On Sun, 2003-03-23 at 11:38, ktb wrote: > I've been searching around the web for some documentation on how to deal > with users from the perspective of a systems administrator. I'm finding > a lot on account management and user policies but not much by way of > dealing with people. I'm interested in educating myself about the different > approaches sys admins take and the success or failure of these approaches. > > As you can guess I've recently inherited a network. I'm having no > problems with the technical side of administering the network but am > finding myself increasingly taking more of a hard-line with regards to > users and I would like to decide where I want to draw the lines. > Thanks, > kent > > -- > To know the truth is to distort the Universe. > Alfred N. Whitehead (adaptation) Users are "statistical inputs" to contribute to the development of justifications for spending on newer and more intriguing equipment. They should each be surreptitiously running SETI@Home in order to ensure that the apparent system requirements are overwhelming the current CPU while under the severest of security restrictions in order to foster your position that the current technology just can no longer meet the needs of a modern and growing company. ;) -- Mark L. Kahnt, FLMI/M, ALHC, HIA, AIAA, ACS, MHP ML Kahnt New Markets Consulting Tel: (613) 531-8684 / (613) 539-0935 Email: kahnt@hosehead.dyndns.org
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