"rm -rf" = Regular Maintenance -Repair Fully, right? =) Wasn't "rm -rf" used in the supposed OpenSSH vulnerability?
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Grooms, Frederick W < [email protected]> wrote: > Don't forget to watch out for an Admin who does "rm -rf *" from the root > of a server. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pierson, Shawn > Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 4:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: What's the difference between a Remedy Administrator and a > Remedy Developer? > > Actually I see things in the reverse of how you stated them as well. > > Having worked professionally doing system administration work as well as > software development (including but not limited to ARS) I see system > administrators and DBAs being more easily replaceable than software > developers. Sure, developers may not always have root/Administrator > access, but their job is much more complex than performing > administration duties. > > You can also look at it from the amount of damage a person can do. If > you are an incompetent system administrator, your system might run > slowly or even crash and have to be replaced. If you are an incompetent > developer, your bad code could affect a company for the five years or so > that your app is used, and even beyond if the data is migrated into the > application that replaces yours. > > Of course, a good system administrator is capable of doing some coding, > and a good developer is knowledgeable of hardware, DB, and OS > limitations. You can't master either role if you stay within strict > confines of your job description. > > Shawn Pierson > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Meyer, Jennifer L > Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 3:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: What's the difference between a Remedy Administrator and a > Remedy Developer? > > So would it be accurate to understand from the majority of your > responses that in Remedy, the terms "administrator" and "developer" are > bass-ackward from the rest of the IT world in that a Remedy > administrator handles data configuration in the user tool, whereas a > Remedy developer is responsible for application performance, > maintenance, and improvements? > > As I understand the rest of the IT world, Administrators have Root, and > therefore god-like powers, whereas developers are just a bunch of > code-monkeys who will be replaced by a fresh college graduate the moment > management deems their salaries are too high. > > If my summary above is correct, there are a lot of hiring managers out > there that are confused. Since my job duties have always included > everything from server build and application installation to user > training and my title has always been "Remedy Administrator" Jr, Sr, > Consultant, etc..., I think we need a better system. > > Jennifer Meyer > > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > Platinum > Sponsor:[email protected]<sponsor%[email protected]>ARSlist: > "Where the Answers Are" > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor:[email protected] ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
