Re: PowerShell noob help

2013-04-17 Thread James Rankin
Well that lil' bit of PS worked so well I did a blog post about it (naturally with appropriate credits) http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/flagging-os-of-device-connecting-to.html This is about the time I will find out it doesn't work on anyone else's infrastructure and have to spend

Re: PowerShell noob help

2013-04-17 Thread Candee
Okay you guys... here it is; credit card numbers changed to protect the innocent. ;) Any advice is appreciated - I can take it. Really. When it's done it sends the logs and newusers file to me. Thanks all! ___ #Import from HR #Create SAM, UPN #modified

RE: SCCM 2012 quick question

2013-04-17 Thread Joseph L. Casale
scclient.exe From: James Rankin Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 6:30 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: SCCM 2012 quick question Anyone know what the executable name for Software Center in SCCM 2012 is? I've seen it suggested as scclient.exe and ccmsetup.exe,

Re: SCCM 2012 quick question

2013-04-17 Thread James Rankin
Thanks very much. This lack of Internet connectivity to all helpful sites (mainly blogs) is really stifling me, but it will apparently be removed from my user account tomorrow. Cheers, JR On 17 April 2013 13:41, Joseph L. Casale jcas...@activenetwerx.com wrote: scclient.exe

Volume Activation with Windows Server 2012

2013-04-17 Thread Christopher Bodnar
Not really a question here, just curious if others found themselves confused as I did with this. So I setup our KMS infrastructure here when we began testing Windows Server 2008, so I'm fairly familiar with Volume Activation 2.0 . We are just in the planning stages of looking at 2012 and I

Re: System Center on Azure?

2013-04-17 Thread rodtrent
You can use DPM locally to backup to Azure, but not as an Azure service. ConfigMgr is still an on-premise solution with the Intune conduit for managing mobile devices. The only technical reason is that Microsoft is still working on it. You may never see ConfigMgr support since Intune is the

RE: Volume Activation with Windows Server 2012

2013-04-17 Thread Michael B. Smith
Enter feedback on the technet pages. From: Christopher Bodnar [mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 8:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Volume Activation with Windows Server 2012 Not really a question here, just curious if others found themselves confused

OT - Google Apps down?

2013-04-17 Thread Michael Leone
I'm having trouble signing into my Google Apps domain. I get a server error when going to my mail server alias (mail.mike-leone.com); I can't get to admin.google.com, to sign into my control panel (a 502 error); trying to sign into another account from here (my regular gmail account) also errors

RE: PowerShell noob help

2013-04-17 Thread Michael B. Smith
I don't use the QAD tools, but my guess is that New-QadUser does not return employeeNumber as one of the attributes of the resulting object. You would need to add that. From: Candee [mailto:can...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 8:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re:

Re: Dual Wan Soho High Speed Router Suggestions

2013-04-17 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Shane Mullins tsmulli...@gmail.com wrote: Since you mentioned using a PC based router, OpenBSD has supported failover for at least eight years. Performance is great and their security is top notch. OpenBSD uses pf as a firewall. Pf is much easier to use, for

Re: OT - Google Apps down?

2013-04-17 Thread James Rankin
No, lots of people reporting being affected on Twitter-sphere less than 0.0007 of the user base allegedly affected, according to Google But Blogger is also very bad today Cheers, JR On 17 April 2013 14:13, Michael Leone oozerd...@gmail.com wrote: I'm having trouble signing into my Google

RE: OT - Google Apps down?

2013-04-17 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Yes, all morning. Google has posted they are looking into it. Seems to be getting better...but not there yet. -Original Message- From: Michael Leone [mailto:oozerd...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 9:27 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT - Google Apps down? I'm

RE: Dropsmack Malware CC via Dropbox

2013-04-17 Thread Ziots, Edward
Agreed, same solution I am using, does the same function and if there is any blocks, its dealt with quickly before going live. Z Edward E. Ziots, CISSP, CISA, Security +, Network + Security Engineer Lifespan Organization ezi...@lifespan.org Work:401-444-9081 This electronic message and any

Re: OT - Google Apps down?

2013-04-17 Thread rodtrent
Just read an alert. Yes, much of Google’s services are down. Sent from Microsoft Surface Pro From: Michael Leone Sent: ‎Wednesday‎, ‎April‎ ‎17‎, ‎2013 ‎7‎:‎13‎ ‎AM To: NT System Admin Issues I'm having trouble signing into my Google Apps domain. I get a server error when going to my mail

Re: OT - Google Apps down?

