SysAdmin Horror Stories

*Cue wolf howling in the background

We’ve all heard spooky tales of hardware stored in rooms where the temperature was up to 140 degrees, servers drowning because someone left the window open during a rainstorm, and IT tickets that made the hair on the back of an admin's neck stand up..

Tell us about the strangest request you’ve ever gotten, the dumbest question a user ever asked, or those days when Murphy's law seemed to only apply to you.

Write a short SysAdmin horror story in the comment box below to complete this activity for the July Mission and earn 150 points!

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  • Admin hello, this is NOC my name is .... how can I help

    User: I can't connect to the internet on the wireless 

    Admin:  What department

    User: Marketing

    Admin:  Are you the only one affected?

    User: Yes, I hardly experience this , my system connects automatically. I know how this wireless works

    Admin: OK. What SSID are you connected to?

    User: My system connect automatically , I do not know what you saying

    Admin: Since you know how wireless works , connecting to your SSID should not be a problem

    User: mmmmmmm, not really

    Admin: Hold on a support staff is  on the way to your desk

    Support Staff: Sir, WLAN is turned off

    User: I am sorry , I did not realize, I mistakenly turned off the WLAN button when I was finding a way out.

    Admin: You sure know how this wireless works

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  • Admin hello, this is NOC my name is .... how can I help

    User: I can't connect to the internet on the wireless 

    Admin:  What department

    User: Marketing

    Admin:  Are you the only one affected?

    User: Yes, I hardly experience this , my system connects automatically. I know how this wireless works

    Admin: OK. What SSID are you connected to?

    User: My system connect automatically , I do not know what you saying

    Admin: Since you know how wireless works , connecting to your SSID should not be a problem

    User: mmmmmmm, not really

    Admin: Hold on a support staff is  on the way to your desk

    Support Staff: Sir, WLAN is turned off

    User: I am sorry , I did not realize, I mistakenly turned off the WLAN button when I was finding a way out.

    Admin: You sure know how this wireless works

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