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Dashrender

@strongbad said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@stuartjordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-21-04-is-here

Intresting:
Active Directory: Bridging the gap between system administrators and Linux developers

Ubuntu machines can join an Active Directory (AD) domain at installation for central configuration. AD administrators can now manage Ubuntu workstations, which simplifies compliance with company policies.

Ubuntu 21.04 adds the ability to configure system settings from an AD domain controller. Using a Group Policy Client, system administrators can specify security policies on all connected clients, such as password policies and user access control, and Desktop environment settings, such as login screen, background and favourite apps.

FInally Ubuntu joins the stone age, lol.

any other Linuxes do this?

travisdh1

@dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@strongbad said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@stuartjordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-21-04-is-here

Intresting:
Active Directory: Bridging the gap between system administrators and Linux developers

Ubuntu machines can join an Active Directory (AD) domain at installation for central configuration. AD administrators can now manage Ubuntu workstations, which simplifies compliance with company policies.

Ubuntu 21.04 adds the ability to configure system settings from an AD domain controller. Using a Group Policy Client, system administrators can specify security policies on all connected clients, such as password policies and user access control, and Desktop environment settings, such as login screen, background and favourite apps.

FInally Ubuntu joins the stone age, lol.

any other Linuxes do this?

They can all join an AD domain. I don't know how hard it would be to manage settings on them tho. In theory it should be easy as you can modify any settings file you want with a script, but theory is rarely reality.

scottalanmiller

@dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@strongbad said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@stuartjordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-21-04-is-here

Intresting:
Active Directory: Bridging the gap between system administrators and Linux developers

Ubuntu machines can join an Active Directory (AD) domain at installation for central configuration. AD administrators can now manage Ubuntu workstations, which simplifies compliance with company policies.

Ubuntu 21.04 adds the ability to configure system settings from an AD domain controller. Using a Group Policy Client, system administrators can specify security policies on all connected clients, such as password policies and user access control, and Desktop environment settings, such as login screen, background and favourite apps.

FInally Ubuntu joins the stone age, lol.

any other Linuxes do this?

Don't believe so. Joining AD, sure, everyone does that. But having a custom set of GPOs that it will use? No, that's a first AFAIK.

scottalanmiller

@travisdh1 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@strongbad said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@stuartjordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-21-04-is-here

Intresting:
Active Directory: Bridging the gap between system administrators and Linux developers

Ubuntu machines can join an Active Directory (AD) domain at installation for central configuration. AD administrators can now manage Ubuntu workstations, which simplifies compliance with company policies.

Ubuntu 21.04 adds the ability to configure system settings from an AD domain controller. Using a Group Policy Client, system administrators can specify security policies on all connected clients, such as password policies and user access control, and Desktop environment settings, such as login screen, background and favourite apps.

FInally Ubuntu joins the stone age, lol.

any other Linuxes do this?

They can all join an AD domain. I don't know how hard it would be to manage settings on them tho. In theory it should be easy as you can modify any settings file you want with a script, but theory is rarely reality.

The entire deal here is GPO. Not scripts, not AD. Mentioning AD is really a red herring. It's completely about having a GP engine.

black3dynamite

@stuartjordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@black3dynamite and will be able to install MSSQL. Looks like an enterprise path they are going down. Awesome for us, especially after the shit news of RHEL/Centos shitting on everyone. Hopefully canonical will keep to their releases and push more people from centos over to them, I have had no issues and mostly run ubuntu server for most of my servers.

Yeah, I mainly use Fedora and Ubuntu for my servers.

JaredBusch

@dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

link doesn't work anymore

Already discussed....

Dashrender

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@travisdh1 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@strongbad said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@stuartjordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-21-04-is-here

Intresting:
Active Directory: Bridging the gap between system administrators and Linux developers

Ubuntu machines can join an Active Directory (AD) domain at installation for central configuration. AD administrators can now manage Ubuntu workstations, which simplifies compliance with company policies.

Ubuntu 21.04 adds the ability to configure system settings from an AD domain controller. Using a Group Policy Client, system administrators can specify security policies on all connected clients, such as password policies and user access control, and Desktop environment settings, such as login screen, background and favourite apps.

FInally Ubuntu joins the stone age, lol.

any other Linuxes do this?

They can all join an AD domain. I don't know how hard it would be to manage settings on them tho. In theory it should be easy as you can modify any settings file you want with a script, but theory is rarely reality.

The entire deal here is GPO. Not scripts, not AD. Mentioning AD is really a red herring. It's completely about having a GP engine.

Not exactly the direction I expected you to go.... I was more expecting - those things aren't AD

mlnews

Cyber-attack hackers threaten to share US police informant data

Washington DC's Metropolitan Police Department has said its computer network has been breached in a targeted cyber-attack, US media report.
A ransomware group called Babuk is reportedly threatening to release sensitive data on police informants if it is not contacted within three days. The FBI is investigating the extent of the breach, US media reported, citing the Washington DC police department. Ransomware is used to scramble computer networks and steal information. Attackers target companies or organisations and can lock their systems, then demand large sums of money in return for ending the hack.

scottalanmiller

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/fcc-lets-spacex-cut-satellite-altitude-to-improve-starlink-speed-and-latency/

StuartJordan

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/fcc-lets-spacex-cut-satellite-altitude-to-improve-starlink-speed-and-latency/

I wonder how much they will get the latency down to. I know they are advertising 50-100Mb/s and 20-40ms latency on their Beta program now.

EddieJennings

@stuartjordan said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/fcc-lets-spacex-cut-satellite-altitude-to-improve-starlink-speed-and-latency/

I wonder how much they will get the latency down to. I know they are advertising 50-100Mb/s and 20-40ms latency on their Beta program now.

I just want service in Georgia (United States).

black3dynamite

https://www.proxmox.com/en/news/press-releases/proxmox-virtual-environment-6-4-available

Obsolesce

Crypto miners are killing free CI

CI providers like LayerCI, GitLab, TravisCI, and Shippable are all worsening or shutting down their free tiers due to cryptocurrency mining attacks.

mlnews

An ambitious plan to tackle ransomware faces long odds

Heavyweight task force proposes framework to tackle a major cybersecurity problem.
Schools, hospitals, the City of Atlanta. Garmin, Acer, the Washington, DC, police. At this point no one is safe from the scourge of ransomware. Over the past few years, skyrocketing ransom demands and indiscriminate targeting have escalated, with no relief in sight. Today a recently formed public-private partnership is taking the first steps toward a coordinated response. The comprehensive framework, overseen by the Institute for Security and Technology's Ransomware Task Force, proposes a more aggressive public-private response to ransomware, rather than the historically piecemeal approach. Launched in December, the task force counts Amazon Web Services, Cisco, and Microsoft among its members, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the United Kingdom National Crime agency. Drawing from the recommendations of cybersecurity firms, incident responders, nonprofits, government agencies, and academics, the report calls on the public and private sector to improve defenses, develop response plans, strengthen and expand international law enforcement collaboration, and regulate cryptocurrencies.