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From: James Hill [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 6:11 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: System Admin Checklists Here's my BOFH inspired ones. Daily: * Check event log of every server, fix/try to fix as needed. * Wade through SPAM emails sent from Microsoft System Center Operations Manager or Nagios (aka Nag your *ss) * Creating new directories, shares, and security groups, new accounts, disabling/deleting old accounts, managing account policies. * Create accounts for people that started 2 months ago that still haven't sent the required paperwork to the HR department. Run random account lockout script to keep Helpdesk call no's up (helps ensure IT staff job security) * Make sure backup runs and make sure the restore works as planned. * Check last night's Big Bang Theory episode backed up successfully. * Google for today's Symantec Backup Exec hotfix. * Plugging Security holes, in both the OS and apps like IIS. * Upload latest version of Conficker and Personal Antivirus to 0day warez folder on open FTP server hosted on IIS. * Exchange Management including DL's, users, etc. * Take another 5MB off maximum mailbox size for all users * Change notification for mailbox limits to every 10 mins. * Train the training people, helpdesk people, and end users. * Change the chimps water and top up the banana store. * Copy this week's Michael Jackson album onto new helpdesk chimp "Bubbles" ipod. * Answer all important emails from CFO/CEO/IT-MIS Director. * Ensure Outlook Rules are still forwarding these to deleted items. * Glance over T1-hookups, switches, hubs, make sure everything is green. * Check connectivity to Slashdot. * Check if Disaster Recovery Systems are still functioning * Open fridge door. Check it starts beeping after 1 mins. * Check for free space on all servers, for file pollution and quotas. * Delete CIO's Blu-Ray rips of "Happy Days" * Ensure that antivirus definitions are up-to-date. * Reinstall Symantec Endpoint Protection on every machine so that it will work for at least 4 hours today. * Run defrag and chkdsk on all drives. * That sounds like way too much effort. * Monitor WINS replication. * 1 minutes silence to thank god for the death of WINS. * Monitor network traffic with sniffer or NETMON to keep performance up. * Check QOS for torrent traffic is operating as expected. * Monitor Web traffic for indications of attacks. * Monitor hot HR girls Facebook browsing. * Monitor user email for corporate policy violations. * Read all emails blocked due to language and pornography violations. * Make copies of anything suitable for next performance review. From: Stu Sjouwerman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, 20 October 2009 2:49 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: System Admin Checklists Importance: High Hi All, It's high time to update these, looking at all the virtual stuff we work with now. http://www.wservernews.com/archives/w2knews-20010510.html Send me the missing items off-line (please indicate the categories) and I will create a new one ! Warm regards, Stu . ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
