sysadmin, n. Computing colloq.
Brit. /ˈsɪsadmɪn/, U.S. /ˈsɪsədˌmɪn/
[Shortened > n. Additions or systems administrator n. at system n. Additions.]
= system administrator n. at system n. Additions.
| 1983 ComputerWorld 12 Dec. (In depth section) 8/5 It also allows network-level monitoring by Sysadmin and central (console) operations. For example, they can tell who is currently using the system. 1985Re: Alternate Shells in net.unix (Usenet newsgroup) 15 Aug. After all, you can destroy everything you ever wrote with a single rm -fr *, whereas chsh /bin/false just requires a trip up the corridor to your sysadmin. Do we make rm a privileged command? 1994 B. Sterling Heavy Weather 140 Micky the sysadmin and Rick the code grinder had given Jane wary, weary looks when she'd first started working seriously on the..system. 2004 Guardian (Nexis) 1 July (Life section) 16 Sysadmins can offer the carrot of seamless wireless net connectivity across the office in return for that..far more secure logon. |