2013-04-17 Thread Jonathan Link
Sometimes percentages are bad. If I'm in that .0007 fraction of people, I wouldn't really care how small the fraction of the user base is affected. On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 9:30 AM, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: No, lots of people reporting being affected on Twitter-sphere less

Re: OT - Google Apps down?

2013-04-17 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 9:13 AM, Michael Leone oozerd...@gmail.com wrote: I'm having trouble signing into my Google Apps domain. Logging into Gmail is/was erratic for me this morning. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

Re: OT - Google Apps down?

2013-04-17 Thread Michael Leone
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 9:30 AM, Kennedy, Jim kennedy...@elyriaschools.org wrote: Yes, all morning. Google has posted they are looking into it. Seems to be getting better...but not there yet. Posted where, if I might ask? I rarely check Twitter, since I have to keep checking it often to sift

Re: Dropsmack Malware CC via Dropbox

2013-04-17 Thread James Rankin
I was wondering what you were replying to till I realized it was something I sent...but I don't remember sending it. Then I saw the sending time of 4.47am. I must have woken up, looked at the time on my phone and replied to an email as well. Strange I don't recall it! On 17 April 2013 14:32,

Re: OT - Google Apps down?

2013-04-17 Thread James Rankin
Seems like everyone I spoke to was in the 0.0007. Must be reserved for the special people :-) On 17 April 2013 14:45, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: Sometimes percentages are bad. If I'm in that .0007 fraction of people, I wouldn't really care how small the fraction of the

RE: SCCM 2012 quick question

2013-04-17 Thread Tobie Fysh
On my machine loading Software Center is: C:\Windows\CCM\SCClient.exe Tobie From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: 17 April 2013 13:31 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: SCCM 2012 quick question Anyone know what the executable name for Software Center in SCCM 2012 is? I've

Re: OT - Google Apps down?

2013-04-17 Thread Michael Leone
I am finally back into my Google Apps domain, including my mail. So YAY! for that ... a couple hours or so, for me. (maybe longer, I don't know when it started, I noticed when I couldn't get in this morning). Thanks for the feedback, everybody. On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Ben Scott

Re: Endpoint backups

2013-04-17 Thread James Rankin
Never bothered really...Folder Redirection for user folders onto the network seems to remove the need. However laptop endpoints where the user has to save data locally used to be a pestOffline Files was always a pain to get working so I can see why some people actually backed these up. But

Re: PowerShell noob help

2013-04-17 Thread Candee
Thanks! I will see if I can figure out how. :) On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.comwrote: I don’t use the QAD tools, but my guess is that New-QadUser does not return employeeNumber as one of the attributes of the resulting object. You would need to add

RE: Endpoint backups

2013-04-17 Thread Heaton, Joseph@Wildlife
We don't have a centralized system. For those users that want to backup, they can use Windows Backup, to an external drive. Not good if the building gets hit by a train, but they have a warm fuzzy. This is mainly for our folks that work in the field; wardens, biologists, etc. Joe Heaton

RE: Endpoint backups

2013-04-17 Thread Webster
What is there to backup that is not in a centralized location backed up by a centralized backup system? Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013

RE: Dropsmack Malware CC via Dropbox

2013-04-17 Thread Webster
James, It is very hard for a Brit to recall anything after spending all night at the pub watching what you call football. :) Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.comhttp://www.carlwebster.com/ From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]

RE: PowerShell noob help

2013-04-17 Thread Guyer, Don
Wouldn't you just change $createdusers|select name,displayname,email|export-csv C:\temp\scripts\Epicor_export.csv -notype to $createdusers|select name,displayname,employeenumber,email|export-csv C:\temp\scripts\Epicor_export.csv -notype? Regards, Don Guyer Catholic Health East - Information

Re: Dropsmack Malware CC via Dropbox

2013-04-17 Thread James Rankin
Actually I didn't go to the pub last night for a change, being as I am stuck in London town :-) We're not all horse-punching drunken alcoholic unemployed layabouts from up my way, you know (see

RE: Endpoint backups

2013-04-17 Thread David Lum
Files they keep on the desktop and My Documents. From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 7:49 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Endpoint backups What is there to backup that is not in a centralized location backed up by a centralized backup

Re: Endpoint backups

2013-04-17 Thread Jonathan Link
Remote users not using Citrix? :D On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 10:48 AM, Webster webs...@carlwebster.com wrote: What is there to backup that is not in a centralized location backed up by a centralized backup system? ** ** Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology

Re: PowerShell noob help

2013-04-17 Thread Candee
nah, I tried that. The column heading is employeenumber, but no data is exported. I have to add the attribute to the $creatednames array somehow. On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Guyer, Don dgu...@che.org wrote: Wouldn’t you just change “$createdusers|select name,displayname,email|export-csv

RE: System Center on Azure?

