Cant ssh into a clients server from outside our VPN network. All my clients are hospitals and nursing homes. Government regulations define what i can and cant do.
Besides ssh to a server sitting on a bus is one thing. Its something else when driving your self to work. Average speeds on the highway is 70 mph. I dont think its worth my life On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Benjamin Tayehanpour < [email protected]> wrote: > iv) SSH in and do it your own bloody self, through the command line. I've > experienced similar things when on the bus, and I simply SSHd in with my > phone and fixed it. > > > On 2 July 2012 17:15, sanga collins <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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