[aklug] Re: windoze 7 sucks

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010, jonr@destar.net wrote:

> Which config file holds the rationale for linux changes? One
> administrator has their ideas on what is the right and another has
> their own ideas as to what is right. If you are only seeing half the
> picture then you need to turn up the verbosity and accounting with the
> event viewer or make custom views that meet your criteria. Don't let
> people log on as admin and when they have to elevate their privs it
> will be logged.

If you're using a config management system backed by a SCM it's in the logs.
And even if administrators can disagree should one not be present at least
there's *something* to explain why they made the changes they did, which is
better than trying to guess. Especially if one of the admins made a mistake
and the actions taken did little to remedy the problem they logged. All
very important, and much more an accessible view than what the event manager
provides, with no manual correlation required. Plus it's typically not so
easily purged like it is on Windows.

Anyway you cut it, Jon, Windows AD/GPOs, etc., is *not* feature complete
with a true config management system. Arguing that it is won't change
reality.

         --Arthur Corliss
           Live Free or Die
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Received on Wed Oct 20 09:54:22 2010