2013-04-17 Thread Ryan Finnesey
I am not looking for Microsoft to offer it as a service like office 365 or intune I just to to install it on a VM in azure. Sent from my Windows Phone -Original Message- From: rodtr...@myitforum.com rodtr...@myitforum.com Sent: ‎4/‎17/‎2013 9:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: Endpoint backups

2013-04-17 Thread Guyer, Don
That's what home or personal drives stored out on the network are for. Anything they store locally is susceptible to being lost/corrupt. Regards, Don Guyer Catholic Health East - Information Technology Enterprise Directory Messaging Services 3805 West Chester Pike, Suite 100, Newtown Square,

RE: Endpoint backups

2013-04-17 Thread Kennedy, Jim
So the goal is to protect the orgs docs...not backup desktops. Backup desktops is a method for getting to your goal. Most of us would argue that redirect my docs to a server and back that up is a better way to get to that goal. Tell them anything on their desktop is subject to instantaneous

RE: Dropsmack Malware CC via Dropbox

2013-04-17 Thread Ziots, Edward
I think Bud looks pretty good for getting punched in the snout Z Edward E. Ziots, CISSP, CISA, Security +, Network + Security Engineer Lifespan Organization ezi...@lifespan.org Work:401-444-9081 This electronic message and any attachments may be privileged and confidential and protected

Re: Endpoint backups

2013-04-17 Thread James Rankin
save their music and funny videos to the desktoptill they drop a 2.8GB movie into their roaming profile :-) On 17 April 2013 17:00, Kennedy, Jim kennedy...@elyriaschools.org wrote: So the goal is to protect the orgs docs…not backup desktops. Backup desktops is a method for getting to

Re: Dropsmack Malware CC via Dropbox

2013-04-17 Thread James Rankin
He's in stable condition :-) On 17 April 2013 17:09, Ziots, Edward ezi...@lifespan.org wrote: I think Bud looks pretty good for getting punched in the snout…. ** ** Z ** ** Edward E. Ziots, CISSP, CISA, Security +, Network + Security Engineer Lifespan

RE: Endpoint backups

2013-04-17 Thread Richard McClary
Those 2 locations are supposed (an infamous S-word!) to be re-mapped to that centralized location. HOWEVER, some of our programmers, being programmers, tend to dig into that big local drive, find they can create a directory, and put all their development code there. Then when the workstation

Re: Endpoint backups

2013-04-17 Thread Jonathan Link
Users never do anything that stupid. Oh. Wait. On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 12:29 PM, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.comwrote: save their music and funny videos to the desktoptill they drop a 2.8GB movie into their roaming profile :-) On 17 April 2013 17:00, Kennedy, Jim

RE: Endpoint backups

2013-04-17 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Excellent point. We don't do roaming profiles here. I view them as evil as Outlook cached mode, perhaps more so. :) From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 12:34 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Endpoint backups save their music and funny

RE: Endpoint backups

2013-04-17 Thread David Lum
LOL. Yeah, we don't have home folders herethat's also been on my someday I want to get these guys there list. From: Guyer, Don [mailto:dgu...@che.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 8:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Endpoint backups That's what home or personal drives stored

RE: Endpoint backups

2013-04-17 Thread Miller Bonnie L .
That's what proquota.exe is for! -B From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 9:29 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Endpoint backups save their music and funny videos to the desktoptill they drop a 2.8GB movie into their roaming profile :-)

Re: Endpoint backups

2013-04-17 Thread James Rankin
Roaming profiles are truly evil... especially when combined with rubbish software On 17 April 2013 17:37, Kennedy, Jim kennedy...@elyriaschools.org wrote: Excellent point. We don’t do roaming profiles here. I view them as evil as Outlook cached mode, perhaps more so. J ** ** *From:*

RE: Endpoint backups

2013-04-17 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Catch 22. Too busy fixing endpoint backups to give them home folders so you don't have to do endpoint backups. :) From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 12:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Endpoint backups LOL. Yeah, we don't have home folders

