sudo rm -rf /best_practices
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Hall of Shame
Real tales from the trenches. Names changed to protect the reckless.
chmod 777 Everything
"Permission denied errors? Not anymore! Just chmod 777 the entire filesystem. What could possibly go wrong?"
Production = Testing
"Why maintain a staging environment when users can beta test in prod? It's called efficiency."
Password123!
"Found all admin accounts using the same password. Changed it to something secure: Password123! (the ! makes it strong)"
Git Push --force
"Merge conflicts are just suggestions. Force push to main and let others deal with it. Assert dominance."
Reboot = Fix
"Server acting weird? Just reboot it every hour via cron. Problem solved without ever investigating the root cause."
Documentation? Never Heard of Her
"Built an entire infrastructure with scripts scattered across 12 servers. No documentation. Job security achieved."
The Shitty Sysadmin Manifesto
$ cat manifesto.txt 1. Bandaid quick fixes are always the best... 2. Backups are for the weak 3. Every server is a single point of failure 4. Security through obscurity (or ignorance) 5. Comments are for cowards 6. If it works, ship it. Don't ask questions 7. Root access for everyone! 8. Testing is just slow deployment 9. "Works on my machine" is production-ready 10. When in doubt, blame DNS $ exit
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