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Opinion Piece

Posted by SolarVampire@reddit | linux | View on Reddit | 51 comments

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Of course not. Listen, I think your efforts are noble and right in the money, for a whole host of reasons, but redditors are notoriously lacking in rational thinking, relying instead more on group think and a mob mentality.

Opinion Piece

Posted by SolarVampire@reddit | linux | View on Reddit | 51 comments

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This is reddit… which lives on the sheep.

Not enjoying studying CCNA. Should I still pursue it if I want to become a Sys Admin?

Posted by j1mmyava1on@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 189 comments

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I cut my teeth in Cisco IOS over 35 years ago, and still prefer the CLI over the web interface in most cases. I have also found that while other venders have their own platforms and syntax, most of the commands and options have similar syntax and structures. We support Cisco, Nomadix, FortiNet, Aruba, Ubiquiti and Palo Alto.

Not enjoying studying CCNA. Should I still pursue it if I want to become a Sys Admin?

Posted by j1mmyava1on@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 189 comments

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The CCNA Cert is among the recognized industry standards in networking. Taking the time to master the concepts will help your career in ways you can’t begin to fathom, even if you never configure another Cisco device in your life. Merely having the cert, and maintaining it over the decades of your career, will open doors of opportunity, that you might not experience otherwise. Stick with it, because this too shall pass.

You ever try to help out (IT telated)randomly on a night out?

Posted by Abject_Serve_1269@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 187 comments

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Nope. I don’t do anything for free.

clients in the financial sector are genuinely unwell

Posted by Quirky_Machine_5024@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 221 comments

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The correct response to management’s lack of understanding would have been to say, “without RHEL repo access the kernels cannot and will not be patched. I have made the request for access twice, therefore the fallout is entirely your own. And just not worry about it.

what is your favorite acronym?

Posted by 3dickdog@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 69 comments

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That is t used to be the case. As one of the very first, way, way back in 1994, I can assure you the test was thorough and difficult…. Along with CNE, MCN and BNE

what is your favorite acronym?

Posted by 3dickdog@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 69 comments

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FORD = Found On Road, DEAD

what is your favorite acronym?

Posted by 3dickdog@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 69 comments

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I have a couple of favs… TANSTAAFL = There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. TBSSTSNC = Too Bad, So Sad, Tough Sh*t, Next Case FYATHYRIO = F*ck You And The Horse You Rode In On

How many IT support needed for 200 user org?

Posted by imjustacuteguyuwu@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 412 comments

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Staff size will vary depending upon a number of factors, such as depth of knowledge required, what is being managed, and by that I mean the number of endpoints, number of users, size of facilities, etc.

Machine Learning engineer needed help...

Posted by Technical--Jaguar@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 121 comments

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This is a foreseeable consequence. This pattern of Indian management replacing American workers with wholly unqualified H1-B Indian workers, had been demonstrated thoroughly throughout Silicon Valley. In my experience, while there are a small percentage of very intelligent Indians, the vast majority are demonstrably under qualified and the product of crash courses.

What is everyone's traceroute for 192.168.200.101?

Posted by babywhiz@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 295 comments

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Wow.

Fuck GoDaddy

Posted by Titanium125@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 118 comments

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The first mistake was allowing anyone who has no idea what they are doing to access their domain admin panel. The same holds true to all domain registrars, which offer similar functionality. GoDaddy has sucked donkey balls for 25+ years, but the ignorant don’t know any better. We move all of our clients to porkbun.

Do you consider 'enshittification' a professional term?

Posted by DenverITGuy@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 275 comments

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I believe it translates to “fuckery”.

What is going on lately

Posted by SquirrelNo1189@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 174 comments

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I recall it fondly… made major $$ due to experience with COBOL. The reason it turned out not to be a significant issue, was because billions were spent in the effort to make it a non-event.

Computer names - by user

Posted by anticd@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 390 comments

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Terrible Idea. You’re far better off to name a computer by asset tag, location prefix or a combination, then separately track which individual is assigned to which device, which can be tracked and updated by automation. This allows rapid replacement of defective devices, upgrades and churn procedures.

I am the Internet.

