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The PendingReboot

sysadmin.life | identity.mgmt | active.directory | scripting | automation_

A weekly podcast for sysadmins who live in the trenches of Identity Management, Active Directory, Windows Server, Automation, Scripting, and more — keeping it real, keeping it light, and keeping it from falling over.

Latest Episodes About the Show
20-30 mins per ep
Weekly drop schedule
100% sysadmin approved

Built by sysadmins,
for sysadmins

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Paul

A sysadmin who's spent more time than they'd like to admit staring at AD replication errors, solving critical issues, and writing PowerShell at 11pm. The Pending Reboot exists because the sysadmin community deserves a podcast that actually gets it — no vendor fluff, no buzzwords, just real talk from the trenches.

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What we cover

Identity Management, Active Directory, Information Security, Windows Server, Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell Scripting, and just about everything else that falls under duties as assigned . If it lives in your directory, we might be talking about it, or someone else may be using it if its an idle service account that the password hasn't been changed on since 2000.

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The format

Weekly community roundup, one deep dive topic, a tip or tool of the week, and a sysadmin story to close on a laugh. Tight, punchy, and actually useful.

Latest drops

EP.001

Pilot: Who am I and why am I doing this?

26 min Apr 2026 identity
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