Have you ever heard that unix programmers and system administrators were not hired for their personalities? These documents, aptly entitled The Bastard Operator from Hell, chronicle the early and mid-career of such an operator.

But beware... Do not laugh too hard as you read these, as legend has it that the Stalinistic, foul tempered, charasmatic-as-a-hibernating-bear sys admin sucks the souls out of those mere mortals who earn their ire!

The Bastard Operator from Hell Series

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• That username doesn't exist
• "It's you isn't it? THE BASTARD OPERATOR FROM HELL!"
• ...the earth's magnetic field is particularly strong today
• Now that's trying!
• Wrap your disks up in a pillow case with lots of magnets - Solar Flares hate that
• I'll just check that your backups worked ok?
• Well, I'll really miss you
• I should have been a teacher you know - I've got this way with people...
• That's the problem with students today
• Disk space is too good for them.
• Later, when the smoke clears I examine the smoking remains
• Simon - How would you like to be our System Manager?

The sig file of the origional poster of the BOFH series.