Re: Question on Granting service account read access to Domain Controller Eventlogs

2010-10-28 Thread James Rankin
Can you control this by NTFS access to the .evt file itself? On 27 October 2010 16:31, Ziots, Edward ezi...@lifespan.org wrote: Running a Windows 2008 R2 DFL/FFL domain, security team needs a service account to have read only access to the Security Eventlog accordingly. Is there a way via

RE: 2008 to 2008 R2 Question

2010-10-28 Thread Ken Schaefer
I don't see any issue upgrading the hosts. If you have spare storage and can afford the downtime, then export the VMs first prior to upgrade. That gives you an easy way to restore if required. Do you have any compelling reason to do upgrade though? Cheers Ken From: Bob Anderson

Filtering a GPO by computer

2010-10-28 Thread James Rankin
I have a logon script GPO for some terminal server users that I want to apply to a specific OU, but not the sub-OUs, and I don't want to use the Block Inheritance feature. Can I security filter the GPO by a computer group, or will this stop the GPO from running as it contains some user settings?

RE: AV (again)

2010-10-28 Thread Alan Davies
It certainly is knee-jerk if it's on this basis alone. AV just barely does its job. Heuristics don't work. Different vendors take different amounts of time with different malware to get sigs out and working. All vendors have false positives. Most have or will release a bad update. It is pure

Re: WindowsSecurity.com/Chris Sanders reviews VIPRE Enterprise.

2010-10-28 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Thanks Webster, but I must have lost out somehow - because it doesn't look any different than it did earlier. I do not see any comments of any kind anywhere on the page. :-( -- ME2 On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Webster carlwebs...@gmail.com wrote: Right here ME2:

RE: WindowsSecurity.com/Chris Sanders reviews VIPRE Enterprise.

2010-10-28 Thread Webster
Yep, they are gone now. Sorry From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com] Subject: Re: WindowsSecurity.com/Chris Sanders reviews VIPRE Enterprise. Thanks Webster, but I must have lost out somehow - because it doesn't look any different than it did earlier. I do not

RE: Filtering a GPO by computer

2010-10-28 Thread Ken Schaefer
You are on the right track. Add Loopback Policy Processing to the mix. Personally, I usually separate out computer and user settings, unless there's a compelling reason not to (the settings are closely linked for applicability reasons) or you only have a small number of GPOs Cheers Ken From:

Re: Filtering a GPO by computer

2010-10-28 Thread James Rankin
I have already enabled the loopback to get the user settings to apply, so filtering by computer should work OK, cool. I like to keep all the GPOs separate too, but this is the final throes of a dying domain. I'd have had the servers in separate sub-OUs of an empty OU if it had been up to me, and

Adobe acrobat reader updates

2010-10-28 Thread Brumbaugh, Luke
I have been tasks by the head company to update adobe reader etc. I am reading remove all old versions, then install new. Updates are by default downloaded. And that this is one big headache, Any tips, tricks, words of wisdom? I do not have sms, just wsus (windows updates). Luke L.

Windows 2008 password policies

2010-10-28 Thread James Rankin
I know Windows 2008 AD supports fine-grained password policies, I also thought this was done through adsiedit voodoo such as documented here ( http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770842%28WS.10%29.aspx). I have a team of consultants on site who are telling me that fine-grained password

Re: Adobe acrobat reader updates

2010-10-28 Thread James Rankin
Use AD msi deployment (if you have AD) On 28 October 2010 13:00, Brumbaugh, Luke luke.brumba...@butlerschein.comwrote: I have been tasks by the head company to update adobe reader etc. I am reading remove all old versions, then install new. Updates are by default downloaded. And that this

RE: Adobe acrobat reader updates

2010-10-28 Thread Paul Hutchings
You should find you can deploy the MSI via Group Policy and it'll take care of everything for you. Take a look at the Adobe Customization Tool as well as you can disable things like checking for updates. From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerschein.com] Sent: 28 October 2010

RE: Windows 2008 password policies

2010-10-28 Thread Michael B. Smith
I think they are full of it. Although I admit to the possibility that they've discovered something that I just didn't know about. Joeware.net has a free tool for dealing with pso's. recommended. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: James

