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Linux.com: SysAdmin to SysAdmin: My Birthday “Bash”

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 26, 2004

“My 31st birthday just passed, on Sunday, November 14th.
However, due to some events that I can only describe as
‘interesting,’ I celebrated it on Sunday, November 21st. For my
birthday, I learned a good number of very important lessons. Just a
few examples: UPS batteries are wired in series; out-of-band
communication devices are a lifesaver when your mail server is down
and two thirds of your crew is 800 miles away; document, document,
document, and much more.

“So it’s the Friday before my birthday, and I’m saying goodbye
to most of the people I work with, who won’t be back until after
the LISA conference…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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