Author: Goetch

  • Migrate users from OD to Google with Mosyle

    As always test test test. This process assumes you have set up your environment to use mobile accounts that do not sync. It should not matter what directory you are moving away from, the steps would be the same. Must have some sort of admin account or be able to delete a user from the…

  • Workspace Procedures For Off-boarding Employees

    Step 1: Reset Workspace Account Password Step 2: Log in as user and add a delegate account Step 3: Share Drive with delegated user and or transfer to delegated user Step 4: Create an auto responder Step 5:Export All email use google vault to search for the user’s emails and export to mbox format Step…

  • Compiling Mysql Connector for macOS

    Our point of sale database is based on MariaDB. Fortunately for us the Mysql connector seems to still work. Unfortunately the pre-compiled packaged version does not work for FileMaker, and for whatever reason Apple is happy to have Actual Technologies charge for what should be an open source and freely available driver. I actually have…

  • Vlans

    The guest network is set up as a vlan which should in theory isolate it from the internal network. Eventually would like to have a separate vlan for the phones and everything else. The best place to start is to create the vlan on the pfsense appliance. Then you must log into each hp switch…

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    Periodically it is necessary to check EVO for negative items. Negatives can happen for any number of various reasons; Bugs, Duplicate items, missing receiving logs, and most commonly due to incorrect physical inventory counts. There are various ways one could check for negatives, I choose to run an sql query opposed to an report from…

  • Radius User Setup

    Log into the pfsense appliance and go to certificate manager to create a certificate for the new device/user. Then go to FreeRADIUS and create the new user, ensure the name matches the certificate common name. Export the certificate. For iOS devices we need a certificate with a password, so download the cert and key and…

  • Connecting to the Netgate Appliance via the usb console cable

    Ensure the drivers are installed on the system ( silicon labs ), this should be available in the munki repo if it is needed. Connect the Netgate console cable to the usb port on the computer ( most likely the closest mac mini on the rack ) , open terminal and type the following command…

  • Hosting Websites On Synology

    I had a few hiccups hosting websites on the Synology NAS, however, I think I have found the “best” setup for our use. It mainly comes down to permissions and how the Synology works. Originally I installed websites at the root share I created. So for example I created a user nextcloud and a share…

  • Running Cron on Synology NAS

    Nextcloud needs a cron job to run every x minutes. The best way to do this on the Synology is to use the scheduled tasks to call the script. Basically the script needs to run as root, but use sudo to change to the http user. Must also use php3 in the script otherwise the…