GUIDPartitionTableFilter: How can I non-destructively change a partition's filesystem type ID in OS X? [more inside]
posted by The Lurkers Support Me in Email on Dec 14, 2009 - 6 answers

Help me come up with best Mac based server and backup solution for a small business. [more inside]
posted by jesseendahl on Dec 2, 2009 - 8 answers

Our small company is about to lay-off our sysadmin who refuses to share passwords and could go postal. Advice on how best to proceed? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 17, 2009 - 21 answers

OS X Unix filter: Please help me find and delete an obsolete cron job on an iMac running Leopard. [more inside]
posted by al_fresco on Nov 14, 2009 - 13 answers

My boss may be offering me an ACTC certification. I don't know whether computers are a hobby or a career for me, and I have limited free time. Should I talk to him seriously about sponsoring (paying the fees) me for the exam? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 21, 2009 - 1 answer

Windows SSH Client for linux sysadmins that's not PuTTY? Transparency and Tabs needed! [more inside]
posted by SpecialK on Oct 2, 2009 - 9 answers

If you give me a checklist of signs of serious stress or depression, I can check off pretty much all of them. Constant anxiety, panic attacks, flares of irritation at trivial things, headaches, feeling the overwhelming urge to break down and cry or just snap and yell at someone, exhaustion, lack of sleep, inability to enjoy my time off and alas heavy loss of libido. How do I cope when I can't escape what's causing me stress? [more inside]
posted by ArkhanJG on Sep 28, 2009 - 32 answers

Grasping at straws here: have you successfully configured GPFS to operate in a multicluster environment? [more inside]
posted by larsks on Apr 27, 2009 - 1 answer

Help me administer a mail server on OS X. [more inside]
posted by rkent on Apr 22, 2009 - 6 answers

What tools and equipment do your carry with you to the datacenter / colo when it's time to work on your servers? [more inside]
posted by jenkinsEar on Apr 17, 2009 - 13 answers

How can we automatically block DOS type attacks in a load balanced environment? We used to have mod_evasive on Apache, but now Apache is behind a a load balancer and so does not see the external IPs. We are manually blacklisting IPs in Shorewall - but would like something on the load balancer to do this automatically on detection. Running Linux, Shorewall, Apache and Pound as load balancer.
posted by Dag Maggot on Dec 9, 2008 - 7 answers

SharePoint Admins & Developers: what do you do? [more inside]
posted by I, Credulous on Dec 9, 2008 - 6 answers

I'm starting a new job as a system administrator for small business in a few weeks, what can I do to prepare myself? [more inside]
posted by talkingmuffin on Nov 23, 2008 - 15 answers

What were your greatest victories and punishing woes as a unix/linux system administrator? [more inside]
posted by Myles on Jul 21, 2008 - 11 answers

I've got a web site that shows up just fine for everyone except me. I get a big fat "page not found" when I navigate to it even though it works fine in proxy browsers, I've used ipconfig/flushdns and cleared my browser cache. I'm sure it's a DNS issue of some sort, but have no idea what else to do. Help?
posted by bflora on Jul 19, 2008 - 12 answers

How do I create and manage a few hundred user accounts on Windows a Windows box without hiring an intern to point and click all day? Difficulty: can't buy expensive third party tools. [more inside]
posted by mrgoldenbrown on Jul 14, 2008 - 12 answers

I have a few mysql tables that keep repeatedly getting corrupted - help! [more inside]
posted by twiggy on Jan 25, 2008 - 12 answers

How can I do a multiple datacenter failover / load balance and have a shared filesystem available in both locations? [more inside]
posted by dirtylittlemonkey on Jul 25, 2007 - 9 answers

I will be starting a new job this Monday as a systems admin for a small company, and I was wondering, what are some good resources that might be helpful for someone like me? [more inside]
posted by erpava on Jul 5, 2007 - 8 answers

For UNIX-like systems (Linux, BSD, Solaris) is there a way to determine power supply type remotely, preferably with a simple command-line tool? [more inside]
posted by littlegreenlights on May 30, 2007 - 5 answers

I am part of an IT department for a biggish small comany. We don't do any retail anything, but we do do government contract work. We want to make sure that we're aware of any data-retention compliance issues that could eventually bite us. I am looking for a law firm we could pay to advise us on this. Can anyone recommend such a firm (or lawyer) from experience? I would rather go on a recommendation than throwing a dart at a Google results page.
posted by everichon on May 15, 2007 - 4 answers

Exchange 2000 has a limit of 16 gigs. When you hit that limit, there is a registry entry to increase it to 17 gigs on a temp basis so you can clear out email and do an offline defrag. Well. About a hour after increasing the limit, we hit 17 gigs and now our exchange store is not compressing. [more inside]
posted by JonnyRotten on May 15, 2007 - 3 answers

Windows SysAdmin question: I need to add a global security group to the local admin group on machines in multiple OUs. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by Richat on Dec 8, 2006 - 6 answers

Newb sysadmin filter: I've got an internal website 'blahblahblah/blah' that I want people to be able to get at by just typing 'blah' in their browser... where do I specify this? hosts?
posted by Cosine on Oct 27, 2006 - 11 answers

What's the right way to do a silent install of the Japanese input language and IME in an already setup English-language Windows XP Professional SP2? [more inside]
posted by flabdablet on Oct 11, 2006 - 8 answers

Does anyone out there use a Blackberry successfully as a pager? [more inside]
posted by wolftrouble on Jul 12, 2006 - 10 answers

I'm trying to find studies or reports on the cost of corporate IT spending (specifically system administration) and expectations on how much it will grow in the future (say 10 years time). Any ideas on where to look or specific keywords to search for?
posted by mutantdisco! on Apr 28, 2006 - 3 answers

I would like to set up DHCP on our factory wide LAN. But I have some serious reservations. I need it to be secure, and I need to have control of who can get a DHCP license. [more inside]
posted by Jonsnews on Apr 6, 2006 - 13 answers

I need help migrating to Linux from an "unlicensed" Windows 2000 Server? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 30, 2006 - 6 answers

I've recently started a new job as the tech director for a small company. I have a bunch of websites and servers to keep an eye on, and I'm thinking I need a mobile device that will allow me to keep track of them. What do you recommend? [more inside]
posted by o2b on Mar 20, 2006 - 8 answers

How can I set up a totally fuss-free default footer in Word? I want to add a default footer to Normal.dot, so that if users doesn't specify their own footer they get mine, and people who get printed copies of their documents know where to go to find the originals. [more inside]
posted by flabdablet on Jan 18, 2006 - 11 answers

I'm a senior Unix system administrator who will shortly be responsible for maintaining an Active Directory 2003 installation as well. I'd like to build up a small ad2k3 reference library. I've had training and am finding my way around fine so far and I'm not a stranger to NT4, so I'm not lost, just trying to be prepared. What books do you recommend for an experienced sysadmin who is new to Active Directory 2003?
posted by mendel on Feb 23, 2005 - 2 answers

Getting a message to a sysadmin staff currently in hell? [MI] [more inside]
posted by eriko on Jan 15, 2005 - 14 answers

As the sysadmin for a really boring law firm, I feel somehow honor bound to wreak some kind of non-CLM technical havoc at work in honor of April Fools (only on those that can handle it, of course). What have you done/had done to you that brought peals of laughter but didn't get anyone fired or indicted?
posted by vraxoin on Mar 31, 2004 - 1 answer