Today is..System Administrator Appreciation Day!

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 4:05 pm

http://www.sysadminday.com

Still waiting for some candy from my flock..

Edit: sorry guys -- found it 1/2 hr before posting. Don't blame the messenger..

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 4:24 pm

I wish you had posted this sooner.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 4:53 pm

Wish I had of known this also.

Robo · Post by **Robo** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:06 pm

And me also...

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 12:23 am

Does this mean I can mail the campus netnazi a steaming sack of cow dung?

Lothar · Post by **Lothar** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 1:09 am

someone in my department apparantly e-mailed this to the rest of the department early this morning. It was my last day of work as assistant sysadmin (going on the Chifest road trip, and starting a very different job when I get back.) There were people in and out for quite a bit of the day, thanking me and the real sysadmin. It was really quite cool...

SilverFJ · Post by **SilverFJ** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 1:13 am

What's a system administrator? If you're one of them, don't feel insignifigant because I don't know. Feel insignifigant because nobody else in my pad seems to know what one is either.

Lothar · Post by **Lothar** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 1:16 am

it's someone who takes care of a lot of computers, so that the people who need those computers for work / school can use them.

For example, I keep 20-30 workstations patched and upgraded and virus-protected, install software and hardware, and set up new systems when they come in.

SilverFJ · Post by **SilverFJ** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 1:19 am

You saying that it was someone who takes care of a lot of computers made me think about shepherds. And when I thought about shepherds, I thought about Nirvana. Is he still around?

Lothar · Post by **Lothar** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 1:21 am

He does occasionally show up here. I don't think he posts more than once or twice in any given week.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 5:44 am

20-30 only? Geez, I do about 200

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 8:03 am

Time to celebrate!

Code: Select all

root@localhost# rm -Rf /home/*

I just guaranteed myself job security.

Jagger · Post by **Jagger** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 3:10 pm

Heh. There's no Admin appreciation at my job. I am their servant. Fortunately, I don't have to do any work for anybody until they submit a trouble ticket! Mwa hahaha!

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 11:19 am

Wonder if I moan a lot if I will get appreciated next year.