Re: Windows 2008 password policies

2010-10-28 Thread James Rankin
Well I have just talked to them about it, and their stutters lead me to believe that they may indeed be full of it... They are going to have a look at how it is implemented Ideally I'd just like to be able to test it myself though. Killjoys. On 28 October 2010 13:18, Michael B. Smith

RE: Question on Granting service account read access to Domain Controller Eventlogs

2010-10-28 Thread Ziots, Edward
I don't believe so, since a service basically has the .EXTX files open by default. Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Network Engineer Lifespan Organization Email:ezi...@lifespan.org Cell:401-639-3505 From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Thursday,

Re: Question on Granting service account read access to Domain Controller Eventlogs

2010-10-28 Thread James Rankin
Maybe this? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323076 On 27 October 2010 16:31, Ziots, Edward ezi...@lifespan.org wrote: Running a Windows 2008 R2 DFL/FFL domain, security team needs a service account to have read only access to the Security Eventlog accordingly. Is there a way via the Default

RE: Windows 2008 password policies

2010-10-28 Thread Ken Schaefer
PSOs are assigned to users or groups - they are not able to be assigned to OUs. All that such a proposed policy would do is change the password policy for local accounts on that Citrix server. Cheers Ken From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Thursday, 28 October 2010 8:24 PM

Re: Office Printers

2010-10-28 Thread Richard Stovall
On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 9:25 PM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: Don't make the mistake of putting the RFID tag in the hand or wrist, because then they'll just lop off your arm. Go for a major organ, like the skull. ::Thinks of the end of Mad Max:: ~ Finally, powerful endpoint

Re: Windows 2008 password policies

2010-10-28 Thread James Rankin
Thanks for the confirmations guys. I now feel more confident about going and talking to these consultants about it - not that I'm bitter about being left out of the design process or anything :-) But hey, it's me who's going to have to support it when they leave... On 28 October 2010 13:34, Ken

RE: Windows 2008 password policies

2010-10-28 Thread Ken Schaefer
Just give them two VMs - a DC and a Citrix box and ask them to demo how exactly their approach is going to work... :) Cheers Ken From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Thursday, 28 October 2010 8:38 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows 2008 password policies

RE: Question on Granting service account read access to Domain Controller Eventlogs

2010-10-28 Thread Ziots, Edward
Yeah I saw that article, problem is one screw up and you could waste the eventlogs on all the DC's and the DC's are in production, I rather not have to play around trying to calculate the codes for SDDL and stuff. With as many DC's as I have Id have to update the .INF file, register it, on all the

RE: Workgroup Printer Reco

2010-10-28 Thread John Aldrich
I really like our Kyocera FS-4000DN workgroup printers. They are good, solid machines that just work about 99.9% of the time. The thing that will really make or break a printer, in my opinion, is the support. When a printer has a problem that you can't fix by just power-cycling it or removing a

Re: Question on Granting service account read access to Domain Controller Eventlogs

2010-10-28 Thread James Rankin
I take it giving the service account admin access to the DCs is a big no-no as well :-) or, I suppose, rather defeats the object On 28 October 2010 13:47, Ziots, Edward ezi...@lifespan.org wrote: Yeah I saw that article, problem is one screw up and you could waste the eventlogs on all the

RE: Question on Granting service account read access to Domain Controller Eventlogs

2010-10-28 Thread Ziots, Edward
Yep, DC access is strictly limited, especially with the new Win2k8R2 Domain. If Manage Audit and Security Logs user right along with EventLog Readers group access doesn't cut it for them, then ohh well. Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Network Engineer Lifespan

RE: Workgroup Printer Reco

2010-10-28 Thread John Aldrich
+1. We use Kyocera almost exclusively here (except for a few old inkjets, and some Lexmark units that were bought by the previous IT Manager) in the office environment. We love them, but you'll want to make sure that the folks who would support it are responsive so that on the rare occasions

RE: Question on Granting service account read access to Domain Controller Eventlogs

2010-10-28 Thread Ken Schaefer
You can set the SDDL using a GPO: http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2008/08/12/event-logging-policy-settings-in-windows-server-2008-and-vista.aspx And testing something before implementing it is what IT admins do. You'd have to test and implement this first in your Dev/Test/UAT

