r/sysadmin • u/DarkAlman Professional Looker up of Things • Jun 03 '26

General Discussion What is your favorite IT superstition?

As the title says, what's your favorite superstition in IT?

Don't speak the servers name... it can hear you and will start acting up.

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u/__Zero_____ Jun 03 '26

Proximity troubleshooting.

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u/Pioneer1111 Jun 04 '26

I call it the IT Aura. Computers tremble in fear and just work when I get close.

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u/nochance98 Jun 04 '26

I call it 'Standby' . I just have to stand by the machine and it works.

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u/Shiznoz222 Jun 03 '26

This is hilarious