The main thing I can think of is that if you do hold
firm that you don't want this person to have SM then you
(or someone else) will have to do anything he can not.  How
much trouble will that be for you?  Also, how loud will this
person complain when he can't get his job done because he does
not have the capabilities to do what he wants (especially if
he can't find someone who does)?  Will you (or whomever) be able
to provide a reasonable turnaround time for this person's request?

I ran across this situation often at my last job.  Sometimes it was
worth it, sometimes it was not.

Good Luck,

Barry


On 2 Jun 00, at 14:48, [log in to unmask] wrote:

> Hello All!
>
> I would appreciate any comments you might have regarding SM capability.  We
> have five folks who have SM capability on our production box.  Three are
> Ops; two "upper management".  I am being asked to give our Senior
> programmer, who now has the title of  "Manager of Production Support", SM
> capability.
>
> Any IT audits I've gone through have made it clear to me that Ops and
> Programming should be very separate functions.  Operations moves code into
> production.  I've asked for justification, and I was told this person needs
> it for account maintenance, udc maintenance, and copying files across
> accounts.  Only account maintenance can't be done without SM, and I contend
> that should be an Operations function.
>
> As with any System Manager, I am ultimately responsible for what happens on
> the machine and I'm not comfortable giving this out to somebody who is
> bright, but may not understand the ramifications of changes to udcs,
> third-party software accounts, etc.
>
> So, yes or no?  Your reasons why you feel the way you do would be greatly
> appreciated!    :-)
>
> Bob Sorenson
> System Manager
>
> INFOTRUST
> 1615 Lakeside Drive - Ste 200
> Waukegan, IL  60085
> Voice:  847 887-8087
> Fax:    847 887-8001
> [log in to unmask]
>


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Allegro Consultants    408.252.2330
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