psst.... between you and me (and anyone else reading this :P), I think you need to find a new computer to live on if possible. If the sysadmin doesn't have a clue about anything, then you're just plain in a bad spot. What if something goes wrong? I'm quite sure if he doesn't know about the 'chown' command that he wouldn't be able to repair the smallest bit of damage to the system. Perhaps this sysadmin does not know what 'shutdown' does either? Maybe he just unplugs the computer to turn it off :)

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