Posted by forbinwasright@reddit | talesfromtechsupport | View on Reddit | 89 comments

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Al, is that you?

MSP locked us out of Microsoft 365 tenant - need advice on escalation

Posted by eserg2000@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 25 comments

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I doubt that. You are hearing only one side, primarily whining about losing access, while admitting there is at least one outstanding invoice for services rendered, but there is no mention about how the suspension might have been accomplished. Did the MSP literally lock them out of their tenancy, or did they terminate a require service that allowed the client to access their tenancy? Did they suspend DNS service? Did they remove a suspend a VPN? Was the client thoroughly warned ahead of time? It seems likely so, given the whining mentioned at least one outstanding invoice. I don’t know all of the details, nor does anyone here, save perhaps the most whining client, who may or may not be privy to all of the c-suite level discussions between the MSP and the client.

Have you ever, as a system administrator, come across any organization’s business secret like I did? If yes, what is that??

Posted by Subject-Category-567@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 410 comments

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Businesses don’t pay taxes, their consumers do. Sure, people such as yourself like to impose taxes on business owners, but we literally don’t pay those imposed taxes, you the consumer does. Business owners pass those costs along to you in the form of higher prices. Why do corporations only rarely complain about higher taxes and in fact support tax increases for certain public works? Because they KNOW the consumer will be the one ultimately footing the bill. Tax the rich? They pass those costs on to you. Stop being foolish.

MSP locked us out of Microsoft 365 tenant - need advice on escalation

Posted by eserg2000@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 25 comments

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I’m not disputing that. Losing access to services which you haven’t paid for however, isn’t a violation. It’s no different than MS cutting off access when the MSP doesn’t pay their bill. This is nothing more than a contract dispute, to be resolved through the procedures defined in the contract between the MSP and the client.

MSP locked us out of Microsoft 365 tenant - need advice on escalation

Posted by eserg2000@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 25 comments

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You’re NOT a business owner are you? Perhaps you haven’t read the terms of their contract. If the contract the tenant signed, allows for suspension or termination of all services due to non-payment, then the MSP is on solid legal ground.

MSP locked us out of Microsoft 365 tenant - need advice on escalation

Posted by eserg2000@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 25 comments

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No, you can’t. It’s nothing more than a payment dispute, which is civil, rather than criminal. Pay your bill.

Have you ever, as a system administrator, come across any organization’s business secret like I did? If yes, what is that??

Posted by Subject-Category-567@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 410 comments

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Why is that shitty? As long as they’re in compliance with the law and taxes, what is shady about it? I use a holding company as the owner of several separate subidiaries.

MSP locked us out of Microsoft 365 tenant - need advice on escalation

Posted by eserg2000@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 25 comments

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“They said it was for unrelated outstanding bills…” Did you listen to yourself? “They” being the debtor, who never lies. “They” are admitting there is an outstanding balance. They choice pay their bill and dispute the invoice using the means provided for in their contract, which I’m positive includes provision for the MSP to suspend all services, as one of them means for collection of payment.

Have you ever, as a system administrator, come across any organization’s business secret like I did? If yes, what is that??

Posted by Subject-Category-567@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 410 comments

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Wow. Sounds like fraud to me.

Vibe Coding Is Creating Braindead Coders

Posted by Enigma_1769@reddit | programming | View on Reddit | 277 comments

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You can either stay where you are, or invest in yourself. However, if you aren’t willing to invest in yourself, why would you think any one else would? For the record, we pay for all training successfully completed by testing or certification, but we do so reimbursement basis. There is no annual training budget cap. We chose the reimbursement method after being burned several times by people who didn’t take their training as seriously as they should have, because it wasn’t their money they were burning. The reimbursement method resolves that issue.

Vibe Coding Is Creating Braindead Coders

Posted by Enigma_1769@reddit | programming | View on Reddit | 277 comments

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What you are describing, is being deceitful towards their client. In a similar situation, I’d probably continue to pay as a senior Java developer, bill as a very junior kotlin developer, while paying for your off hours training on a reimbursement basis. Advancing your pay once the twin of has been completed. Being honest is better for the client, for you and for the company you work for. It gives you cover should you make a rookie mistake, doesn’t setup the client to have unreasonable expectations and provides you a runway to advance your career. I get that not all employer operate this way, but in many cases ethics goes out the window the moment profits are threatened, even though in the long run, honesty bears more fruit than deception.