Re: Question on Granting service account read access to Domain Controller Eventlogs

2010-10-28 Thread James Rankin
I would have thought that user right should do it, to be fair On 28 October 2010 13:55, Ziots, Edward ezi...@lifespan.org wrote: Yep, DC access is strictly limited, especially with the new Win2k8R2 Domain. If Manage Audit and Security Logs user right along with EventLog Readers group

Re: Replacing drive in Raid 1 (+ 0)

2010-10-28 Thread Erik Goldoff
AND worth checking for firmware updates for the drives and controller On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Raper, Jonathan - Eagle jra...@eaglemds.com wrote: +1 We’ve also re-scanned arrays (on HP, specifically) and seen the array come back as healthy with no errors – and run that way for

RE: Question on Granting service account read access to Domain Controller Eventlogs

2010-10-28 Thread Ziots, Edward
It should, but it gives a bit more access than is needed ( it also allows you to clear the logs) Checking in Miansi Windows 2008 R2 book and Moskowitz GPO book to see if I can find anymore nuggets of knowledge on this. Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Network Engineer

RE: Question on Granting service account read access to Domain Controller Eventlogs

2010-10-28 Thread Ken Schaefer
That option enables the user to manage the logs - including clearing events. If read access only is required, then using the log access GPO setting is preferable. Cheers Ken From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Thursday, 28 October 2010 9:09 PM To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: Windows 2008 password policies

2010-10-28 Thread Webster
MBS and KS are correct, your conslutants are full of crap. Are you sure you want to use these people? I don't think I would let them anywhere near a DC or XenApp server. Webster From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Subject: Windows 2008 password policies I know

RE: Question on Granting service account read access to Domain Controller Eventlogs

2010-10-28 Thread Ziots, Edward
Yep, dully noted, but again with workload, and not that much familiarity with the SDDL and the GPO set, I will go with user rights/Eventlog Reader group and call it a day. Sometimes hate not knowing GPO's and stuff better, would help out on the workload. Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP,

Re: Windows 2008 password policies

2010-10-28 Thread James Rankin
Don't make me any more nervous. They are designing everything, AD, Exchange, AppSense, Citrix. They took one look at my designs when I first got here and binned them. From what I have seen the logon time for the new domain is already nearing two minutes. But as I am a contractor I am keeping my

Re: Question on Granting service account read access to Domain Controller Eventlogs

2010-10-28 Thread Cameron
Could you not just setup a job to copy the security.evtx file to somewhere else and let them access that? On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 2:48 AM, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: Can you control this by NTFS access to the .evt file itself? On 27 October 2010 16:31, Ziots, Edward

RE: Replacing drive in Raid 1 (+ 0)

2010-10-28 Thread Raper, Jonathan - Eagle
I always forget that - thanks for the reminder, Erik. So easy to forget... 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/

RE: Windows 2008 password policies

2010-10-28 Thread Michael B. Smith
You may want to raise your concerns with the client, so you aren't seen as part of the problem. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 9:24 AM To: NT System Admin

Re: Windows 2008 password policies

2010-10-28 Thread James Rankin
I am doing so, but want to tread carefully as they are reportedly paying these guys upward of a million pounds for the solution they are building. Why I'm not in the business of tendering for projects like this, I may never know. On 28 October 2010 14:35, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com

RE: Windows 2008 password policies

2010-10-28 Thread Webster
Holy Crap, for $1,591,458 US Dollars, MBS and I can come over and do this! LOL Webster From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Subject: Re: Windows 2008 password policies I am doing so, but want to tread carefully as they are reportedly paying these guys upward of a

RE: Question on Granting service account read access to Domain Controller Eventlogs

2010-10-28 Thread Ziots, Edward
Its for Vericept, and they need to read the logs in realtime to correlate what is seen on the network with a user. Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Network Engineer Lifespan Organization Email:ezi...@lifespan.org Cell:401-639-3505 From: Cameron

Re: Windows 2008 password policies

2010-10-28 Thread Ben Scott
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 9:37 AM, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: Why I'm not in the business of tendering for projects like this, I may never know. I know that feeling. Circa 2003, my role was contracted IT consultant, i.e., IT whore. I'm no special expert. I've never been to a