RE: PowerShell noob help

2013-04-17 Thread Guyer, Don
I'm a PS noob myself but, trying to learn so excuse me if I'm wrong but...wouldn't the column heading be employeegui? -oa @{ipphone=$_.ipphone;mobile=$_.mobile;employeeid=$_.employeeid;employeenumber=$_.employeegui} ` Regards, Don Guyer Catholic Health East - Information Technology

Re: PowerShell noob help

2013-04-17 Thread Candee
yes; when the user is created, it shows up in AD - you don't need adsiedit, just check the attributes. I just can't seem to add it to the array and export it. On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Michael Leone oozerd...@gmail.com wrote: And you're sure this information has actually been stored in

Re: Endpoint backups

2013-04-17 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Kennedy, Jim kennedy...@elyriaschools.org wrote: Excellent point. We don’t do roaming profiles here. I view them as evil as Outlook cached mode, perhaps more so. J I love roaming profiles. Sure beats backing up workstations. Of course, I also drop the

Re: PowerShell noob help

2013-04-17 Thread Candee
the problem is getting it in the array. I tried this at the top: $createdusers = @() $employeenumber = @() and then this at the end, but no matter what I user, I can't get it to export. I know I'm not doing it right, but I *think* I'm on the right track. $employeenumber += employeenumber

RE: Dual Wan Soho High Speed Router Suggestions

2013-04-17 Thread Beach Computers Web Hosting
Ideally $150 tops. I don't mind using a PC as I have so many laying around, but whatever I end up with would ideally be a little idiot proof as I'm no linux guru. :) From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 9:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject:

RE: PowerShell noob help

2013-04-17 Thread Michael B. Smith
Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name EmployeeNumber ... :) From: Candee [mailto:can...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 1:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: PowerShell noob help the problem is getting it in the array. I tried this at the top: $createdusers = @()

Re: Dual Wan Soho High Speed Router Suggestions

2013-04-17 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:01 PM, Beach Computers Web Hosting gro...@beachcomp.com wrote: Ideally $150 tops. That narrows the field considerably. Have you tried going to the local Wal-Mart and seeing what's on the shelves? I don't mind using a PC as I have so many laying around, but whatever

Re: Dual Wan Soho High Speed Router Suggestions

2013-04-17 Thread Kurt Buff
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 5:43 AM, Beach Computers Web Hosting gro...@beachcomp.com wrote: G'monrin folks! I got a good one this morning. I recently upgraded my main provider to 75 MB but I was only getting 22 on my TZ190. After researching this, and banging my head against the wall for afew

Re: Endpoint backups

2013-04-17 Thread Andrew S. Baker
+1 *ASB **http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker* **Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations Information Security) for the SMB market…*** On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Kennedy, Jim kennedy...@elyriaschools.org wrote: So the goal is to protect the orgs

Re: On the subject of security...

2013-04-17 Thread Kurt Buff
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 1:59 AM, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: ...today's XKCD sums it up nicely http://xkcd.com/1200/ So, yeah, that's true if you don't use full disk encryption, or a password on your computer/domain account and a locked screensaver with a reasonable timeout, and

Re: On the subject of security...

2013-04-17 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 1:59 AM, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: ...today's XKCD sums it up nicely http://xkcd.com/1200/ So, yeah, that's true if you don't use full disk encryption, or a password on your

Re: PowerShell noob help

2013-04-17 Thread Candee
YES! I got it! Thanks Michael!! ::happy dances:: Don - this is what I ended up doing... above the script: $createdusers = @() then at the bottom: $empdata = new-object system.object $empdata | add-member -membertype noteproperty -name employeenumber -value $_.employeegui

Re: On the subject of security...

2013-04-17 Thread Kurt Buff
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 1:59 AM, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: ...today's XKCD sums it up nicely http://xkcd.com/1200/ So, yeah, that's

RE: On the subject of security...

2013-04-17 Thread Michael B. Smith
IOW: Security is for the MANAGEMENT of risk and MITIGATION of same. For real world systems, and usage of them, there is no such thing as perfect security. -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 2:36 PM To: NT System Admin Issues

Re: On the subject of security...

2013-04-17 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: http://xkcd.com/1200/ So, yeah, that's true if you don't use full disk encryption, or a You're missing the point. No, I'm not missing the point. Well, then, you're apparently choosing not to discuss it, then. For an

Re: On the subject of security...

