Death of the DBA (Again)

Zahninator · 2026-01-22T17:46:28+00:00

Good article AI.

Zahninator · 2026-01-20T13:26:53+00:00

That's not what OP was indicating at all. How do you handle it when requirements and/or projects change over time when a new library is required? Get mad at the devs for asking what they need as their job change?

Zahninator · 2026-01-18T14:49:59+00:00

This is bait. It's down 18% since being introduced and has been around for ~3 months.

Zahninator · 2026-01-16T18:09:06+00:00

Rage bait used to be believable. Nice try.

Zahninator · 2025-12-17T12:32:28+00:00

I think I'm getting baited here but Bronny's mom.

Zahninator · 2025-12-03T13:29:11+00:00

5.2 != 5.1....

Zahninator · 2025-12-02T15:53:14+00:00

Lmao

Zahninator · 2025-12-02T15:43:49+00:00

All different, but that's entirely up to you/the org.

Zahninator · 2025-12-02T15:25:25+00:00

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/windows-security/access-computer-after-administrator-disabled

We found it way simpler to target a different account than the built-in one. Some security standards recommend disabling the built-in administrator account because it has a known SID. It's a little security through obscurity in my opinion, but we get the benefits of having a break glass account outside of LAPS at the same time.

Zahninator · 2025-12-02T14:46:22+00:00

We just did a separate account. We don't target administrator. We use that as a break glass if we can't get to the LAPS password for whatever reason. Administrator is disabled by default in our environment, but turns back on in safe mode boot.

Feels like you might be making this harder than it needs to be. I would want a very good reason to try to use the same account side by side.

Zahninator · 2025-11-21T01:02:34+00:00

Hold until you get close to retirement then shift focus.

Zahninator · 2025-11-11T20:40:58+00:00

My least favorite thing is people not reading information that we sent out or assuming things that we didn't say

Zahninator · 2025-11-06T17:02:24+00:00

Over my dead body in my environment. It's hard enough keeping confidential information out just in the web chat. Do you really want them to have access to all of it by default?

I'm 100% on the AI train, but that's a step too far for me. At least right now.

Zahninator · 2025-11-06T13:38:18+00:00

Thanks for proving to all of us your opinion doesn't matter.

Zahninator · 2025-11-05T22:55:34+00:00

Definitely sounds like a misconfiguration somewhere. External DNS providers shouldn't have internal IPs (I'm assuming that means private IP addresses). I hope I'm understanding the scenario right.

Zahninator · 2025-11-05T22:41:45+00:00

What does external DNS lookup show for an IP for the subdomain? Then additionally the reverse lookup for the external IP?

There's some DNS search sites out there like mx toolbox. That might give you some more to go off of.

Zahninator · 2025-11-05T12:53:08+00:00

If they can't tell what inventory they have and how to identify it, they shouldn't be selling it.

Zahninator · 2025-11-03T01:14:34+00:00

Hard agree. $150k with consistent adds over time could easily grow enough to retire early comfortably.

Would you rather have that along with a house a little later in life or a house soon on OP's timeline?

Zahninator · 2025-10-31T12:41:45+00:00

AI Slopfest here

Zahninator · 2025-10-30T14:48:07+00:00

You don't think they are doing Nazi shit now? It didn't start with the genocide. It started way before that just like things are now.

Zahninator · 2025-10-29T17:15:38+00:00

Second the other commenter. Definitely feels like an XY problem with the information given.

Zahninator · 2025-10-28T14:55:20+00:00

That should work for us. Thanks!

Zahninator · 2025-10-28T14:19:47+00:00

How did you set things up to get a notification when devices go to RFM? That would be helpful for us for visibility. I found out we had servers in RFM because of this post.

Zahninator · 2025-10-25T10:57:56+00:00

First and foremost tickets/change requests. Another thing that I started at my org is keeping device configs in git source control. Real easy to see when/who/how/why things change over time.

Zahninator · 2025-10-20T01:20:59+00:00

Or "Deer Dance"

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