dc.sage System Administrator Relief Pages

This is the place to come when you are ready to rip a user (or your manager) to shreds with your bare hands ... then you remember that you need the money. These pages are intended for systems administrators only. They may offend users or managers, and that's fine, because the intent is to provide emotional support for the sysadmin.

These pages are being compiled by Rob Jenson who will cheerfully accept additions and forward flames (from those aforementioned users and managers) to /dev/null.


If you are having a bad day, you'll want to start by perusing the collection of really bad days that people have had. Some of these might be popular folklore ...
The newsgroup alt.sysadmin.recovery is a place where sysadmins the world over gather to vent their angst. here is the FAQ for the newsgroup. I've collected a few recent tidbits from the group...I don't know if there is an archive site yet. Of course, you can also come to the next dc.sage meeting to commisserate with other admins.
If you are looking for a hiding place, here is The Canonical List of Reasons Why You Can't Find Your System Administrator.

You really have woes if your answering machine sounds like this first thing in the morning.

Here are some pages on the web that may be amusing to someone who manages computers all day long. I can't apologize enough to anyone who is offended by the content (sysadmin humor seems to be a bit sexist, it seems):


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