Top 10 System Administrator Truths

jmke · 13th December 2005, 17:26

#1 – Users Lie

#10 – The Holy Grail of Tech Support

…is the reboot. Rebooting can cure ailments of all sorts, can stop network troubles, crashing computers, find missing documents, and rescue cats in trees. System admins all over the world have, by and large, trained their users to reboot before even calling support. I mean, when’s the last time you didn’t reboot to see if it cured a problem? If you’re not, then you’re either stubborn or you’re an admin who knows better. Rebooting doesn’t cure all ailments, but it cures so many of them it’s hard to not throw out a “Can you reboot for me?” to the end user when they call with some off-the-wall issue. Use and abuse as necessary.

http://www.misterorange.com/2005/12/...or-truths.html

Rutar · 13th December 2005, 18:37

#7 – No One Ever Got Fired For Buying Microsoft

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13th December 2005, 17:26	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,497	Top 10 System Administrator Truths #1 – Users Lie #10 – The Holy Grail of Tech Support …is the reboot. Rebooting can cure ailments of all sorts, can stop network troubles, crashing computers, find missing documents, and rescue cats in trees. System admins all over the world have, by and large, trained their users to reboot before even calling support. I mean, when’s the last time you didn’t reboot to see if it cured a problem? If you’re not, then you’re either stubborn or you’re an admin who knows better. Rebooting doesn’t cure all ailments, but it cures so many of them it’s hard to not throw out a “Can you reboot for me?” to the end user when they call with some off-the-wall issue. Use and abuse as necessary. http://www.misterorange.com/2005/12/...or-truths.html __________________

13th December 2005, 18:37	#2
Rutar Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,267	#7 – No One Ever Got Fired For Buying Microsoft QFT