[nycbug-talk] Random Server name generator

[Edward Capriolo]

I use passwords stolen from linked-in and yahoo.

Nagios alert: l3tm31n.site.com HTTP down

On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Mikel King <mikel.king at olivent.com> wrote:
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> On Aug 1, 2012, at 3:58 PM, Mark Saad wrote:
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>> All
>>  I wanted to share a bit of silly unix fun , here is how I pick new
>> server hostnames.
>>
>> /usr/games/random -f /usr/share/dict/web2 | head -n 1
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>> An old topic but always a relevant one, how do you name your servers ,
>> with logical names nybetaweb02 or
>> memorable ones like "terraefilial"
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mark Saad | mark.saad at ymail.com
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> I always tend toward the memorable names with relevant CNAMES for the services which make it easier to move services around as needed.
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> Regarding memorable names I've used cartoon characters, Greek, Egyptian, & Norse mythologies, as well as characters from Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactic and the entire 20+K years history of Dune. Honestly there' is nothing better than having a client call up saying that "Wilma is down" or "Nobody can connect to Ziodberg."
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> Cheers,
> m
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