Working on my O365 video training series (been dreaming about this for a very long time to extend my blog with more training sessions and finally got the courage and time to start!) A place where I could share what I learn on a daily basis on O365 portal, things like MDM via intune, conditional access policies, exchange online, security & compliance center and so on. Hope I continue and make it available for all to be used!

I will be sharing it here (hope that's ok! so that I can get feedback from you all to improve)

I've used Zentyal for a client who was tight on budget, worked well with his Windows machines and did few things like file sharing, IM etc.

http://www.tecmint.com/integrate-ubuntu-14-04-to-zentyal-pdc/

This seems to explain adding Ubuntu desktops to Zentyal server, so you get all Linux environment.

Actually he bought a monitor and now since the resolution of the laptop doesnt support the 4K the icons and overall display is funny!

@scottalanmiller said:

@dafyre said:

(not arguing... just thinking out loud)... What are the alternatives? Using a Sync software a la ownCloud, et al? Still the same problem -- at least with ownCloud, you get File Versioning.

You could use ownCloud, et al, by just manually uploading things to the website... but would end-users actually do that?

This is where application-aware storage is key. Like how Word talks to ODfB transparently. No need to install ODfB or have it talk to the OS. The OS is a point of risk here. Shared risk across applications. Remove that and things like Cryptolocker have little to nothing to attack. Storage aware applications are the future, IMHO, both because of security but moreso because of features and functionality. It is just a better, more advanced way to work with computers.

Using files like we have been is the "IT way forced on end users." It is not at all how end users would want or design storage. It was done because it was easy for the programmers and IT to think of files since we don't use applications. But end users only use applications, they shouldn't need files!

Just thought if Owncloud has an option to integrate with Office, and found this https://forum.owncloud.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10820

And something for dropbox/google drive as well http://getdigitize.com/office-2013-how-to-add-dropbox-and-google-drive-as-a-cloud-service/

https://pantheon.io/

Hi all,

Wanted to get a decent light weight entry level laptop for home use. For power use i already have an iMAC and an assembled desktop machine which takes care of all my IT requirements, but lack of having a laptop make me sit in front of the desk all the time. Thought of a MAC air, but guess i could get a cheaper one. Usage will be browsing, MS office, music and watching videos. HDMI would be a plus but not necessary, as i have a chromecast at home so that won't be an issue.

There is http://osticket.com/ just recently installed for a small team, self hosted, has KB, portal login for agents and client, post tickets via email etc.

Hi guys

I have a high end custom desktop that i've been using for past 2 years for my home lab, and it has power issues. Given to the service center to check it. They came back saying the motherboard has issues and needs to be replaced. Since its an old motherboard, i was told that its best to change the board and the processor. I can keep the RAM which is DDR3 32GB.

I was given option for mother board- http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4960#ov

and processor- intel 4960k but couldn't find this online the closest is http://ark.intel.com/products/77779/Intel-Core-i7-4960X-Processor-Extreme-Edition-15M-Cache-up-to-4_00-GHz

Purpose of this machine is home lab, with xen server.

Suggestions please

Not sure if i need to look at some other brands like Asus instead of gigabyte this time

I know quite a lot of users likes Outlook/OWA, but just wondering, if you guys are using the same for personal email accounts like Gmail? If not, what else do you use? I am thinking of using Windows 10 default mail app to configure my gmail.

@IT-ADMIN As mentioned previously, post this on their twitter page, and see if that helps!
https://twitter.com/kaspersky you will get a broader audience, and i guess they will listen to you then!

Also add https://twitter.com/e_kaspersky who is the Chairman and CEO of #Kaspersky Lab.

An example:
https://twitter.com/kaspersky/status/630771200944414720

Not sure if that was solved but at least some one replied!

And this one could help too http://qz.com/437219/complaining-on-twitter-can-result-in-good-customer-service-if-you-do-it-right/

So after i got my desktop back from servicing, wanted to upgrade the xen server i had on that machine which is dual boot with WIn 2012. Boot that machine, started xen and all i could see is a blank screen with blinking cursor!

Anyways, i wanted to upgrade, so got the xen server iso, used mac and unetbootin copied the file to usb and boot with that on the desktop. After keyboard selection, i got an error called "unexpected error occured". Used Alt+F2 to get into console and checked the error log, got something called "assertion error"

Checked and found a solution from a site: http://networkrockstar.ca/2013/07/installing-xenserver-6-2-0-from-a-usb-stick/

Just in case if this site is not available in future.

Download the XenServer 6.2.0 ISO image (http://downloadns.citrix.com.edgesuite.net/7281/XenServer-6.2.0-install-cd.iso)
Format a USB stick using FAT32.
Use unetbootin (http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/) to install the ISO to the USB stick.  Use the “DiskImage” option instead of the “Distribution” one, and point it right to the ISO file.
Now we need to fix up some boot stuff:
    All paths are relative to the root of the USB drive.
    mv boot/isolinux/isolinux.cfg boot/isolinux/syslinux.cfg
    mv boot/isolinux boot/syslinux
    mv syslinux.cfg syslinux.cfg.bak
Unmount the USB drive and eject it.
Boot from the USB stick.

If you get a “kernel not found” error at boot, double check that you renamed all the files properly.

My installation went well and after the reboot, unfortunately i am still getting the same blinking cursor! Anyone faced such issue?

So found out that the SATA mode selection was set to AHCI, i changed it to IDE and Xen started working fine, but then Windows server gave me BSOD. Seems like i could only get either Xen/Windows working at one time, i mean to go to windows, i need to go back in bios, set back to AHCI and can boot from windows. This was not the case before, don't know what changed!

Anyways Xen is up and i am installing Xen Orchestra as well. Still need to figure out how this can be fixed. Thanks @Danp for the pointers.

I use pingdom for both personal and work. At work we have the paid account but personally i was using the free version, but got an email saying there will only be paid options from now onwards. What do you use to track uptime of websites, any free alternative?

I completed a test server with LVM. Did a split of /var on a separate disk and also moved /home to that, so that if something fills up this / doesn't get affected.

Overall it was very easy to extend the disk space and was a very good experience. Thanks once again @scottalanmiller

Finally, configured Zabbix and grafana!

Do you use root as the primary user to manage your servers or another user who has sudo access? If a different user, what unique names you have for the user?

Author started a VM and watching logs on the attacks to his VM
https://livesshattack.net/blog/2016-03-20/3-months-and-1-million-ssh-attempts-later

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/technology/apple-fbi-hearing-unlock-iphone.html
U.S. Says It May Not Need Apple’s Help to Unlock iPhone

Seems like someone else is helping FBI unlocking the phone!

We have a staging linux server which is managed with cPanel and hosts around 30-60 accounts per month based on our projects. All sites are protected with http auth and using a common password. On a regular basis, 2-3 months or so, we change the password inform the team and they notify the clients as well.

Looking for an alternate method by which this can get automated, best if each site could have individual http auth which keeps it more secure than a blanket all site password. I am checking for option by which the team can use something like google authenticator from their mobile devices to get the new credentials, but couldn't figure out if this is possible and the admin control which devices can get access with Google Authenticator or such