This David Papkin post on NFS sharing is derived from RootUsers post https://www.rootusers.com/how-to-mount-an-nfs-share-in-windows-server-2016/ Here we’re going to show you how to mount an NFS file share in Windows Server 2016 both temporarily and persistently so that it will automatically mount…
Adding Startup Service with SysVinit by David Papkin
In this post by David Papkin , will show how to create a dummy service named fake_service. In this and the following exercise, we will create a simple startup service. First we will do it for a SysVinit system. Note that…
David Papkin Securing Privileged Access
This post by David Papkin is about securing privileged access. It applies to Microsoft Server 2016 Link to original Microsoft article Securing Privileged Access. Portion of it is printed below. Securing privileged access is a critical first step to establishing…
Active Directory admin taskpads by David Papkin
This David Papkin post is how to do Microsoft Active Directory Admin tasks using taskpads. The user can use a console taskpad to run tasks such as starting wizards, opening property pages, performing menu commands,…
Kubernetes on AWS/Azure/GCP by David Papkin
This David Papkin post compares Kubernetes on AWS vs Azure vs GCP With modern web services, users expect applications to be available 24/7, and developers expect to deploy new versions of those applications several times a day. Containerization helps package…
Azure File Sync by David Papkin
This post by David Papkin is about Microsoft Azure File Sync. Azure File Sync replicates files from your on-premises Windows Server to an Azure file share. With Azure File Sync, you don’t have to choose between the benefits of cloud…
Windows Intune compliance settings by David Papkin
This post by David Papkin is about the Windows Intune new conditional access compliance settings in Windows 10. Microsoft is constantly improving the features in the Intune Service – this applies also for the Conditional Access part, with the latest update…
Microsoft releases Skype as a Snap for Linux by David Papkin
This post by David Papkin about Microsoft releases Skype as a Snap for Linux While Microsoft has long been viewed as an enemy of the Linux community — and it still is by some — the company has actually transformed…
David Papkin VMware phasing out vCenter Server for Windows
David Papkin post VMware phasing out vCenter Server for Windows Say goodbye to the Windows version of vCenter, VMware plans to retire vCenter Server for Windows in favor of the vCenter Server Appliance which is Linux with the next version…
Current password management best practices are obsolete by David Papkin
This post by David Papkin is about current password management rules being obsolete The Man Who Wrote Those Password Rules Has a New Tip: N3v$r M1^d! The man who wrote the book on password management has a confession to…