@scottalanmiller Done :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

@scottalanmiller said in Securing Linux with Ansible:

@tim_g said in Securing Linux with Ansible:

I made a really good SaltStack state for Linux hardening. Works great, and now pass OpenVAS with flying colours for example.

Where is the ML article about that?

Damn! I can only upvote this once.

@vhinzsanchez said in Do we dislike Ubuntu:

Really like what I'm reading here and the other threads/community...but I'm still a linux newbie (for several years)..I do not claim to know it all or anything to be advanced, but has stuck with what we have here (Ubuntu server) which I know enough on how to manage.

I'm with you here. While I know Ubuntu isn't the favoured distro here, there is SO much documentation out there that it was the easiest for me to begin learning Linux and it's been a huge help getting me out of the Windows comfort zone. I've just now started down the path of other distros.

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/02/ubuntu-data-collection-opt-out

This is probably one of the least invasive data collection templates I've seen.

@dbeato said in I can't even:

Why would someone have a pastebin like this?
https://pastebin.com/DNpQydtH

WTF?!?

@jaredbusch Good to know. This was my first time using Fedora.

@brandon220 Using Cockpit was ridiculously easy,

I used Cockpit to expand the root folder to the max allowable which recognized the 500GB disk. Now shows correctly:

Logged back into Nextcloud and I've now got access to the expanded storage. Sweet!

@black3dynamite said in Install Nextcloud 13.0.0 on Fedora 27:

Last time I check, the default Fedora Server install will only partition enough for its need. But leave the rest untouched.

Looks like you might be right. Cockpit only shows the root and boot mounts for a total of 16GB.

@scottalanmiller said in Install Nextcloud 13.0.0 on Fedora 27:

Haven't tried that, but I would not expect it to like that.

So you're suggesting I'd stick to fixed disk instead? Curious as to why Ubuntu seems ok with it but Fedora isn't.

I have a Nextcloud instance running on Hyper-V using a 500GB dynamically expanding disk that is working perfectly. I can see that it's barely using any of the space. I followed these instructions for creating a Nextcloud instance on Fedora and when I use a dynamically expanding disk, for some reason, the install does not recognize it as a full 500GB disk so after uploading a few large test files, I'm out of space at around 10GB. The Nextcloud instance is on a Fedora 27 minimal install.

Any ideas where I may have gone wrong? I used this command to create the disk:

New-VHD -Path C:\MyVHDs\nextcloud.vhdx -SizeBytes 500GB -Dynamic -BlockSizeBytes 1MB

Does Fedora not play well with dynamically expanding disks? I could instead create a fixed disk but I'd like to avoid that if I can.

Could be universal and not necessarily IT related but still fits.

"You would be out of your depth in a parking lot puddle" - Unknown

So was I. I had only recently set it up.

*On January 17, 2018, WatchGuard Technologies, Inc., a global leader in security for small to medium organizations and distributed enterprises, proudly announced the acquisition of Percipient Networks, including their flagship offering, Strongarm. Integration of the Strongarm technology into WatchGuard’s comprehensive, network security platform enables Percipient Networks to broaden our offering to better address security threats and provide customers with the best possible protection from the widest variety of attacks.

The acquisition provides the right time to make a change to our home offering. The Strongarm free home tier was something we offered in order to introduce people to Strongarm and set the stage for future business opportunities in the home market. As Strongarm evolved, the home tier drifted away from our professional product specifically around features for phishing education and in-depth reporting. Whereas, home users were interested in an alternative to anti-virus and a free additional layer of security, Strongarm's personal touch and evolving set of IT focused information just doesn't align to the home market, so now is a good time to sunset it.

If you want to continue to use Strongarm you can upgrade to a professional account between now and April 1, 2018. Contact [email protected] to upgrade.

There are a number of free services similar to Strongarm's free version such as Quad9 and Norton ConnectSafe. Their setup guides will help you get set-up. Be sure that you replace (and not add) their DNS servers with the Strongarm servers when doing the configuration.

The Strongarm service will continue to operate until April 1, 2018 for existing users.

sincerely,

Todd O’Boyle

Co-Founder and CTO

Percipient Networks*

I'm shocked! <said absolutely no one>

As you've listed a bunch of vendors, you're already aware there are a bunch out there but let me ask...

• How is/are your network(s) setup? Are all satellite offices connected back to HQ (hub and spoke) or do they each operate independently? Are there services running either at HQ or other locations that are shared across the other locations? If so, what are they?
• What is your internet speed at each location?
• What will the VPN be used for? Site-to-site VPN or user VPN for road warriors to connect back to HQ? Do you have remote stationary workers (ie: employees that work from home) which is why you want VPN?
• Do you host any web facing services (ie: websites on-premises...etc)?

Palo Alto may be the leader in the field but it's also the most expensive. All of the functions you mention can be had with pfSense so big range in pricing. What's your budget?

Is the unintuitive user interface really the only reason why you want to move away from pfSense? What else are you dissatisfied with?

Btw, some of the products you've listed are not UTMs so is a UTM really what you're after? Cylance for example is an endpoint product.

@saltedcaramel said in How to Share Outlook Mailbox Access:

@scottalanmiller
This is on MS Outlook. I have 2016 whilst the others have 2010.
Only one person has access to the mailbox email at the moment.

MS Outlook is your email client. What system is MS Outlook connected to? Is it an on-premises Exchange server? Office 365...etc?

Followed these instructions and installed without a hitch! Already have Nextcloud running but it's on Ubuntu. Wanted to give it a try on Fedora. Thanks for this.

Just setup Veeam Backup for Office 365 and going to give it a test to try and avoid this scenario.

Damn! That sucks. Always a fear of mine. Other than Veeam, what are other solutions for backing up Officve 365 accounts?

Wow! Only reason I use Azure at all to run any workload is because of the monthly credit I have.