@Randriksen

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Neurodivergent OS agnostic sysadmin that tends land in Microsoft territory. Father of 3. Reader of sci-fi and fantasy. Wearer of hoodies.
On a quest to do 12 certifications in 12 months
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Quest update: 6 and 7 out of 12 done.

I see I haven’t written anything since the end of February. There are reasons for that, which I’ll probably talk about in a later blog post, but for now, I’ll talk about passing certifications 6 and 7.

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Quest update: 4 out of 12 certifications obtained.

The newest one is Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

https://www.randriksen.net/certifications/neurodiversity/2023/11/28/4-out-of-12.html

#Certifiable #NeurodiversIT

4 out of 12 - Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Quest update: 4 out of 12 done. 1/3 of the way done!

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Here’s the logo
I’m going to #msignite and I’m bringing stickers. If you see me, come talk to me. #NeurodiversIT https://www.randriksen.net/neurodiversity/2023/11/08/neurodiversit.html
I’m Neurodivergent

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New version of MGNestedGroups

I’ve just released a new version of my MGNestedGroups module. It’s a pretty niche module, but it’s something I’ve found usefull at work, so I’ve improved it a little bit now.

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I’ve used some hours streamlining the installation of #GitLab runners on #Windows, so that you can spend less time installing GitLab runners on Windows.

#powershell https://www.randriksen.net/powershell/2023/10/27/windows-gitlab-runner-setup.html

How to set up GitLab Runner on a Windows Server

When I first started my current job, one of the first things I did was set up a GitLab server. I wanted it to be the central place for version control and CI/CD. I’d used GitLab at my previous job and really liked it, so I wanted to use it again.

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How to figure out what old scripts are meant to do, and even improve and document them quickly: https://www.randriksen.net/powershell/2023/10/20/easy-way-to-figure-out-what-old-scripts-do.html

#PowerShell

An easy way to figure out what old scripts actually do, document them and maybe even improve them

In most of my jobs in the last 12 years, I’ve encountered situations where my predecessors had already left before I started, and I had to search far and wide for documentation on how they had set up the systems. Sometimes the documentation was available, and sometimes it wasn’t. At times, it was fairly up-to-date, but most of the time, it was quite outdated.

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Quest update: 3/12 done.

Today i passed the #Azure Administrator Associate exam

https://www.randriksen.net/certifications/2023/10/18/3-out-of-12.html
#Certifiable

3 out of 12 - Azure Administrator Associate

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Stolen from Reddit: use these #Powershell commands for KMS things instead of #VBScript

Install-Module slmgr-ps
Start-WindowsActivation -WhatIf
# Activates the local computer
Start-WindowsActivation -Verbose
# Activates the computer named WS01
Start-WindowsActivation -Computer WS01
# Activates the computer named WS01 against server.domain.net:2500
Start-WindowsActivation -Computer WS01 -KMSServerFQDN server.domain.net -KMSServerPort 2500

Turning off #ADFS login and moving to managed login with #Microsoft #Entra feels like a big step in the right direction

#intune #azure