April 2023 - Blind-sysadmins - lists.hodgsonfamily.org

MSDN subscription
by Andrew Hodgson 06 Apr '23

06 Apr '23

Hi. Is anyone here funding their own MSDN subscription? I am thinking of doing this and potentially using it for my Office365 tenant. I did have an MSDN subscription through the company but due to a recent takeover we have lost the benefit. Would be interested to see what others are doing for funding this. Thanks. Andrew.

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Re: partition tool with access
by Andrew Hodgson 05 Apr '23

05 Apr '23

Hi. Its likely that whatever lockdowns you have you will have the same issue with another partition manager tool as I expect they use similar methods to resize the volumes. If you explain the lockdowns you have done it may help but try the tool I mentioned at www.lsoft.net first. Thanks. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Isaac <bigikemusic(a)gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 10:41 PM To: Andrew Hodgson <andrew(a)hodgson.io> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: partition tool with access Yes you can resize, but with the lock downs we have in place only if we're booted to p e so that is the issue. On 4/5/2023 1:03 PM, Andrew Hodgson wrote: > Hi. > > To be honest I thought you could resize the system volume using Diskpart, Diskpart is what is used as the backend to the volume GUI tool in Disk Manager. Internet searches seem to confirm this. > > Andrew. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason White via Blind-sysadmins > <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> > Sent: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 4:48 PM > To: blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org > Cc: Jason White <jason(a)jasonjgw.net> > Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: partition tool with access > > > On 4/4/23 05:57, Isaac wrote: >> I love diskpart, I can't resize on the fly with diskpart however, and >> we have to restrict some services that diskpart uses so want another >> tool that can move data up and down the partition with out moving it >> off of the drive in curtain scenarios. >> > If you were asking about Linux, I would suggest GNU Parted, which also has some capacity to resize NTFS filesystems, according to a quick Web search. > > However, I'm less familiar with the Windows offerings. The partition > management tool included in Windows (the one with the graphical > interface) can resize NTFS filesystems as well. That's how I freed space on my laptop's drive in order to install Linux alongside the existing Windows installation. > > _______________________________________________ > Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- > blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > blind-sysadmins-leave(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org > _______________________________________________ > Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- > blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > blind-sysadmins-leave(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org

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partition tool with access
by Isaac 05 Apr '23

05 Apr '23

Hi, does anyone know of a good windows partition tool with access at this point?

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Re: partition tool with access
by Andrew Hodgson 05 Apr '23

05 Apr '23

In which case give Lsoft partition manager a try www.lsoft.net. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Isaac <bigikemusic(a)gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 10:06 PM To: Andrew Hodgson <andrew(a)hodgson.io> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: partition tool with access Yes, I can shrink and extend from win p e but need to be able to do this in the windows environment. On 4/4/2023 12:21 PM, Andrew Hodgson wrote: > Hi. > > Can you modify the volume size if you boot to a Windows setup environment? I think I've done that before. Its been a long time since I needed to modify a partition. > > I've had good luck with the software from www.lsoft.net but not used the partition manager. I have the Data Studio suite which includes most of their products. > > Thanks. > Andrew. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Isaac <bigikemusic(a)gmail.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 10:58 AM > To: Mailing list for blind system administrators > <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org>; Andrew Hodgson > <andrew(a)hodgson.io> > Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: partition tool with access > > I love diskpart, I can't resize on the fly with diskpart however, and we have to restrict some services that diskpart uses so want another tool that can move data up and down the partition with out moving it off of the drive in curtain scenarios. > > On 4/4/2023 4:07 AM, Andrew Hodgson wrote: >> Hi. >> >> What's wrong with Diskpart? If you need a specific feature or use case it would be helpful. >> >> Andrew. >> >> Andrew. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Isaac <bigikemusic(a)gmail.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 7:55 AM >> To: Mailing list for blind system administrators >> <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> >> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: partition tool with access >> >> >> Sorry, I should have said besides the diskpart tool. >> >> On 4/3/2023 3:17 PM, Jason White via Blind-sysadmins wrote: >>> I looked it up, and, under Windows, it’s called Diskpart. Apparently, it’s text-based, hence it should be entirely accessible. >>> There are also PowerShell commands available. >>> >>>> On Apr 3, 2023, at 15:28, Isaac <bigikemusic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, does anyone know of a good windows partition tool with access at this point? >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- >>>> blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >>>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>>> blind-sysadmins-leave(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- >>> blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>> blind-sysadmins-leave(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >> _______________________________________________ >> Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- >> blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> blind-sysadmins-leave(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >> _______________________________________________ >> Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- >> blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> blind-sysadmins-leave(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org > _______________________________________________ > Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- > blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > blind-sysadmins-leave(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org

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Re: partition tool with access
by Andrew Hodgson 04 Apr '23

04 Apr '23

Hi. Can you modify the volume size if you boot to a Windows setup environment? I think I've done that before. Its been a long time since I needed to modify a partition. I've had good luck with the software from www.lsoft.net but not used the partition manager. I have the Data Studio suite which includes most of their products. Thanks. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Isaac <bigikemusic(a)gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 10:58 AM To: Mailing list for blind system administrators <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org>; Andrew Hodgson <andrew(a)hodgson.io> Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: partition tool with access I love diskpart, I can't resize on the fly with diskpart however, and we have to restrict some services that diskpart uses so want another tool that can move data up and down the partition with out moving it off of the drive in curtain scenarios. On 4/4/2023 4:07 AM, Andrew Hodgson wrote: > Hi. > > What's wrong with Diskpart? If you need a specific feature or use case it would be helpful. > > Andrew. > > Andrew. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Isaac <bigikemusic(a)gmail.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 7:55 AM > To: Mailing list for blind system administrators > <blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org> > Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: partition tool with access > > > Sorry, I should have said besides the diskpart tool. > > On 4/3/2023 3:17 PM, Jason White via Blind-sysadmins wrote: >> I looked it up, and, under Windows, it’s called Diskpart. Apparently, it’s text-based, hence it should be entirely accessible. >> There are also PowerShell commands available. >> >>> On Apr 3, 2023, at 15:28, Isaac <bigikemusic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, does anyone know of a good windows partition tool with access at this point? >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- >>> blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>> blind-sysadmins-leave(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >> _______________________________________________ >> Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- >> blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> blind-sysadmins-leave(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org > _______________________________________________ > Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- > blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > blind-sysadmins-leave(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org > _______________________________________________ > Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- > blind-sysadmins(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > blind-sysadmins-leave(a)lists.hodgsonfamily.org

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PRTG
by Billy Irwin 03 Apr '23

03 Apr '23

Hi All, It is great to be back on the list. I have some news for all of you looking for a NMS solution. PRTG by Paessler is getting a GUI makeover and will be WCAG compliant with their new interface. I've been testing it in my production environment with much success. The GUI isn't complete by no means, but it is a great step in the right direction. They have committed to making their solution complaint. The interface is still in alpha. You can download their demo and work with it and send them feedback if you are interested. I will also add that they added WCAG to their public roadmap as well.. Best, Billy L. Irwin Sr. Cyber Security / Network Engineer County Government

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