RE: Replacing drive in Raid 1 (+ 0)

2010-10-28 Thread Ken Schaefer
Not sure about GL, but DL G5 is hotswap (I suspect that GL will be the same). For re-assurance, do a backup prior to pulling the failed drive. Since it's a DC, and you have others, it's not a huge deal (unless you have applications hard coded to use this DC - plenty of those around IME). a)

Re: Question on Granting service account read access to Domain Controller Eventlogs

2010-10-28 Thread Andrew S. Baker
I had to do this a year or so ago. It's not really too hard. There is a tool that I used to determine what the appropriate SDDL strings were. If I can dig it up today, I'll pass it on. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * *

RE: Replacing drive in Raid 1 (+ 0)

2010-10-28 Thread Raper, Jonathan - Eagle
Nice summation of everyone's input, Ken. 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: Ken Schaefer

Re: Question on Granting service account read access to Domain Controller Eventlogs

2010-10-28 Thread Andrew S. Baker
You're not going to have access to copy the eventlogs from a scripting standpoint -- not while the system is running, anyway. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 9:32 AM, Cameron

RE: Windows 2008 password policies

2010-10-28 Thread Ken Schaefer
Tender away :) But tendering is full of risk. You could be undercut by some other outfit that can talk-the-talk, but can't deliver. Which leaves you with nothing, and drives you to bidding for deals that you don't understand at low cost. :) Coming from a re-assuring expensive consulting

Re: VMWare vs Hyper-V

2010-10-28 Thread Erik Goldoff
'What is the best oil for my motorcycle'. LOL ... sounds all too familiar ... maybe you know me, ... as Yoda ? Royal Star Venture On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Kennedy, Jim kennedy...@elyriaschools.org wrote: Haha, yea I thought we were going there when I first asked but I still

RE: Question on Granting service account read access to Domain Controller Eventlogs

2010-10-28 Thread Ziots, Edward
Cool appreciate it. Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Network Engineer Lifespan Organization Email:ezi...@lifespan.org Cell:401-639-3505 From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 10:19 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject:

RE: Adobe acrobat reader updates

2010-10-28 Thread Sam Cayze
AppDeploy has tons of good info. And bookmark the Adobe FTP site. From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 7:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Adobe acrobat reader updates You should find you can deploy the MSI via Group Policy

Virtualization of file server - storage recommendations.

2010-10-28 Thread Ian Roche
Hi Guys, I am about to undertake a new project which as the subject line states its turning our current file server into a vm. Its currently a clustered windows system (2 x nx1950's) connected via SAS to an md3000 + md1000. The quantity of data living on the storage is in or around 6TB (allot

RE: Virtualization of file server - storage recommendations.

2010-10-28 Thread Paul Hutchings
I've seen comments and have been advised by a couple of vendors that vmware don't support MPIO from within the guest, so if you want to do MPIO to the LUNs you might be faced with using VMDK or RDM. I've never pinned them down on a black and white source for this, but I can't see why they'd

RE: Virtualization of file server - storage recommendations.

2010-10-28 Thread Ian Roche
I've seen comments and have been advised by a couple of vendors that vmware don't support MPIO from within the guest, so if you want to do MPIO to the LUNs you might be faced with using VMDK or RDM. I havent heard this one before we are using the Dell Equallogic MPIO connecting to PS6000

RE: Virtualization of file server - storage recommendations.

2010-10-28 Thread Paul Hutchings
That's the fun part, it's all anecdotal, I can find nothing in black and white from vmware but I can't figure out why a vendor would tell me that either, so make of it what you will I guess, just something to throw into the mix. -Original Message- From: Ian Roche

RE: Windows 2008 password policies

2010-10-28 Thread Michael B. Smith
Lots of money to be made, coming in AFTER another company has screwed the pooch. I've worked as a sub on lots of enterprise deals, but if I can't architect the Exchange solution and have a say in the AD solution, I'll just walk away (unless I know the people involved already and trust them).

RE: VMWare vs Hyper-V

2010-10-28 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Nope, I am 'Neon'. Kawi Nomad. From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 10:36 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: VMWare vs Hyper-V 'What is the best oil for my motorcycle'. LOL ... sounds all too familiar ... maybe you know me, ... as Yoda ?

