Words of Wisdom from a Sys Admin

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I just gave someone admin privileges to one of our Cheezburger systems.  Whenever I grant someone admin privileges to one system or another, I always give them this little speech:

You’ve been given the power, now keep these two things in mind:

1.  Play nicely with others.

2.  Think before you type.

We all have admin privileges in our own lives, so in general, I think these are just good words to live by.

P.S.  I can’t take credit for this speech: it was a given to me by a sys admin named Trey Valenta way back in the olden times.

Written by scottporad

October 15th, 2009 at 11:56 am

Posted in Cheezburger, Success, Technology

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  1. The statement I always make when I give someone more access then I think they should have is, “With Great Power comes Great Responsibility”. Regardless, I don’t think many average users understand just the level of power an administrator has on a system.

    Matt Rude

    15 Oct 09 at 2:36 pm

  2. rule 3) never *ever* listen to trey!
    cmon, this is common sense people!

    gimpbully

    15 Oct 09 at 8:55 pm

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