2013-04-17 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:43 PM, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: IOW: Security is for the MANAGEMENT of risk and MITIGATION of same. For real world systems, and usage of them, there is no such thing as perfect security. That's true, too, but the point Munroe is trying to make is

RE: Dual Wan Soho High Speed Router Suggestions

2013-04-17 Thread Matthew W. Ross
Here are some options I see at your price range(Some of these have been mentioned already): PC Based using one of the following firewall distributinos: pfSense.com, IPFire.org, Clearfoundation.com Or you could try the Ubiquity Edge Router Lite, which claims 3Gbps for less then $100. Color me

Re: On the subject of security...

2013-04-17 Thread Kurt Buff
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 12:06 PM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: http://xkcd.com/1200/ So, yeah, that's true if you don't use full disk encryption, or a You're missing the point. No, I'm not missing the point.

Re: On the subject of security...

2013-04-17 Thread Kurt Buff
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:43 PM, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: IOW: Security is for the MANAGEMENT of risk and MITIGATION of same. For real world systems, and usage of them, there is no such thing as

Re: On the subject of security...

2013-04-17 Thread Jonathan Link
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:43 PM, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: IOW: Security is for the MANAGEMENT of risk and MITIGATION of same.

Re: Can you do this with .CMD?

2013-04-17 Thread kz20fl
You could certainly do it in VBScript, I reckon, which XP should deal with. Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email RELIABLY -Original Message- From: David Lum david@nwea.org Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:23:23 To: NT System Admin

Re: On the subject of security...

2013-04-17 Thread Kurt Buff
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 1:19 PM, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:43 PM, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com

Re: Can you do this with .CMD?

2013-04-17 Thread Christopher Bodnar
I haven't done something like this for a while, back in the day I did this with ScriptIt. But with VBscript or PowerShell it shouldn't be that difficult. My guess is that it's losing focus of the window after the carriage return. So your method will need to identify the window and the password

RE: Can you do this with .CMD?

2013-04-17 Thread Ken Cornetet
I'm going to guess that the application is reading the password from the console device instead of STDIN. I don't think there is an easy way around that from a batch file. There may be some third-party utilities that can stuff keystrokes into the console buffer. I'd have a look at AutoIt.

RE: Can you do this with .CMD?

2013-04-17 Thread Michael B. Smith
He said no PowerShell. Search “wscript method sendkeys”. From: Christopher Bodnar [mailto:christopher_bod...@glic.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 4:58 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Can you do this with .CMD? I haven't done something like this for a while, back in the day I did

RE: Can you do this with .CMD?

2013-04-17 Thread Miller Bonnie L .
Have you made sure to use a txt editor like notepad (not word, etc) and entered the CRs in as ASCII? Any difference if you change from .cmd to a .bat? From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 1:23 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Can you do this with

Re: Can you do this with .CMD?

2013-04-17 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:23 PM, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote: Use a batch file to launch an application and then send two carriage returns to this app? Well, maybe. The app runs but sits and waits for the password, so it’s only processesing the first CR. And let me guess, the

Re: Can you do this with .CMD?

2013-04-17 Thread Daniel Rodriguez
Instead of doing a carriage return put a ^M at the end of your batch file. On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Ken Cornetet ken.corne...@kimball.comwrote: I’m going to guess that the application is reading the password from the console device instead of STDIN. I don’t think there is an easy way

Re: Can you do this with .CMD?

2013-04-17 Thread Daniel Rodriguez
Sorry. Try putting a ^[^M at the end of each line. On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Ken Cornetet ken.corne...@kimball.comwrote: I’m going to guess that the application is reading the password from the console device instead of STDIN. I don’t think there is an easy way around that from a

RE: Can you do this with .CMD?

2013-04-17 Thread Michael B. Smith
PowerShell would allow you to use Win32 to fake input, to use WPF to fake input, and Windows Forms to fake input. And - same as vbscript - wscript method sendkeys. :) :) :) -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 5:08 PM To: NT

Re: Can you do this with .CMD?

2013-04-17 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Daniel Rodriguez drod...@gmail.com wrote: Instead of doing a carriage return put a ^M at the end of your batch file. ^M is just a human-readable representation a carriage return, used by some software to display something that's normally not printable.

RE: Dropsmack Malware CC via Dropbox

2013-04-17 Thread Ken Schaefer
What do we do if we have a few thousand Excel spreadsheets with critical business processes and information in them? How do I whitelist only the good spreadsheets and macros? (i.e. is that level of granularity supported?) and secondly, what is the overhead in maintaining this - especially when

RE: On the subject of security...

