I have the script (human script) for directing a highschool gradute to find the network icon on any windows system with minimal fuss. Its even part of our training for new employees.
Take this scenario: Its monday morning @ 815am and i have just begun my hour long commute to work. The client is 1800 miles away. They lost power over the weekend and now no one can login, print, or open network shares. I have 3 choices i) drive straight to the airport and try and get on standby flight ii) Hang up with the client and try and call a few companies in their area for quotes on getting a tech on site. iii) MY favorite; Have the receptionist, office manager, or maintenance man. Login to the server desktop open a browser and check if internet is working. print a test page and create a txt doc on the file share. Then finally reboot the server and everyone is back online before the traffic light i am sitting at turns green. The desktop has its place ... even in a server, thats why the option is there to install it. All our client Domain controllers are zentyal, the desktop is a default part of the install. On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 10:06 AM, Benjamin Tayehanpour < [email protected]> wrote: > ...you let a receptionist touch a server? Dude, stop digging! > > If I am correct in presuming you are also running the DE locally and don't > do some clever X11 forwarding magic... Seriously? You put in an extra piece > of hardware with direct access to memory (== greater potential for system > crashing if it fails), insert an extra module into the kernel (same thing, > with a far higher error rate) and you run the behemoth that is X and Gnome > of all things, wasting prestanda and energy while making the whole system > less stable? > > Also, I find it far easier to instruct an uninitiated person in > copy-pasting some commands than to look for a yellow triangle with > sawed-off ends and double click... No, double click... A bit faster... > There you go. Now find the icon called "Networking"... Yeah, I'll wait... > ... ... What do you mean it's not there, it must be there, I f***ing left > it there (last part not said out loud)... Et cetera. > > > On 2 July 2012 17:00, sanga collins <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I do and i am proud to do it!! >> >> In my experience the desktop on the server comes in very handy. Has saved >> me from numerous disasters and its easy to walk a receptionist through >> fixing her office server over the phone when there is a desktop involved >> (even if the desktop is used to open terminal to type in: service ETC >> restart --ignore-errors) >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Benjamin Tayehanpour < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Wait, you install a DE on servers? >>> >>> Don't say such things on a public list. No one will hire you if you let >>> something like that be known ;) >>> >>> >>> On 2 July 2012 16:54, sanga collins <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> The gui is important. I even install gnome desktop environment on all >>>> my servers. But the command line is still critical for getting things done >>>> in my day to day activities. I often wish windows dos prompt was as robust >>>> as a linux console is. >>>> >>>> At the end the blogger is right. Nothing that is intended for the >>>> average consumer should force them to do something from the command line or >>>> console!!! Leave that for the PROS! >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Richard Obore >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> please guys, don't kill me! >>>>> :-) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://linux.slashdot.org/story/12/07/01/218255/has-the-command-line-outstayed-its-welcome >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >>>>> >>>>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>>>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >>>>> >>>>> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >>>>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>>>> >>>>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them >>>>> (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible >>>>> for them in any way. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Sanga M. Collins >>>> Network Engineering >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>> Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 >>>> E- fax: (435) 578 7411 >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >>>> >>>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >>>> [email protected] >>>> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >>>> >>>> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >>>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>>> >>>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>>> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >>>> any way. >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >>> >>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >>> [email protected] >>> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >>> >>> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>> >>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >>> any way. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Sanga M. Collins >> Network Engineering >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 >> E- fax: (435) 578 7411 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > -- Sanga M. Collins Network Engineering ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 E- fax: (435) 578 7411
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