Vibe Coding Is Creating Braindead Coders

Posted by Enigma_1769@reddit | programming | View on Reddit | 277 comments

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Hey, take my advice or don’t. What you elect to do, or don’t do, doesn’t affect me or my wallet at all. You do you. However, clients don’t pay developers to learn. They hire what they hope to be SME’s and SME’s are made by experimentation, failure and recovery. In short, gaining experience. The only question is where that experience is obtained and who pays for it. If your employer is willing to pay format, great… but it will affect how much they are able or willing to compensate you. If you pay for it yourself, you not only have control over your own what you learn, but the time necessary, and take additional training expense out of your employers quiver of reasons to pay you less. But again, you do whatever fits your life best.

Vibe Coding Is Creating Braindead Coders

Posted by Enigma_1769@reddit | programming | View on Reddit | 277 comments

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That what off-hours studying and research is for. The project budget might NOT be there to pay for your learning the how and why the code works or doesn’t quite work, but investing your off time and effort into understanding the code, is investing in yourself, which pays dividends down the road. Average below average developers can be come superstars by investing in home labs, experimenting in their off time, etc. Highly recommended.

[Newbie question] I ssh or scp as root. Is that good practice ?

Posted by caveTellurium@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 90 comments

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I didn’t miss it… I left it out on purpose. With OP being an admitted newb, I believed the F would have been too strong and too negative. Now if OP continues to ask questions like that, then he’ll have earned the F.

[Newbie question] I ssh or scp as root. Is that good practice ?

Posted by caveTellurium@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 90 comments

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RTM… perhaps you’ll understand.

[Newbie question] I ssh or scp as root. Is that good practice ?

Posted by caveTellurium@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 90 comments

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Root login via ssh should be disabled, passkey or not. Always, always, ALWAYS login with a non-privileged user account and THEN su to root… only if ABSOLUTELY necessary.

Securely destroy NVMe Drives?

Posted by Fizgriz@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 450 comments

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Use a small hammer and chisel on the chips. Problem solved.

Does anyone here run an e-mail server for their Company that's not Exchange?

Posted by manuelmagic@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 343 comments

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We have used Postfix for over a decade without issue. However, our volume is low, we use an outgoing bulk service and have taken other spam prevention mitigation measures, effectively reducing incoming spam to a rare trickle. We are primarily a non-windows environment, a mix of *nix platforms.

Why do folders have permissions and ownership?

Posted by Deathslyte@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 31 comments

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This has to be a trolling post. If not, I can’t imagine OP being employed as a sysadmin, unless they are a nepo-hire, completely incapable of actually doing the job.

How Do You Handle Cabling?

Posted by Demonbarrage@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 11 comments

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I apologize… LOB = Line of Business.

How Do You Handle Cabling?

Posted by Demonbarrage@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 11 comments

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We have a licensed low voltage LOB, which includes access control, VOIP and CCTV in addition to our networking and data center offerings. Our drop rate is $250/drop and projects like cleanup, adds moves and changes are billed on a T&M basis. Our LV LOB takes on jobs from competing MSP’s and local utilities as well.

Arse-wipe of a boss

Posted by BigPete_2025@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 240 comments

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I did, yes.

Holy F up.

Posted by DougThorn@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 551 comments

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This sounds like a resume generating event. I mean who in their right mind allows an intern to administer ANYTHING, but especially something as critical as DNS?

What's You personal record running Linux distribution with no reinstall?

Posted by foegra@reddit | linux | View on Reddit | 365 comments

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Seven years. Updated as necessary and upgraded over the years.

IT Contractor - Overpaid

Posted by Few-Dance-855@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 176 comments

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Not hardly. We actually DO have Cisco engineers, and charge much more than $175/hr for their time. However, we do not charge for their time when in research, or have them waste their time sitting on the phone. We have other warm bodies for that and a magical thing known as call transfers.