blaja01
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Disgruntled Incumbent Network Admin
Hello,
I just accepted the position of LAN Manager for a small company. There is an "incumbent" in the position who, by the owners account, will not be happy with the addition/replacement. They asked me to come up with a DR recovery plan. They have a small network; one or two routers, two servers, a huge SQL database and 25 workstations but I have not physically seen or touched the network yet. They are worried about sabotage, Cisco configs disappearing, user files being deleted, password changes, network intrusion and database destruction. Has anyone come across this type of situation without seeing the network? I will probably start on Monday, November 15th, and they feel that he might walk and do major damage before he leaves. I've done some research on DR and have had some hands on experience with implementing a DRP, but not in a specific situation such as this.
Any input, technical or otherwise would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
I just accepted the position of LAN Manager for a small company. There is an "incumbent" in the position who, by the owners account, will not be happy with the addition/replacement. They asked me to come up with a DR recovery plan. They have a small network; one or two routers, two servers, a huge SQL database and 25 workstations but I have not physically seen or touched the network yet. They are worried about sabotage, Cisco configs disappearing, user files being deleted, password changes, network intrusion and database destruction. Has anyone come across this type of situation without seeing the network? I will probably start on Monday, November 15th, and they feel that he might walk and do major damage before he leaves. I've done some research on DR and have had some hands on experience with implementing a DRP, but not in a specific situation such as this.
Any input, technical or otherwise would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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Thank you so much Bel/CBozeman for the quick and intelligent advice!!
I will relay this to the owner and see what she wants to do. But this is a great starting point.
Nothing like starting a job under "challenging" circumtances. Sure does make it interesting.
I may need some assistance in config/password recovery on the routers/servers but I will post this question when and if I need to.
Thanks again!
blaja01
I will relay this to the owner and see what she wants to do. But this is a great starting point.
Nothing like starting a job under "challenging" circumtances. Sure does make it interesting.
I may need some assistance in config/password recovery on the routers/servers but I will post this question when and if I need to.
Thanks again!
blaja01
Then you can examine the network, make backup copies of configs, and make a list of what passwords/admin access would have to change.
If the owners are letting the prior admin go, don't have them notify him until he walks in on Monday morning. The owners should take him to their office before he has a chance to go to his that morning, then escort him through out the building until he has left the grounds. Prior to that Monday morning, you should go through and change all passwords/access for the admin.
Basically, the owners make the personel change without the prior admins knowledge, then pay him severance or something to help cushion the sudden blow.
CBozeman