+[image: \infty] On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote:
> *>>stupid user tricks = job security.* > > > Why do people say this? Maybe if you're manning the helpdesk. > > My job is secure because people want to get new things done, not because they > routinely forget how to do old things... That leads to outsourcing (we're > spending XXX monthly for password resets?!? Move that offshore...) > > > > *ASB *(Professional Bio <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) > Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market... > > > > > On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Shauna Hensala <[email protected]> wrote: > >> stupid user tricks = job security. We could instead talk about stupid IT >> tricks. >> >> [image: Red rose]Shauna Hensala >> >> >> >> >> > From: [email protected] >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: RE: Stupid user tricks >> > Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:28:39 +0000 >> >> > >> > If 4,999 out of 5,000 times you don't need to type something in a field, >> you will stop even looking at the field, much less registering what it says. >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > Michael B. Smith >> > Consultant and Exchange MVP >> > http://TheEssentialExchange.com >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 3:26 PM >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: RE: Stupid user tricks >> > >> > Oh, yeah... seen that sort of thing a couple times. Even had MY admin >> > account locked out because a user didn't notice to change MY name to >> theirs >> > in the login box. :D >> > >> > I, too, have users who can't remember their login name (despite the fact >> > that it's the first half of their email address! *grin*) and can't >> figure >> > out why they can't log in... 'Course they're always embarrassed about >> that >> > when I see the problem, but still. :D >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 3:17 PM >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: RE: Stupid user tricks >> > >> > > Didn't they have enough sense to log on >> > >as the correct user before calling??? >> > >> > Shall we compare notes:) >> > Recently I was called to a desk of a lady who was pissed off six ways >> > to Sunday at me as she couldn't log in. She was typing her password >> > into someone else's username, and proceeded to lock their account >> > out? >> > >> > After that, another one gave me shit that she couldn't remember her >> > login name that she had been using on her desktop daily for years and >> > her iphone? >> > >> > I was like "Stare, blink, blink, stare..." My bad, I guess? >> > >> > ~ 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 >> > >> > >> > >> > ~ 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 >> > >> > ~ 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 >> > >> >> ~ 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 >> > > ~ 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 > ~ 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
