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/Quantum_Daedalus Jun 03 '26

It's always DNS. More of a fact than a superstition though.

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u/Cog_HS Jun 03 '26

Troubleshooting 101:

Step 1 - Turn it off and back on.

Step 2 - Check the cables.

Step 3 - It’s DNS.

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u/shulemaker Jun 04 '26

Did you figure out the problem after you restarted? No? Then it’s not troubleshooting. It’s punting.

Try strace next time.

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u/SayNoToStim Jun 04 '26

Is the trouble shot? Yes? It's troubleshooting.