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@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ it's now time to find out
## Background ## Background
When I start a new jobs somewhere, the biggest challenge in the beginning When I start a new job somewhere, the biggest challenge in the beginning
is to find out, what, where, when and how to do. In most companies this is to find out, what to do, where, when and how. In most companies this
becomes clear after a few days. In ETH, it's a bit different: There are becomes clear after a few days. In ETH, it's a bit different: There are
many internal service providers with very different focus. To find out many internal service providers, each with very different focus. To find out
which are the machines I have to take care of, where they are located which are the machines I have to take care of, where they are located
and which services are running on them took me about a year. and which services are running on them took me about a year.
@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ to the right places.
### /sans/: Sysadmins home ### /sans/: Sysadmins home
This is still a pretty youg project, but unique at ETH: It is a This is still a pretty young project, but unique at ETH: It is a
regular sysadmin meeting and information exchange, without the formal regular sysadmin meeting and information exchange, without the formal
stuff or the the borders of departements. You may find a lot of stuff or the the borders of departements. You may find a lot of
sysadmin related information directly on the website or find out more sysadmin related information directly on the website or find out more
@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ to get in contact with them: In case the network is not working anymore,
they are the right ones to ask for help. they are the right ones to ask for help.
There's a "little" trap though: The ID combine a lot of "smaller" There's a "little" trap though: The ID combine a lot of "smaller"
departements, of which one has to find the right one for the right problem. departements and one has to find the right one for the right problem.
## Step three: Not offering your own services ## Step three: Not offering your own services
While after some time a sysadmin will find out that a particular service While after some time a sysadmin will find out that a particular service
is missing in the group, it is probably worth *not* to offer it yourself: is missing in the group, it is probably worth **not** to offer it yourself:
Although one may get the impression that this particular service is not Although one may get the impression that this particular service is not
available at ETH, you may almost always be wrong: available at ETH, you may almost always be wrong: