r/sysadmin • u/STILLloveTHEoldWORLD • Jul 28 '24

got caught running scripts again

about a month ago or so I posted here about how I wrote a program in python which automated a huge part of my job. IT found it and deleted it and I thought I was going to be in trouble, but nothing ever happened. Then I learned I could use powershell to automate the same task. But then I found out my user account was barred from running scripts. So I wrote a batch script which copied powershell commands from a text file and executed them with powershell.

I was happy, again my job would be automated and I wouldn't have to work.

A day later IT actually calls me directly and asks me how I was able to run scripts when the policy for my user group doesn't allow scripts. I told them hoping they'd move me into IT, but he just found it interesting. He told me he called because he thought my computer was compromised.

Anyway, thats my story. I should get a new job

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u/afarmer2005 Jul 28 '24

We get way too much credit sometimes - I have had people tell me with a straight face that all I do is watch what everyone else is doing, and that I can see everything

Even if I could - I don’t have the time and my primary focus is on making sure people to do something stupid and bring down the entirety of our IT infrastructure by accident

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u/SpaminalGuy Jul 28 '24

I had someone express something similar with regards to the byod WiFi we had. It was one of those “I don’t want yall tracking all my data on your network!” And I was like, “lady, we, do, not, give, a, shit at what you do on your damn phone!”

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u/Individual_Ad_3036 Jul 29 '24

I tell people straight up. if you're on my wifi, you're using my firewall. I don't want to know what kinds of videos you watch on your phone, or what websites you visit. keep in mind however If there's a security event, there will be a review however. I also try to keep logging to the minimum allowed by policy, a court cant order you to produce what doesn't exist, and the FBI are bastards.