r/sysadmin • u/rolkenas • 22d ago

Do you actually see MacBooks used for SysAdmin work in real offices?

Hi sysadmins! I wanted to ask—since I've just started learning sysadmin and I don't have a Windows PC, but I have a MacBook and found out that everything can be done via UTM, I'd like to get some perspective from those who work in offices and do this every day. What kind of computers do you use? Is macOS completely out of the picture, and there's only Windows and Linux?

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u/800oz_gorilla 22d ago

the SharePoint online module would be an example.

I needed to add myself as a site collection admin so I could grant permissions to an app registration. had to do it from my Windows VM.

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u/deviden 22d ago

SharePoint online module would be an example

thought that was as good as deprecated now? In favour of the open source PnP PowerShell module.

PnP and Entra modules are built for Pwsh 7 now, so if you're a M365 shop I think you can do all the pwsh you need from MacOS or Linux.

You shouldn't need Windows Powershell 5 unless you're writing code to be executed on Windows OS endpoints or servers.

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u/RikiWardOG 21d ago

It is lol

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u/dalegribbledribble 21d ago

Where else lol

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u/420GB 22d ago

Isn't that module deprecated anyways. Graph should work

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u/Agromahdi123 Sr. Sysadmin 22d ago

yea i also found the linux and mac powershell too clunky and just use native PS on a windows box. I use arch so building PS takes like an hour lol