercase version. Roger Wright ___ Sent from Tampa, FL, United States On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Christopher

RE: OT - Rack Screws

2009-08-27 Thread Maglinger, Paul
Then there were the two Renaults used in Fueling Fuegos, from the movie Ambivalence. From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 11:50 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT - Rack Screws However,

Re: Word Definition Origination

2009-08-27 Thread RichardMcClary
I found that... Why then did another posting's Google results show a bunch of potty shots with French captions? Perhaps places where les chiotes can drink? -- RMc andy afo...@psu.edu wrote on 08/27/2009 01:36:12 PM: in french with a french to english translator les chiotes puppies

RE: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Maglinger, Paul
Reminds me of when we were documenting everything for Sarbox. They wanted me document our training program. Having been doing this for awhile and getting tired of the whole thing, I came up with this: -Original Message- From: Gene Giannamore

RE: OT: Word Definition Origination

2009-08-27 Thread Maglinger, Paul
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chiote From: Roger Wright [mailto:rhw...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:28 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: Word Definition Origination Thanks... I'm honored! I've googled this like

RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed

2009-08-27 Thread Kim Longenbaugh
It's the associative property: All p*rn is bad, therefore all p*rn sites are bad. -Original Message- From: Jacob [mailto:ja...@excaliburfilms.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: Our profession has been exposed HEY!.. not all p*rn

Re: Word Definition Origination

2009-08-27 Thread Brian Richards
That was Don Quixote ;-) Brian MCSE and stuff From: Kim Longenbaugh k...@colonialsavings.com To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 3:11:17 PM Subject: RE: Word Definition Origination Isn't that the

RE: Word Definition Origination

2009-08-27 Thread Terry Dickson
http://www.greektravel.com/greekislands/chios/history.htm This might help a little -Original Message- From: Kim Longenbaugh [mailto:k...@colonialsavings.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 2:11 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Word Definition Origination Isn't that the guy

Re: Word Definition Origination

2009-08-27 Thread Roger Wright
Brian, I like how you include your cert creds in your signature! Roger Wright ___ Sent from Tampa, FL, United States On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Brian Richards locomotive_breath_...@yahoo.com wrote: That was Don Quixote ;-) Brian MCSE and stuff --

RE: Word Definition Origination

2009-08-27 Thread Kim Longenbaugh
Isn't that the guy that tilted at windmills? Don Chiotes. Oh, wait, you wanted the lower case meaning. From: Roger Wright [mailto:rhw...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 10:58 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: Word Definition Origination

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