Re: Straw lighthearted poll ...

"Telemachus" <telemachus_at_ulysseswillreturn.net> wrote in message news:<ofPta.12039$pK2.15788_at_news.indigo.ie>...

> Which is easier when on-site (for those of you who consult/contract) ?
>
> 1: Get the sys or root password for the production system /instance
> 2: Car parking in the corporate car park
>
>
> IMHE 1 is far easier by orders of magnitude.

Yup. In fact with a little bit of gentle persuasion (read: liberal application of brewed liquids), you can usually get the combination for the safe where the root pwd is kept. Together with other things, like modem numbers and matchstick-wall pwds and addresses.

And don't forget to try the pwd three years down the line: it will STILL be the SAME...

Nothing really illustrates better the TOTAL incompetence of modern middle "management" than the above. In fact, most will be so surprised those things are kept in a safe, they'll start looking at replacing it with another copy of Windoze to "reduce the TCO".

Cheers
Nuno Souto
wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au.nospam Received on Thu May 08 2003 - 22:59:40 CDT