2013-04-17 Thread Ziots, Edward
I agree, without the data you have nothing, protecting the data is what its about. Why have controls in systems if you aren't trying to protect the crown jewels which is the data in which your organization/business used to get its job/mission accomplished. Z Edward E. Ziots, CISSP, CISA,

Re: On the subject of security...

2013-04-17 Thread Jonathan Link
You do that. Do you enforce that down to your users? All of that? What is an untrusted source? On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:42 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 1:19 PM, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Kurt Buff

Re: Can you do this with .CMD?

2013-04-17 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 5:25 PM, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: Please, no PoSh because I have tons of XP machines that need to run this... If my guess is correct, PoSh will have the same problem. PowerShell would allow you to use Win32 to fake input, to use WPF to fake

RE: On the subject of security...

2013-04-17 Thread Ken Schaefer
-Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, 18 April 2013 6:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: On the subject of security... If that's the case, then he didn't make his point at all clear. ... True again - and again unremarkable. My point

Re: On the subject of security...

2013-04-17 Thread Kurt Buff
I would enforce most of it if policy allowed, but in the absence of any written policy (which is my current situation), I can't. Were it in my power to actually set policy, things would be much different. At the very least, I'd love to be able to implement the top 4 controls - patch the OS, patch

Re: On the subject of security...

2013-04-17 Thread Kurt Buff
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:29 PM, Ken Schaefer k...@adopenstatic.com wrote: -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, 18 April 2013 6:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: On the subject of security... If that's the case, then he didn't

Re: On the subject of security...

2013-04-17 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: My point is that you have to use the same methods to protect unprivileged accounts as you do root/administrator. True and unremarkable. There, I did it, too. See how that fails to contribute to the discussion? Not

RE: On the subject of security...

2013-04-17 Thread Ken Schaefer
-Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Subject: Re: On the subject of security... No running executables from untrusted sources, turn off scripting in my browsers, view all email as plain text, no remembering/caching of passwords in browsers, using a unique

list admins?

2013-04-17 Thread Ryan Finnesey
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RE: list admins?

2013-04-17 Thread Jon Harris
I don't think so it is someone with GFI but I can't remember his name. If I am remembering correctly his last name begins with a B but beyond that my old age has caught me. Jon From: r...@finnesey.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: list admins? Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013

Re: On the subject of security...

2013-04-17 Thread Kurt Buff
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 7:08 PM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: My point is that you have to use the same methods to protect unprivileged accounts as you do root/administrator. True and unremarkable. There, I

RE: list admins?

2013-04-17 Thread Ryan Finnesey
I am having an issue where the listserv keeps removing me from the list or putting me on mail hold because messages the system try's to send are bounding back. I have tried two different e-mail accounts and am having the same issues. I was hoping to talk with someone that is running the

Re: list admins?

2013-04-17 Thread kz20fl
Donald Bittenbender? Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email RELIABLY -Original Message- From: Ryan Finnesey r...@finnesey.com Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:06:30 To: NT System Admin Issuesntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues

RE: list admins?

2013-04-17 Thread Jon Harris
I know he monitors the list so I expect he will contact you either directly or through the listserv. Jon From: r...@finnesey.com To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: RE: list admins? Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:06:30 + I am having an issue where the listserv keeps

RE: list admins?

2013-04-17 Thread Jon Harris
That's it! I knew someone would remember. Jon Subject: Re: list admins? To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com From: kz2...@googlemail.com Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:07:56 + Donald Bittenbender?Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email RELIABLYFrom: Ryan

RE: list admins?

2013-04-17 Thread Ryan Finnesey
Does he monitor this list or should I try and email him directly? From: kz2...@googlemail.com [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 1:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: list admins? Donald Bittenbender? Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but

Re: Dropsmack Malware CC via Dropbox

2013-04-17 Thread kz20fl
I can only speak to the software I am familiar with, but within that there is an extreme amount of granularity and it probably would be able to meet your needs. I would, however, need to do a much more detailed analysis and testing phase to prove beyond doubt that it could do what you required

Re: list admins?

2013-04-17 Thread kz20fl
Beats me...don't think he monitors as much as Stu used to, if he does Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email RELIABLY -Original Message- From: Ryan Finnesey r...@finnesey.com Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:19:18 To: NT System Admin

RE: list admins?

2013-04-17 Thread Jon Harris
I agree your choice and I would bet James is correct about him not monitoring it closely. Jon Subject: Re: list admins? To: ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com From: kz2...@googlemail.com Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:35:02 + Beats me...don't think he monitors as much as Stu used to,