Linked by Adam S on Tue 28th Sep 2004 22:29 UTC
I've been using Windows as a network administrator for just over 6 years now. I've used NT4 servers, 2000 servers, and Windows 2003, and there has been a tremendous improvement with each version. There are still some things that drive me nuts in my job, though, and this is a chronicle of the top five.
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One big problem in Windows on the server front is that you are unable to remove unnecessary applications, like Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player. Now, for those of you that don't think it is a problem, you're wrong, and heres why. Let's say there is an exploit in something that your serving over the internet, for example IIS (I know, it sounds impossible for IIS to have holes, but just roll with it). Let's say this exploit only gives this user local access, which might not seem like a big deal. The cracker can now can work on getting admin rights through exploits in any of the installed components, like IE and WMP. This is why it is important for servers to contain only the bare minimum.