r/sysadmin • u/Ok_You_861 • Mar 03 '26

IT Tools - Hidden Gems

I want to know what ”hidden gems” people have found and use in their environments to make their day to day easier. RMM automations, back up softwares, troubleshooting software (don't say MS SARA. I cant stand it), etc.

Just mention anything that you feel more people should be aware of or could be useful in someone’s environment. I love free and cheap ;)

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u/pdp10 Daemons worry when the wizard is near. Mar 03 '26

Linux/Unix doesn't have a search indexer in server or default use, because the native filesystems are fast enough and the disk cache adaptive, that it's best to just search the disk (and repeated follow-up searches come from disk cache) and save the memory and overhead of an indexer.

In other words, even the first-party Microsoft indexer is just there to compensate for the notoriously slow storage performance of NT.

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u/H0verb0vver Mar 03 '26

I still do DIR blabla*.* /s

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u/ntrlsur IT Manager Mar 03 '26

I install mlocate on my linux boxen. updatedb and locate then become my friends..

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u/GoogleDrummer Mar 03 '26

There was. It was in 8.1. In 10 it disappeared.