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All our servers and company laptops went down at pretty much the same time. Laptops have been bootlooping to blue screen of death. It's all very exciting, personally, as someone not responsible for fixing it.

Apparently caused by a bad CrowdStrike update.

Edit: now being told we (who almost all generally work from home) need to come into the office Monday as they can only apply the fix in-person. We'll see if that changes over the weekend...

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 4 months ago (7 children)

Why do people run windows servers when Linux exists, it’s literally a no brainer.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Servers weren't much of a problem, they're mostly virtual and could be just restored from a backup. The several hundred workstations were a problem. They needed a physical touch. All are encrypted with BitLocker, requiring passkeys stored in AD. Over half are laptops. Most of those don't have wired ethernet ports, and an account with local admin rights hasn't logged in since the day they were imaged. Throw in a proper LAPS config, where randomly generated passwords of three dozen characters in length are also stored in AD...

... Yeah, today was a bad day.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

They run Windows and all this third party software because they would rather pay subscriptions and give up control of their business than retain skilled staff. It has nothing todo with Linux vs Windows. Linux won't stop doors falling off Boeing planes. It is the myopia of modern business culture.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

No brainer... Blames windows... For a 3rd party issue... The same 3rd party that's done the same thing here to Linux recently.... No brainer achieved.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

My last companyoffered apps as either hosted or on-prem. Once they decided the on-prem version had to be Windows for our customer base, it made sense to have one build, one installer. I’m very happy not to be there today.

My current employer is all Linux servers and Engineers use Mac laptops. The only ones affected were Management and HR, LoL. Back of the line for you, we have customers to help!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Because all software runs from Linux right...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It could if more people just used Linux

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I built a home virtual server host on Proxmox. It destroyed itself 3 times in 6 months. I gave up and installed server 2019 with HyperV. Has been rock solid for years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Are you a Linux user?

Hey everyone, shut up! This guy is a Linux user and he’s here to tell us about using Linux.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Look! We found the anti anti-microsoft user in their natural habitat of talking shit on social media. They are from the same family bootlickers and related to the Tossaladers. Don't mention you are an alternative OS person around them or they may go into a blind rage.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Linux users and vegetarians. Neither can shut the fuck up. Both have made it their identity.