Re: Windows 2008 password policies

2010-10-28 Thread Andrew S. Baker
I think you already know why you're not. The crap spouting prerequisite gets you every time. That, and your lack of soullessness. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 9:37 AM, James Rankin

Re: Windows 2008 password policies

2010-10-28 Thread Andrew S. Baker
***Lots of money to be made, coming in AFTER another company has screwed the pooch.* Sometimes. :) Sometimes, too much of the money was eaten up in the first go round... *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Thu, Oct

Re: Virtualization of file server - storage recommendations.

2010-10-28 Thread Jonathan Link
So, does your current backup plan handle 2TB files well, or however large you plan to create the vmdk files? I'll admit, I'm unfamiliar with this notion of using a VMDK/vmfs on a SAN for what is ultimately file storage. My gut is telling me that it is just adding needless complexity for little

RE: Virtualization of file server - storage recommendations.

2010-10-28 Thread Mayo, Bill
The main benefit from using a VMDK would be snapshots, I imagine. We did a similar thing and I ultimately decided to mount the storage as a raw LUN. I chose that direction because I felt it was the most flexible thing to do, and I was concerned about the extra overhead the VMDK added in dealing

RE: Virtualization of file server - storage recommendations.

2010-10-28 Thread Paul Hutchings
You really don't want to be taking snapshots of that kind of data volume at VMDK level. The IO when you delete the snapshots and it does the merge will be simple horrific. RDM or MS iSCSI from within the guest would get my vote (I'll be making the same decision in a couple of months just with

Re: Virtualization of file server - storage recommendations.

2010-10-28 Thread Ian Roche
The backup solution will be robust we are implementing a new hardware layer for this using disk based backup . Regarding the vmfs solution being more complex the idea is its allot more easier to manage. From reading allot of documentation it seems to be indicating the vmfs volumes with large

Re: Virtualization of file server - storage recommendations.

2010-10-28 Thread Jonathan Link
You can do snapshots with EqualLogic arrays... And even mount them as a separate volume. On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Mayo, Bill bem...@pittcountync.govwrote: The main benefit from using a VMDK would be snapshots, I imagine. We did a similar thing and I ultimately decided to mount the

RE: Windows 2008 password policies

2010-10-28 Thread Free, Bob
want to tread carefully as they are reportedly paying these guys upward of a million pounds All the more reason to raise the issue with your clients if you want to maintain credibility. What ended up called FGPP in 2008 was one of the top features requested in AD since its inception and the

Re: Virtualization of file server - storage recommendations.

2010-10-28 Thread Ian Roche
Equallogic snapshots work very well we use them as one of our backup methods. I think he was referring to a vm level snapshot which is something we wouldn't be doing. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/

RE: Virtualization of file server - storage recommendations.

2010-10-28 Thread N Parr
I'm basically doing the same thing you want to, just not the amount of data you are talking about. I have my 2008R2 VM connected to it's file share data via Iscsi initiator inside the VM. That way the volumes can be directly snapped on my EQ boxes without any concern for the VM itself. I've

RE: Virtualization of file server - storage recommendations.

2010-10-28 Thread Ian Roche
We have an SQL vm already setup using ISCSI point at luns on the san using the equallogic mpio this is very straight forward to configure and works well. We wont be clustering the file server it will be a single vm protected by the usua vmware features. Its just the backend I am interested in.

Re: Windows 2008 password policies

2010-10-28 Thread Jeff Steward
do not confuse sales and delivery LOL! I think I have to steal that for my signature file! -Jeff Steward On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Ken Schaefer k...@adopenstatic.com wrote: Tender away J But tendering is full of risk. You could be undercut by some other outfit that can

Re: Windows CE

2010-10-28 Thread Jim Majorowicz
I think that is a valid concern. I'm not entirely sure that Microsoft will even stay in the phone OS market unless they can find to gain a significant portion of the smart-phone market, and how many companies are willing to re-write apps for 4 different OSes? On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 6:33 PM,

RE: Windows 2008 password policies

2010-10-28 Thread Webster
do not confuse sales and delivery Webster says: Nothing is impossible to the one who doesn't have to do the work! Webster From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] Subject: RE: Windows 2008 password policies Tender away J But tendering is full of risk. You could be

