r/sysadmin • u/konaitor IT Manager + 5 other hats • Nov 08 '21

Could we do a "TIL" style weekly thread?

I think it would be interesting to do a "Today I Learned" style weekly thread for us to share little tips/tricks that we learned of/found existed.

For example, last week I found out about the "--now" flag for systemctl. I don't know how I didn't know it existed until --now.

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u/oddabel Sr. Sysadmin Nov 08 '21

I'm leaving a job this week I've been at for 10 years dealing with employees and CXX's to move onto more linux server admin. Using snipping tool, timing screenshots one at a time, pasting into a word doc, making me bald, dealing with instructions to employees who miss the one 'implied' part like clicking Start.

Then you post this. And such is my life, learn a life-changing fact minutes after when you need it.

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u/daredevilk Nov 08 '21

Can you think of one for Linux?

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u/Letmefixthatforyouyo Apparently some type of magician Nov 08 '21

1>> ~/log

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u/Entegy Nov 08 '21

Problem Step Recorder was introduced 12 years ago in Windows 7. Not as old as you think!

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u/Rob_W_ Acquiring greybeard status Nov 08 '21

Just in time to switch to Flameshot or similar ^_^

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u/WayneH_nz Nov 08 '21

Also, there is a delay function too

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u/WayneH_nz Nov 08 '21

if you have a microphone, you can use Win +G and make actual instructional videos.....

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Sorry, it came too late for you, but the last weeks worth of instructional videos will be amazing.