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From: dave@viper.Lynx.MN.Org (David Messer)
Newsgroups: news.groups
Subject: Re: System administration
Message-ID: <2939@viper.Lynx.MN.Org>
Date: 23 Nov 89 05:18:25 GMT
References: <2903@viper.Lynx.MN.Org> <528@panix.UUCP> <36510@apple.Apple.COM> <17049@umn-cs.CS.UMN.EDU> <2931@viper.Lynx.MN.Org> <1730@l.cc.purdue.edu>
Reply-To: dave@viper.Lynx.MN.Org (David Messer)
Organization: Lynx Data Systems, Eagan, MN
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In article <1730@l.cc.purdue.edu> cik@l.cc.purdue.edu (Herman Rubin) writes:
 >
 >The system OWNER has the right to do this.  A system administrator has an 
 >important function to perform, namely, to make the system work well for the
 >USERS.  As administrator, s/he has no business making rules for his convenience
 >if they degrade the system in the eyes of the owner and/or users.

The system administrator represents the owner.  His responsibility is to
make the system run as the owner requests -- this may or may not involve
making it work well for the users (especially non-paying users.)


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