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Guides on all things sysadmin and tech related
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Azure audit logs – Last user to logon to a computer
Continue Reading: Azure audit logs – Last user to logon to a computerI had a requirement where I needed to obtain the last user that logged in to a specific computer. All of the machines I deal with are either Azure joined or Hybrid joined so all logon events are recorded into Azure AD automatically. Taking advantage of this I used the Microsoft Graph audit logs to…
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Report Intune Configuration Policies assigned to devices
Continue Reading: Report Intune Configuration Policies assigned to devicesThis came from a requirement to ensure that all devices in Intune had a configuration policy assigned to them. I noticed it was possible in the GUI to get a list of all your devices then if you select them it will show you the configuration policies however this has 2 flaws: First there was…
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What is Docker Compose?
Categories: DockerContinue Reading: What is Docker Compose?Following my recent beginners guide to Docker post I thought it would be useful to go into a bit more detail on what docker compose files are and why I use them. Normally starting a container involves invoking the docker run command followed by all the commands required to start the container. This is fine…
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Setup New Ubuntu Server
Categories: UbuntuContinue Reading: Setup New Ubuntu ServerSo you’ve installed your shiny new Ubuntu server, maybe you’re going to installer Docker on there? Well whatever you’re using it for there are a few essential things worth doing, like setting up a firewall and enabling automatic updates to ensure the OS is kept secure and up to date. In this guide were going…
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Beginners guide to Docker
Categories: DockerContinue Reading: Beginners guide to DockerDocker can be thought of in similar vein to virtualization however instead of virtualizing an entire computer it runs a container which consists of the necessary items required to run an application. Instead of having to setup an entire server, install the prerequisites, and install the server it instead launches a container with all of…
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Setup WordPress using Docker on a Raspberry Pi
Categories: DockerContinue Reading: Setup WordPress using Docker on a Raspberry PiI’m quite early into writing blog posts so I thought what better of a topic to choose than how I got this blog running in the first place. I use a Raspberry Pi running Ubuntu on my home internet connection to host this blog. Before hosting this I used it as a Pi-hole which I…
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Exchange Online – Add items to users calendars
Categories: ScriptsContinue Reading: Exchange Online – Add items to users calendarsI recently had a requirement where the same calendar items needed to be added to most (but not all) staff personal calendars in Exchange Online. The calendar items were basic all day events without reminders just as a record. I was able to achieve this using Microsoft Graph PowerShell and a simple CSV. First off…