[aklug] Re: windoze 7 sucks

From: <jonr@destar.net>
Date: Wed Oct 20 2010 - 10:06:11 AKDT

Quoting Arthur Corliss <acorliss@nevaeh-linux.org>:

> 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.

Again, a linux server has nothing by default out of the box to do this
in an enterprise, MS does.

> 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.

Its a lot closer than what linux has out of the box. And that is reality.

Jon

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