OT: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread Raper, Jonathan - Eagle
Ok, so I'll let you in on a little secret. I'm a pack rat. I'm trying to changereally. I've got a ton of trade publications, dating back years: Information Week CIO Decisions Technet Windows IT Pro Storage Information Security And I'm sure a few others. For those of you that subscribe to

Re: OT: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread Jonathan Link
Toss. I have pack rat tendencies. I have a toss if I haven't used it in a year policy to help myself. Of course, some exceptions are made On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 1:34 PM, Raper, Jonathan - Eagle jra...@eaglemds.com wrote: Ok, so I’ll let you in on a little secret. I’m a pack rat.

RE: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread Don Guyer
I used to get 4-5 a week, all free rags, so they were mostly ads. When I found an article that was noteworthy, I just either ripped it out or grabbed the article online, if available. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W.

RE: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread Kennedy, Jim
You can get on TV and they will help you throw them away. Less work for you. http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/hoarding-buried-alive/ From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:jra...@eaglemds.com] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 1:34 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: trade publications - toss

RE: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread Mathew Shember
When they reach a certain age, I skim them and pull the pages I think might be useful and recycle the rest. Thanks, Mathew From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:jra...@eaglemds.com] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 10:34 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: trade publications - toss

RE: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread Sam Cayze
I keep all my Windows IT Pro just because it's so hands on and has great screenshots. That's it. From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:jra...@eaglemds.com] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 12:34 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: trade publications - toss or archive? Ok, so I'll

Re: OT: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread PETTERSEN.MARK_R
I find it easier to scan in the articles/pages I find interesting and then recycle the magazine... So, my messy papaers just become messy files... ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage

RE: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread Webster
I still keep my TechNet and Windows IT Pro mags. I threw out all the other mags I had dating back to 1984. I had to get permission from my office landlord to throw them all away because I filled up the dumpster for the building! City recycling didn't want that much paper. Webster

Re: OT: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread Richard Stovall
I save them until I get so disgusted by seeing a pile of magazines that haven't been read in years that I throw them out. I'm thinking of changing my approach, btw. On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 1:34 PM, Raper, Jonathan - Eagle jra...@eaglemds.com wrote: Ok, so I’ll let you in on a little secret.

Re: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread Don Kuhlman
I still have the Windows IT Pro mags too.  I get rid of the CIO, Information week, etc. type pubs.  I do have about 30 years of Model Railroading mags that I won't get rid of :) My other bad habit is keeping those thick Software books like NT 4.0 Networking, SMS Admin Scripting, Teach

Patch Management

2010-10-28 Thread Brumbaugh, Luke
Now that I have figured out how to update adobe. My next question is what do you guys use for patch management. What do you think of EminentWare for wsus? Is there something better? Luke L. Brumbaugh Network Engineer Butler Animal Health Supply Ph:(614) 659-1736

RE: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread John Cook
+1 and my Technet as well, all others go to the men's reading room. From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 1:39 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: trade publications - toss or archive? I keep all my Windows IT Pro just because it's so hands on

Re: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread Don Ely
And this is how we get lusers thinking they know about IT... On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 11:01 AM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.org wrote: +1 and my Technet as well, all others go to the men’s reading room. *From:* Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] *Sent:* Thursday, October 28, 2010 1:39

RE: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread Maglinger, Paul
The way technology changes so rapidly anything over a year old is old news. I wouldn't keep anything unless it relates specifically to your environment and you don't have it documented anywhere else. From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:jra...@eaglemds.com] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010

RE: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread John Cook
They have to be capable of thinking first From: Don Ely [mailto:don@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 2:00 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: trade publications - toss or archive? And this is how we get lusers thinking they know about IT... On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at

Re: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread Jonathan Link
Fixed that for you. On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Maglinger, Paul pmaglin...@scvl.comwrote: The way technology changes so rapidly anything over a year old is “*ancient history*”. I wouldn’t keep anything unless it relates specifically to your environment and you don’t have it documented

Re: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread Don Ely
No they don't, they just read an article and become an instant expert. No thinking required!! On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 11:06 AM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.org wrote: They have to be capable of thinking first…….. *From:* Don Ely [mailto:don@gmail.com] *Sent:* Thursday, October 28, 2010

