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The Nubby Admin
A SysAdmin blog that focuses on the changing role of the Systems Administrator as we get pushed outside of a single internal department and into...
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“It’s just not goin’ through!” – A Tale from Userland
The Nubby Admin ― “It’s just not goin’ through!” said the Southern gentleman in a perplexed but gentle tone. I was doing simple desktop support style work for a small organization that I’ve been acquainted with for several years. They&... (more)
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Posted on Feb 10th, 2012
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The 2011 ServerFault Challenge Duck Award Ceremony
The Nubby Admin ― Back in January of 2011 I announced a ServerFault 10K challenge. The premise was to gain ten thousand points on ServerFault (or, alternatively, the StackExchange site of your choosing). Many joined, only a select few achieved the goal. Prizes were... (more)
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Posted on Feb 9th, 2012
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Iomega Jaz Disks – Why Didn’t They Take Off?
The Nubby Admin ― I’ve cleaned many a back room computer closet and found quite a number of artifacts that belie how far technology has come in just slightly more than a decade. One such item is the Iomega Jaz drive. I found a package of Jaz disks at a client... (more)
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Posted on Feb 6th, 2012
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How a DevOp Solves Every Systems Administration Problem
The Nubby Admin ― I’m hoping to explore the DevOps phenomena a bit more, as I’ve seen what I believe are some colossal stretches of reasoning lately. To be sure, what I’ve gathered of that general line of thinking seems to be quite an improvement on... (more)
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Posted on Jan 25th, 2012
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Software Piracy and the Existence of Moral Absolutes
The Nubby Admin ― (Before I start, I’d like to make it clear that I am not “calling out” anyone. This post started out as a comment on the blog post I refer to below, however my words quickly grew in number and I decided to make my own blog post on... (more)
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Posted on Jan 23rd, 2012
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Need Some Comic Relief? READ MOAR SPAM!!
The Nubby Admin ― I was stopped in my mouse tracks the other day while attempting to achieve Inbox Zero for a certain client’s stack of e-mail tickets. I received a spam email message that was so bad, it was good. I really got a lift out of it. I’m going... (more)
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Posted on Jan 20th, 2012
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If You Like RoboCopy, Consider RichCopy Too
The Nubby Admin ― Earlier this week, I found out how to copy file and directory permissions using RoboCopy. To quote Jessica @UberGeekGirl DeVita after I tweeted about my adventures with RoboCopy: Robocopy ftw However, there are two main disadvantages to RoboCopy... (more)
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Posted on Jan 13th, 2012
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How to Copy File and Directory Permissions in Windows Using RoboCopy
The Nubby Admin ― My Problem I have sometimes had to copy the permissions on one directory over to another directory. Sometimes it’s simply due to the migration of files from one server to another. Other times it’s for the purpose of backing up ACL entries... (more)
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Posted on Jan 9th, 2012
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How Does a Jr SysAdmin Solve a Broken Web App?
The Nubby Admin ― Some discussion with some colleagues made me consider how someone who was lazy / inexperienced / crushed for time might be tempted to solve a web app problem. If you’ve performed the following operation…. just sit in the corner and think... (more)
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Posted on Jan 6th, 2012
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The 2011 ServerFault Challenge Results
The Nubby Admin ― One year has come and gone! In early 2011 I started a challenge to all interested Systems Administrators to add 10,000 points to their existing ServerFault reputation. Quite a few people signed up for it, but how many actually made it to the finish... (more)
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Posted on Jan 1st, 2012
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Announcing the ServerFault Steam Group
The Nubby Admin ― Are you a SysAdmin? Are you also a gamer? Do you use the Steam platform? If you answered yes to all three of those questions, you have a new group that you can join. It’s the ServerFault Steam group. While the group’s name and logo show... (more)
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Posted on Dec 12th, 2011
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Scumbag Cisco Press, Part 2
The Nubby Admin ― Seriously, Cisco Press. What is your problem? I used to think you were incompetent. Now I think you’re deliberately evil. They explicitly stated that transport layer traffic that uses UDP is called a “datagram.” That stands to... (more)
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Posted on Dec 9th, 2011
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Definitive List of Web-Based Server Control Panels
The Nubby Admin ― I’ve been researching web-based server control panels for a few months now. Most people will likely think of cPanel when they hear the phrase “server control panel” and have visions of web hosts dancing in their heads. Server... (more)
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Posted on Dec 6th, 2011
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Scumbag Cisco Press, Part 1
The Nubby Admin ― Oh Cisco Press. Why must you annoy me so. (more)
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Posted on Dec 2nd, 2011
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Why The Nubby Admin Has Been Censored
The Nubby Admin ― If you look at the top of my blog you’ll see an oddly place rectangle that touts “Stop Censorship.” Depending on your browser dimensions it might be obscuring the whole “logo” as well as a few tabs. What is this all... (more)
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Posted on Nov 29th, 2011
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