Tricks sysadmins

Each system administrator during his work accumulates small, but useful actions that facilitate the work in a particular area of ​​responsibility. Such actions or habits to which he is used and which he performs on automatism may not be familiar to his colleagues. Therefore, in this list, I want to make a selection of some of my habits collected on the Internet that may be useful to you.

• Use Delete instead of Shift + Delete to delete
• To save changes, always use the sequential pressing of the buttons Apply - OK
• Data replication does not cancel backup
• Always check the user's problem before fixing it.
• Double-check that you run the rm -rf command in the correct directory.
• On servers, do not disable the request for the reason for shutdown / reboot. He can save you from accidental clicks.
• Do not use spaces in the name of the files and folders. Always-use-English
• Write for users a batch file "Nothing works for me.bat"
  in the batch file, the execution of the commands systeminfo, ipconfig, shutdown / r / t 5
  Sometimes rebooting magically helps
• Do not perform updates and critical changes on Friday after lunch
• The same applies to restarting servers.
• Use the lowest speed for burning discs.
• Use combinations like CTRL + S, CTRL + C twice. For confidence
• Read the release notes before installing the updates.
• Autocompletion works in standard Windows paths. Use TAB
• On the server, use the model of least privilege. Set up local machine access for daily tasks ( RSAT ). Do not connect to the server administrator, only to create a new user
• If you have to connect to many servers via RDP / console, set different colors on desktops / console to make it easier to navigate.
• If you have to connect to many servers via RDP, display the “My Computer” shortcut on the desktop and rename it by machine name to make it easier to navigate.
• Try to take screenshots of critical settings
• Before rebooting / shutting down, check the name of the machine. molly-guard
• If the hard drive is not detected, put it in the fridge for 12 hours ( Freeze your data):
• USB connector is the same size as the Internet connector. Do not blindly connect
• Provide users with easy-to-follow instructions for solving problems yourself (Eg block print troubleshooting diagram )
• After turning off the computer, count to 10 before turning it on again.
• To increase computer performance, when you wait for the command to execute, rotate the mouse cursor clockwise, not counterclockwise.
• Enable the display of all icons in the notification area.
• Include a display of extensions of known file types.
• Bring on the desktop a brief information about the computer: machine name, user name, ip ( bginfo )
• Take the habit of manually saving the document every 5-10 minutes
• Block the screen before leaving the workplace, even if you leave for a short time
• Everything is working? Do not touch!
• But, in continuation of the previous, always apply all security updates.
• If possible, transfer your old server to a virtual machine.
• Periodically check the power of each device so that in the event of a power outage it is not necessary to restore its operation in emergency mode
• Systematically back up important information
• The applet of the Network Connections control panel can be accessed via Win + R "ncpa.cpl"
• If the action can be automated - find a way to do it.
• According to RFC 2606, domain and subdomain usage is allowed as domain names for examples in documentation: .example, example.com, example.net, and example.org
• According to RFC 5735 as a “white” ip-address for examples in the documentation, it is possible to use ip-ranges: 192.0.2.0/24, 198.51.100.0/24 and 203.0.113.0/24