No, but there was a period of about 2 months where I gave *high* consideration to doing something of the sort...
*ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Jeff Steward <[email protected]> wrote: > You didn't happen to have a remote shutoff to some loudly screaming network > device to prompt those simultaneous *issues* did you? > <grin> > > -Jeff Steward > > On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Maybe it wasn't his idea to hire you. >> >> Or, perhaps, he just needed someone to handle the tedious parts of the >> role. >> >> I worked for a micro-manager for a while who was otherwise a really cool >> person, and I was always happy when multiple problems arose >> simultaneously... >> >> >> *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> >> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* >> * * >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Joseph Heaton <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I remember my second IT job, I was hired as the Network Administrator for >>> this small company. My boss, the CIO, was also one of the co-founders. >>> Whenever something came up, as I'm headed to the server room, to start >>> troubleshooting, I would find him there already, at the console, poking >>> around, clicking stuff. Was one of the major irritants I had at that place. >>> My thought was, "Why did you hire me, if you're not going to trust me to >>> take care of the system?" >>> >>> >>> Ken Schaefer <[email protected]> 9/23/2010 3:29 AM >>> >>> Agreed. Making random changes to servers based on "gut feelings" what are >>> bad, isn't my idea of a desirable troubleshooting strategy. >>> >>> Gather facts >>> Isolate Issue >>> Identify Root Cause >>> Implement Fix >>> >>> Cheers >>> Ken >>> >>> From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Thursday, 23 September 2010 6:13 PM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: Re: Kick Ass Sysadmin (was RE: It appears that the Symantec >>> Virus has affected PGP already) >>> >>> Another aspect of troubleshooting is the ability to keep track of what >>> are actual facts, and what are as-yet-untested-assumptions. >>> >>> This includes knowing how to classify information that has been given you >>> by the end user. >>> >>> ASB (My XeeSM Profile)<http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> >>> Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 2:42 AM, James Rankin <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> It's not what you Google, it's how you Google it. Even when interviewing >>> now I tend to try and look for people who can work problems out rather than >>> people who can simply rhyme off lists of stuff - and I'm always keen on >>> people who check the obvious things first. (Think "how would you >>> troubleshoot a GPO that's failing to apply" rather than "name the FSMO >>> roles".) There's an art to troubleshooting technical issues that's sometimes >>> hard to define. It's probably the old "clean minds and scruffy minds" thing. >>> Scruffy minds move in unexpected directions and try things that wouldn't >>> necessarily make sense. I can remember fixing some random server hang just >>> by stopping a service I didn't like the look of. It's only afterwards that >>> we realised that particular app was opening loads of ports and generally >>> monopolising the system. I didn't really know what I was looking for, until >>> I found it. >>> On 23 September 2010 00:31, Jonathan Link <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> Sometimes I wonder if I'm just a good googler... Seems like 90% of my >>> issues have been tackled (and documented!) by someone else. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 7:17 PM, David Lum <[email protected]<mailto: >>> [email protected]>> wrote: >>> The place with the ad you mean? I don't remember, but here's one in NY >>> that is not completely different: >>> http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=1007553 >>> >>> I do think I am generaly kick-ass, just don't call me an expert at >>> anything. My specialty is the near-vertical leanning curve that is needed on >>> an occcasional basis. I get stuff like this almost every month: >>> Q. "Hey Dave, is this possible?" >>> -or- >>> "Hey this infrastructure piece is down and the guy who usually manages it >>> is out and there's no documentation, can you make it work?" >>> >>> In both cases: >>> A. "No clue..I mean in theory it is somehow possible" <run off> <back in >>> 45 minutes> "yeah we can do it, here's a script/tool/some other clever >>> capability". >>> >>> The answer of course sometimes comes from this list, or Exchange list, or >>> Michael B. Smith. >>> >>> Ok I'm not kick ass at all, but I know how to contact a LOT of guys who >>> are... >>> >>> Dave "my expertise is knowing experts and how to contact them" Lum >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Steven M. Caesare [[email protected]<mailto: >>> [email protected]>] >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 1:46 PM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: RE: It appears that the Symantec Virus has affected PGP already >>> Hehe.. type of org? >>> >>> -sc >>> >>> From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 2:26 PM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: RE: It appears that the Symantec Virus has affected PGP already >>> >>> That reminds me, I was looking at job openings and once place had the job >>> description on their website "looking for someone who is kick ass at finding >>> technical solutions...". Being an informalish kind of guy, I was tempted to >>> apply just based on that kind of verbiage. >>> >>> Still like %dayjob% enough to not apply though... >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:[email protected]<mailto: >>> [email protected]>] >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:16 AM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: RE: It appears that the Symantec Virus has affected PGP already >>> >>> I'm using that on my next technical evaluation summary. >>> >>> -sc >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
