[olug] Old Machine Reboot

Tom tom at twvance.com
Sat Nov 17 06:16:11 UTC 2007


There is some data i'd like to retrieve from the machine.

NOBODY is at the location except for maybe the Realtor here and there.

On Nov 16, 2007 1:07 PM, Jon Larsen <relayer at levania.org> wrote:
> Are you attempting to move your data to another machine, or are customers
> trying to access their data, and the machine that provides it to them is
> encountering problems?
>
> If the machine is legally yours as well as the data within you can try
> this:
>
> Contact someone in Building maintenance, offer the enviro-tech who works
> the evening shift $35 to walk by your server and 'bump' the reset
> switch or if a keyboard is attached, press Control-Alt-Delete....
>
> Paypal them the money.
>
> Building maintenance is sometimes on contract to the building, not
> employed by the company who may be leasing space.  They usually have
> access to just about everything, or know someone who does.
>
> $35 is $35.
>
>
> On Fri, 16 Nov 2007, Dan Clough wrote:
>
> > Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:37:44 -0600
> > From: Dan Clough <dclough at gmail.com>
> > Reply-To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> > To:  <tom at twvance.com>, Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
>
> > Subject: Re: [olug] Old Machine Reboot
> >
> > As unprofessional as this sounds... Sucks to be you!  I think that's above another Katrina on the Worst-Case list.
> >
> > Just charge $10 a pop for people to try their damndest to bring it down.  ;)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: "Tom" <tom at twvance.com>
> > To: "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
> > Sent: 11/16/2007 8:02 AM
> > Subject: Re: [olug] Old Machine Reboot
> >
> > all staff is laid off.
> > owner is in new orleans
> > i am in plattsmouh
> > box is in new jersey
> >
> > On Nov 16, 2007 6:52 AM, Craig Wolf <cjwolf at mpsomaha.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Can you call the organization and walk someone through the reboot process?
> > >
> > > Craig Wolf
> > > Linux Web Server Support
> > > Desktop/Network Specialist
> > > 402-894-6283
> > >
> > > >>> "DYNATRON tech" <dynatron at gmail.com> 11/15/07 6:18 PM >>>
> > > i'd say you need access.
> > >
> > > bolt clippers will take out a master padlock.
> > > many crash courses in lockpicking can
> > [truncated by sender]
> > _______________________________________________
> > OLUG mailing list
> > OLUG at olug.org
> > http://lists.olug.org/mailman/listinfo/olug
> >
>
> --
> Jon H. Larsen  - relayer -at- levania -dot- org
> Operations Manager, Omaha Linux Users Group - http://www.olug.org/
> AnimeSunday.org - http://www.animesunday.org/
> Website - http://www.levania.org/~relayer/
> GPG/PGP Pubkey - http://www.levania.org/~relayer/relayerpubkey.txt
>
> _______________________________________________
> OLUG mailing list
> OLUG at olug.org
> http://lists.olug.org/mailman/listinfo/olug
>



More information about the OLUG mailing list