Our IT department was implementing a No User Installs policy, before the Coronavirus hit. So, they began taking Admin rights away from all users. Which lead to a problem for me, due to the fact that one of my ancient Library systems software requires Admin access to function properly. Yes, it looks like it was coded in the 90s and has been getting the sledge hammer, round peg, square hole treatment since. It'd be a serious pain to switch though, so we're still using that. I had a talk with our IT people and they conceded. Still, that just seems like they're making more work for themselves, when what they need is less work for themselves. We're a small place, but they've got tons of computers to manage, with few IT personnel to manage them. For all I know, they've reversed the policy by now. That just sounded crazy to me. Increase their own work load, decrease user satisfaction, and break things while you're at it. Sounds like a Microsoft operation to me.
-- Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 3, Insightful) by MostCynical on Wednesday October 07 2020, @03:39AM (1 child)
alas, most of us have to use whatever 'tools' the employer of the moment supplies, so mostly, that means Windows, Office, Adobe, etc etc etc..
at home, no such issues - debian is debian and I can choose and manage almost anything.
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Tuesday October 20 2020, @04:04PM
Our IT department was implementing a No User Installs policy, before the Coronavirus hit. So, they began taking Admin rights away from all users. Which lead to a problem for me, due to the fact that one of my ancient Library systems software requires Admin access to function properly. Yes, it looks like it was coded in the 90s and has been getting the sledge hammer, round peg, square hole treatment since. It'd be a serious pain to switch though, so we're still using that. I had a talk with our IT people and they conceded. Still, that just seems like they're making more work for themselves, when what they need is less work for themselves. We're a small place, but they've got tons of computers to manage, with few IT personnel to manage them. For all I know, they've reversed the policy by now. That just sounded crazy to me. Increase their own work load, decrease user satisfaction, and break things while you're at it. Sounds like a Microsoft operation to me.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"