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From: dan@gacvx2.gac.edu
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.mail.uucp,news.admin
Subject: Re: BITFTP grief!
Message-ID: <1991May23.165202.224@gacvx2.gac.edu>
Date: 23 May 91 22:52:02 GMT
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Organization: Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota
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In article <1991May22.180529.21358@zardoz.eng.ohio-state.edu>, gaynor@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu writes:
> Lamentably, this is true.
> 
> I've started seeing users who seem to believe that the law of computer usage is
> "if you can do it, you're allowed."  Or, more accurately, if there is no rule
> stating explicitly that they cannot do such-and-such a thing, then they must be
> allowed to do it.  If they can get at a command that will shut down the system,
> then they are allowed to do it.  If they can fake mail from other users, then
> they must be allowed to do so.
> 
> A sad state...

I have found that one or two of the "lets strech the rules until they break"
types seem like they are more people, sometimes it seems like the abusive
behavior is being done by "all the users."  They get into so much trouble and
take up so much of an administrators time that they just can't be one person. 
The most painfull one here finally was suspended for failure to maintain a
satisfactory GPA.  I was allowed to remove his account.  I now have time to
answer the questions of real users.  He never caused a big problem, just near
constant irritation.  The other users were glad to get the 50mb he was using up
filled with GIF files back too.  Its not just student, I have had faculty that
are worse.  Ever have to share the administration of a UNIX machine with
someone who pops into "su" every time he uses the machine, just because?  Nough
complaining.  I wouldn't give any of it up, but I am happy to take it away from
the ones who can't handle it.

-- 
Dan Boehlke                    Internet:  dan@gac.edu
Campus Network Manager         BITNET:    dan@gacvax1.bitnet
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, MN 56082 USA        Phone:     (507)933-7596