Share some server horror stories.

One horror story is about a server room that suddenly had a power outage during a crucial data transfer. All the ongoing operations were halted, and some data got corrupted. It was a nightmare for the IT team as they had to work for days to recover what they could and redo the transfers.

One horror story is about a major data loss during a system upgrade. The upgrade process had some untested scripts that ended up deleting crucial data tables instead of modifying them. It was a nightmare as there was no proper backup strategy in place. The company had to spend weeks trying to recover what they could from old backups and logs.

Well, I heard about a situation where an Exchange Server was hacked. The hackers managed to steal a lot of sensitive company data, including confidential emails. It all happened because the security patches were not updated in time. The company had to face a huge crisis in terms of reputation and also had to deal with legal implications. They had to spend a fortune on security audits and improving their security infrastructure.

One horror story is when a server had a customer who was extremely rude. The customer constantly complained about every little thing, from the temperature of the water to the color of the tablecloth. The server tried to be polite but the customer just kept berating them in front of other diners.

One time, a process server was sent to a dilapidated building in a bad neighborhood. The person he was serving knew he was coming and set up a trap. When the process server entered the building, he almost fell into a hole in the floor. Then, some of the person's friends showed up and surrounded him, trying to stop him from serving the papers. He managed to get out of there but it was a really close call. Another horror story involves a process server who served papers to a person who was a member of a dangerous gang. The gang members started following the process server after that, making him fear for his safety for a long time.

One horror story is when a server got blamed for a wrong order that was actually the kitchen's mistake. The customer was extremely rude, yelling at the server, and even threatened to leave a bad review. The server tried to explain but the customer wouldn't listen.

Once, a server was taking an order from an old couple. The man asked for a steak well - done, but his wife interrupted and said, 'No, dear, you know the doctor said medium - rare is better for you.' The man just sighed and said to the server, 'I guess I'm having what the boss says.' The server couldn't help but chuckle.

A common horror story is performance issues. For example, a query that was supposed to run in seconds took hours. This was due to bad indexing. Indexes were not created properly or were missing for important columns used in the WHERE clause of the query. Another is security breaches. If a SQL Server has weak authentication or improper user permissions, it can be easily hacked. Hackers can then steal sensitive data like customer information or financial records.

One of the common causes is lack of proper maintenance. Servers need regular updates, both in terms of software and hardware. If they don't get that, they can become vulnerable. Also, overloading the server with too much traffic or too many tasks at once can lead to crashes. It's like asking a person to do ten things at the same time - something is bound to go wrong.

Some private servers had admins who were power - hungry. They would randomly ban players for no good reason. A player might be in the middle of an important mission or event and suddenly find themselves banned. It was really unfair and left a lot of players feeling angry and cheated.