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Friday, January 05, 2007
This morning, I had the conversation that I end up having with every new employee who is moderately computer saavy.
"No, I won't give you administrator privileges. It's bad policy, it gives you too much access to things you don't need and you will break it eventually if you are admin. Not going to happen"
I was then informed (by that wonderful "i'm joking, but i'm not really joking" tone) that the user would annoy the crap out of me until I did.
"Feel free to come by and let me know what software you need installed, they pay me to maintain these machines, I don't mind."
So it took all the way until this afternoon before I get the e-mail.
(Paraphrase) Since i'm not administrator, I can't put shortcuts on my desktop (end paraphrase)
That's all well and good, except that it is in no way the truth. A guest user (which has virtually no privileges) can put shortcuts on the desktop. Now, they won't be there when the user logs off or shuts down the computer, but it will place one on the desktop during that session.
Anyway, i'm rambling.. sorry.
So, I walk down to the users office and here is where I am validated...
"I guess it won't let me move it because it's in my system32 folder".....
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That's right... he was screwing around in the folder that (as administrator) deleting, renaming or possibly thinking bad thoughts about a file can corrupt and damage the entire OS.
And THAT is why users can't be administrators....
Geez.
4 Comments:
And I can name MANY reasons why administrators shouldn't be users OR Administrators...damn IT nazis.
IT Nazi --"Why do you need this software installed?"
Me (sarcasticly) -- "Because the company paid $100k for it and it looks pretty."
IT Nazi (with attitude) -- "haha, why do you need it installed?"
Me (very serious and now pissed off)-- "Because my job and the reliability of the bulk electric grid rely on me running the studies that this software is designed to do and the company didn't pay $100k for it to sit on your shelf"
IT Nazi (with bewildered look) -- "I'll have to read the documentation on how to install it first. Next week sometime."
Me (with unbelief) -- "Dude, it's on a CD, it's a single license, it's like installing Word"
IT Nazi (still bewildered) --" umm, i need the change management paperwork filled out."
Me -- I did it two weeks ago...you even signed it.
IT Nazi -- "I have to test the software."
Me -- "Do you know what an eigenvalue is?"
IT Nazi -- "No."
Me -- "You can't use the software then, you aren't qualified."
IT Nazi -- "I'll log in and watch you install it and verify functionality."
Me -- "great."
12:54 PM
Heh... yes, Wayne.. i've had similar conversations.. except mine would have stopped after the part where the company paid $100K for it. Good enough for me.
Thanks for the comment.
Signed,
Friendly IT Nazi.
8:45 PM
hes nick burns, your companys computer guy!! i dont know if you ever saw those saturday night live skits with jimmy fallon as nick burns, but thats what this reminds me of.
clay
1:49 AM
hehe... MOVE!
Yeah, i've seen them. Probably the only funny thing Jimmy Fallon has done in his entire life.
Thanks for the comment, Clay!
9:44 PM
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