Re: Stupid operator stories (was: Potential stupid question - MSUs)

2017-10-23 Thread Phil Smith III
Vernooij, Kees wrote: >I like a product that keeps on saying day after day that it will expire in 15 days. -;) Hah. Lest anyone wonder who is unfamiliar: no, it was counting down each day. When it got to zero, backups wouldn't run. That might be Bad. -

Re: Stupid operator stories (was: Potential stupid question - MSUs)

2017-10-22 Thread Vernooij, Kees (ITOPT1) - KLM
A.EDU > Subject: Stupid operator stories (was: Potential stupid question - MSUs) > > Interesting discussion, which evokes the following two true storiesT. > > > > Story 1: > > Many years ago, a friend walked into his data center and noticed a > message > on

Stupid operator stories (was: Potential stupid question - MSUs)

2017-10-22 Thread Phil Smith III
Interesting discussion, which evokes the following two true storiesT. Story 1: Many years ago, a friend walked into his data center and noticed a message on the system console: will expire in 15 days! He pointed to it and asked the operator something probably starting with "WTF"; operato