My First SysAdmin Job!

[Anaconda]

Originally posted by Bond


I agree. It just seems a little strange that the infamous and all-powerful admin account is restricted from FTP-ing!

Admin can FTP out, however you NEVER want to have admin access when FTP'ing into a machine. That is you never want the FTP server to accept connections with a username of admin. Remeber that when logged in under FTP you have all the rights and privelages granted to the username you are logged in as.

[Bond]

I understand. But FTP is only one protocol. Does Telnet have this restriction on 2003? What about Remote Desktop? I know for a fact it doesn't.

The FTP service can be disabled just as RD or Telnet can if there are concerns about someone unknowingly using the admin account. I just found it curious that they have restricted the admin account alltogether for just FTP. Hackers can easily still use admin access with other protocols/services. Sure the FTP service may be more likely to be enabled on a server than the others, but it doesn't change the fact that hackers can and will have just as much fun using other methods.

[Greg]

Those programs exchange passwords unencrypted. That's why I'd say.

[Zero Tolerance]

Originally posted by noppid

Those programs exchange passwords unencrypted. That's why I'd say.

Only on IIS

[RacinRN]

Originally Posted by JoeCool

congratulations RN gonna have to change from RacinRN to RacinAdmin

HEHE...well, I'm a RN first then an Admin and if I pass my CCNA then RacinRNAdminCCNA. OMG! That will NEVER fit on my license plate! What am I going to do?????

ZT...There are 35 workstations at the place I work. That is nothing compared to the number you have to admin, but it's a start for me. Especially since everything is such a mess. And I still work my other job and do school, so anymore and I would be psycho.

Oh, wait, I am psycho. Just ignore that previous comment.

Happy Holidays everyone!

[Zero Tolerance]

Originally Posted by RacinRN

ZT...There are 35 workstations at the place I work. That is nothing compared to the number you have to admin, but it's a start for me. Especially since everything is such a mess. And I still work my other job and do school, so anymore and I would be psycho.

Oh, wait, I am psycho. Just ignore that previous comment.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Well 35 is just enough to make ya crazy given the right circumstances...especially if you get a nasty worm infestation that requires you to remove all the workstations from the LAN and disenfect!..LOL

Anyway...glad you are getting your hands dirty in the IT field...its a fun job and the biggest difference between sysadmin and RN is the latter has to bury their mistakes...where us admins can go back the next day and fix it again!

LOL

Merry Christmas!

[pgwrink]

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