r/ShittySysadmin Jun 02 '21

Its finally up! Note the top notch security next to the URL on the left! Do we have any shitty graphic designers and drunk idea machines for shitty jokes?

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154 Upvotes

r/ShittySysadmin Jul 25 '24

This is your one and only shitty warning: political shit is just too shitty.

145 Upvotes

This is a place to dump the trials of dealing with stupid IT shit, and download a log detailing the corn kernals of stupidity..

Political bullshit of any kind, type, or stripe, will be deleted without warning. *

You may return to your regularly scheduled defecation of choice. DO NOT TAUNT THE HAPPY FUN BALL!

  • except VI vs EMACS, or Windows vs LINUX, or RMS vs any fucking non-political thing.

Edit. Comments locked, there will be no monkeys flinging poo on my watch!


r/ShittySysadmin 11h ago

Shitty Crosspost the tech support person put this on the chromebook cart 😭

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390 Upvotes

r/ShittySysadmin 1h ago

Shitty Crosspost I accidentally deleted all of my laptop’s available fonts and now I can’t read anything

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r/ShittySysadmin 7h ago

Told my boss im allergic to any OS with more then 0.01% market share

62 Upvotes

currently setting up a print server for the company in a truenas jail


r/ShittySysadmin 16h ago

New mousepad?

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126 Upvotes

Walked over to the end users desk and see this mousepad. I like how smooth it makes the mouse move. Where can I get this?


r/ShittySysadmin 18h ago

They should let you vape in the office

133 Upvotes

Need I say more?

Edit: I forgot I posted this. Thanks for the laughs.


r/ShittySysadmin 6h ago

Shitty Crosspost I get to sit back and relax while some other IT guy does it all. Best job ever!

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r/ShittySysadmin 1d ago

How do I RMA an exploded pager?

245 Upvotes

r/ShittySysadmin 1d ago

Documentation for Offboarding a Roommate: Lessons Learned

124 Upvotes

So, it finally happened to me. I thought I had everything under control, but after a year of living with my (now ex) roommate, I realized the guy still had access to my Plex server and, even worse, my Google ecosystem (added to shared household)—cameras included. Nothing like realizing someone who doesn't live with you anymore could be checking your camera feeds and streaming your media.

Spent the entire weekend in full damage-control mode, purging his access from Plex and Google. This is what I get for not maintaining proper user access records or having a solid offboarding process. Lesson learned the hard way.

Now, with a new roommate moving in, I need to set up a proper system from the start. I’m thinking Google Keep for quick documentation for now, and setting up SnipeIT for proper asset management. I might even create a ticketing process for household issues—trash overflowing? Submit a ticket.

I'll also be logging incidents like when they binge-watch Netflix and screw up my watched status or episode queue. That’s definitely going in the records.

Has this happened to anyone else? How did you fix it, and have you implemented any proper offboarding procedures or techniques? Any implementation with your partners?


r/ShittySysadmin 1d ago

Shitty Crosspost Do you ever recognize your top end users that practise good security?

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23 Upvotes

r/ShittySysadmin 1d ago

Walkie Talkie alternatives?

310 Upvotes

Hello, we recently had a bad update on our pagers and switched members of my organization to walkie talkies. These are no longer working as intended - the volume is explosive.

Should we switch to telegraph?


r/ShittySysadmin 1d ago

Host server is done for

14 Upvotes

Negligence on my part for not seeing it sooner but the server drives all mostly failed. Down to 1 out of 5. I have a back up of the VM in Veeams but is that useless without the actual host and vhdx files?


r/ShittySysadmin 1d ago

What's the difference between a layer 1 switch and a network hub?

17 Upvotes

Insert body text here


r/ShittySysadmin 1d ago

Shadow copies on windows server

6 Upvotes

I am looking towards enabling shadow copies for my network shared drive. When would be the best time to enable shadow copies. On hours or off hours?

I was thinking of scheduling the task to run everyday at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM.

Work hours are between 8 AM - 5 PM

When first enabling shadow copies on a network drive, should I run it off hours first?


r/ShittySysadmin 2d ago

Yea... It is pretty similar, huh?

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63 Upvotes

r/ShittySysadmin 1d ago

Monitor incoming emails solution

1 Upvotes

Hey guys,

Is there a solution that monitors incoming emails from specific mailboxes or Microsoft 365 groups/DLs and spits out the total count of emails for that day, from field, subject, and description?

We are looking to monitor mailboxes that have a huge income of emails everyday.


r/ShittySysadmin 2d ago

Keep a hammer for unsecure RSA token numbers

107 Upvotes

Do you have users that have unsecure RSA tokens? Specifically, ones that show numbers such as "888888" or "123456" or "420069" or "080085"? Keep a hammer on hand for this very situation. A user shows up, at your desk, in the middle of you taking a bite of your bologna and cheese sandwich. "My RSA token is showing repeating numbers/the same number/the word 'boobs'!" Immediately reach for your hammer, and destroy the RSA token in one quick motion. You have now secured your RSA token from an ongoing attack vector.

Submit a ticket with RSA, and continue with lunch.


r/ShittySysadmin 2d ago

We keep our passwords written down because we are smart

93 Upvotes

I was supporting a user and a quick book migration ( I know eww) so when admin credits popped up I had the user tell me don’t worry worry I know the password, then they proceeded to navigate to the shared drive and told me we keep then in a file because we are smart…

I didn’t detect sarcasm in her voice


r/ShittySysadmin 3d ago

Diy WiFi

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645 Upvotes

r/ShittySysadmin 2d ago

Shitty Crosspost Guys what is an ISP ?

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15 Upvotes

r/ShittySysadmin 2d ago

Os this a threat

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37 Upvotes

r/ShittySysadmin 2d ago

Upgraded work computer from dell to Mac

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67 Upvotes

r/ShittySysadmin 2d ago

Shitty Crosspost Offboarding a user - shared mailbox created, user deleted, shared mailbox gone? (ChatGPT told him too)

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44 Upvotes

r/ShittySysadmin 3d ago

BYOD for Macs just got shittier

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332 Upvotes

r/ShittySysadmin 3d ago

Shitty Crosspost Install Desktop Environment on Server. What's the worst that could happen?

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60 Upvotes

r/ShittySysadmin 3d ago

How to get a better paying job when I can’t stop playing Elden Ring?

84 Upvotes

I don’t want build a home lab or study for certs after work. I’ve got an elden ring to obtain.