RE: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread John Cook
It's better than using leaves or your hand, but I digress From: Webster [mailto:carlwebs...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 2:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: trade publications - toss or archive? O, I was supposed to use those for reading!!! Crap, that

RE: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread John Cook
At which time I quiz them and expose their cluelessness! It's in my job description! From: Don Ely [mailto:don@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 2:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: trade publications - toss or archive? No they don't, they just read an article and

RE: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread Webster
Paper cuts are just brutal. J Webster From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org] Subject: RE: trade publications - toss or archive? It's better than using leaves or your hand, but I digress From: Webster [mailto:carlwebs...@gmail.com] Subject: RE: trade publications -

Re: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread James Kerr
Dear Mr. Eagle Raper, I throw mine away most of the time, sometimes I might skim through them before doing so. I do have a subscription to Motortrend that never seems to end here at the office and I have no idea why but I do read that every month when it shows up. James - Original

RE: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread Michael B. Smith
I can't believe you went THERE. From: Webster [mailto:carlwebs...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 2:09 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: trade publications - toss or archive? Paper cuts are just brutal. :) Webster From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org] Subject: RE:

Re: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread Matthew W. Ross
An Expert is someone who knows more than the general population about a given field. (I'm the local Expert on Active Directory, but I don't know as much as most of you.) A Professional is someone who gets paid to do the work. (I get paid to deal with Active Directory.) These two are not

Re: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread Jonathan Link
You presume that they talk to you and not someone above your pay grade... On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 2:13 PM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.org wrote: At which time I quiz them and expose their cluelessness! It’s in my job description! *From:* Don Ely [mailto:don@gmail.com] *Sent:* Thursday,

RE: Patch Management

2010-10-28 Thread David Lum
Shavlik. Haven't tried EminentWare. Dave From: Brumbaugh, Luke [mailto:luke.brumba...@butlerschein.com] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 10:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Patch Management Now that I have figured out how to update adobe. My next question is what do you guys use for

Re: trade publications - toss or archive?

2010-10-28 Thread Jonathan Link
Well so am I. My coworkers and I get along quite well. :-) On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 2:30 PM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.org wrote: They avoid my boss like the plague and there’s only one person above him – the CEO. Besides, I’m a very approachable know it all! *From:* Jonathan Link

RE: Patch Management

2010-10-28 Thread Ziots, Edward
+1 for Shavlik, working through the pain in V 7.6.0 at the moment, but its getting better, next step is getting the agents functioning as expected. Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Network Engineer Lifespan Organization Email:ezi...@lifespan.org Cell:401-639-3505

Win 7 file replication

2010-10-28 Thread Tom Miller
Folks, A colleague here asked if there was some built-in way to replicate files from one of his Win 7 PCs to his other PC (laptop to desktop for example). Aside from robocopy or synctoy, is there a built-in program for this in Win 7? Thanks, Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message,

Re: Win 7 file replication

2010-10-28 Thread Matthew W. Ross
He just wants to sync two folders between two computers? Funny, I think robocopy and synctoy will be your 1st and 2nd choice. Other ideas: DFS-R (on 2 servers) something like Dropbox What is he trying to accomplish? --Matt Ross Ephrata School District - Original Message - From: Tom

RE: Adobe acrobat reader updates

2010-10-28 Thread Mike Gill
Just to be extra helpful the tool he's referring to is here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3993 Among to tweaks you can do to Reader, one of them is to remove previous versions if they are found automatically. This will extract the MSI needed for an

Re: Win 7 file replication

2010-10-28 Thread Tom Miller
He has a large number of files under my \my documents folder and wants to synchronize them to his secondary PC. Tom Matthew W. Ross mr...@ephrataschools.org 10/28/2010 2:57 PM He just wants to sync two folders between two computers? Funny, I think robocopy and synctoy will be your 1st and

Re: Patch Management

2010-10-28 Thread Tom Miller
kbox, but the appliance is also software distribution, remote control, inventorying, etc. Brumbaugh, Luke luke.brumba...@butlerschein.com 10/28/2010 1:54 PM Now that I have figured out how to update adobe. My next question is what do you guys use for patch management. What do you think of

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