Re: It can bite us all
Been there, done that, was that user.
Whipped up a quick'n'dirty mapping application for emergency response planning @ previous employer. Operators liked it, and it was implemented on a spare PC. PC had its own user account, but the backend DB access relied on my account.
All worked fine until 6 months after I left the company and the DB account was cleaned up. "Nothing can be done" said IT. Operations Manager spoke to IT Director in a firm manner. Account was reinstated that afternoon and then something was figured out.
Last I heard the Q'n'D afternoon bodge system had moved to be a hot-failover VM because it was that useful. Until an IT upgrade rendered it unnecessary and the features were rolled into the main system.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
