Humour

The Sysadmin Song

I never really wanted to be a scientist.

I wanted to be...a...A SYSADMIN!

[system engineer choir and shift supervisor enter, music strikes up]

Oh, I'm a sysadmin and I'm OK,
I grep all night and I chown all day.

[choir] He's a sysadmin and he's OK,
He greps all night and he chowns all day.

I ping the nodes, I do PM, I awk and perl and sed.
I've got a Star Wars lunchbox, and Tron sheets on my bed!

[choir] He pings the nodes, he does PM, he awks and perls and seds.
He's got a Star Wars lunchbox, and Tron sheets on his bed!

[repeat chorus]

I ping the nodes, I change the rates, I fork the processes.
I wish that all my lusers would catch some rare disease!

[choir, growing slightly uncomfortable]
He pings the nodes, he changes rates, He forks the processes.
He wishes all his lusers would catch some rare disease!

[choir brightens as they repeat chorus]

He pings the nodes, he does PM, he awks and perls and seds.
He's got a Star Wars lunchbox, and Tron sheets on his bed!

[repeat chorus]

I ping the nodes, I lock the /home partition and umount.
I post .gifs of my boss's daughter from his account!

[choir, very uncomfortable and trailing off]
He pings the nodes, he locks the /home partition and umounts??

[shift supervisor, in tears]

Oh Bevis! And I thought you were so dedicated.

ecrit par

Martin "I wish to register a complaint about this system" Booda

13 Nov 2005
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