Demote Windows Server 2012 R2 DC (FRS to DFS Migration is also covered)

As of today (March 2021) we still have more than two years to use Windows Server 2012 R2 server. Smart thing to do would be to plan your exit strategy and make sure your services are on supported Windows Server version when support for WS 2012 R2 is near its end. I use WS 2012 R2 for years now on daily basis, and it has been great and rock solid software, but it’s time to move on :(

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Mount Windows file share in Ubuntu

Doing windows file share mount through Nautilus (GUI) is great, but I find it much more convenient to do it through shell.

Mostly because if you wish to save something to these smb mounts, you could have hard time finding location of the smb file share mount. Currently (Ubuntu 20.04) Nautilus mounts file shares in /run/user/1000/gvfs…

Not every app will be able to access that path.

So, let’s do it through shell.

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VMs in Proxmox slow internet speed

This one left me puzzled for some time after I started with Proxmox. Hint – this will solve your problem if you are running pFsense inside Proxmox. So, if you don’t have pFsense in your Proxmox installation through which your VMs go to internet – this guide will not help you :(

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