While a detailed, written disaster recovery plan has been on my "to-do" list for quite a while, I do have what I refer to as a "drop dead" list that we review/update annually or more frequently as needed. This includes usernames/passwords for all systems as well as contact information for others who would have the expertise to help in the event I was unavailable. This is in a sealed envelope kept in a secure location accessible only by the superintendent, HR director and Finance director. Since I started this a few years ago, the practice has been expanded in the district and now is required of all personnel with exclusive access to systems.
Such a list can be put together rather quickly (less than 1/2 day in most cases). It should not be considered a replacement for a true disaster recovery plan, but is invaluable in the event of an emergency or crisis. This is something that all IT folks ought to do as a best practice. I have even done it for my personal systems at home (including all the various internet-based services I use). -TS -----Original Message----- From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Heath Henderson Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 10:07 PM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] Admin Rights How many people keep their disaster recovery plan for he network on file with the district office? How many have a disaster recovery plan and does hat plan include a what if the IT guy is in the bus lot when a tornado comes roaring through and hurls a bus on the unsuspecting IT guy while he is responding to a tech geeks email on his iPhone. -Heath Henderson On Sep 12, 2010, at 9:42 PM, Russ Gowin <rgo...@dwschools.org> wrote: > There's no way I'd give my supt. or principal admin rights on my servers or > domain. They wouldn't know what to do with it anyway and if they did have it > and use it they'd more than likely screw up the entire network. > > Russ Gowin > Systems Administrator > Technology Specialist > DeLand-Weldon CUSD #57 > 304 E. Illinois Route 10 > DeLand, IL 61839 > 217-736-2311 > > Sent from my iPhone. > > On Sep 12, 2010, at 9:32 AM, Mike Swanson <mswan...@pgd46.org> wrote: > >> Do you enable admin rights to servers and domains to your administrators? >> >> ---------- >> "He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else." >> --- Benjamin Franklin >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
