How to restart a server, in 30 steps or less

A conversation I had with a "programmer". It took her only 25 minutes to figure out how to restart a server.

(1:48:05 PM) virwulf613 was on another computer, you need to get gmail, yahoo doesn't allow multiple concurrent connections

(1:48:21 PM) virwulf613 u sent email?

(1:48:21 PM) "programmer" ok

(1:48:23 PM) virwulf613 where?

(1:48:40 PM) "programmer" upstair on the [inhouse soft]

(1:48:50 PM) virwulf613 huh?

(1:49:07 PM) virwulf613 u sent me email?

(1:51:17 PM) virwulf613 ?

(1:51:39 PM) "programmer" i send you yahoo message

(1:51:52 PM) virwulf613 [another coworker] said u emailed me?

(1:52:36 PM) "programmer" no

(1:53:50 PM) virwulf613 so what was teh message?

(1:54:22 PM) "programmer" the sytem is very slow upstair

(1:54:43 PM) virwulf613 so restart sever

(1:55:11 PM) "programmer" how can i do it

(1:55:52 PM) virwulf613 start-turn off-restart

(1:56:06 PM) virwulf613 u don't know howe to restart a computer?

(1:56:09 PM) "programmer" she should only start her computer

(1:56:24 PM) "programmer" or we should start the server by [owner] office

(1:56:26 PM) virwulf613 what?

(1:56:36 PM) virwulf613 is it slow by you?

(1:56:47 PM) virwulf613 if yes, restart server you're logged into

(1:58:01 PM) "programmer" i told lhem to restart them computer

(1:58:22 PM) virwulf613 who?

(1:58:25 PM) virwulf613 what computer?

(1:59:54 PM) "programmer" They claims that them computer is working great with other site only on our application it is slow

(2:00:04 PM) virwulf613 yeah, so

(2:00:08 PM) virwulf613 i know

(2:00:31 PM) "programmer" WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO

(2:00:47 PM) virwulf613 restart server

(2:01:19 PM) "programmer" THE SERVER BY [owner] OR THEM LOCAL MACHINE

(2:01:22 PM) virwulf613 why would you think restarting upstairs computer do anything

(2:01:35 PM) virwulf613 i said restart SERVER

(2:01:39 PM) "programmer" OK

(2:01:41 PM) virwulf613 you know what server is or not?

(2:01:50 PM) "programmer" THE SERVER IS BY [owner] OFFICE?

(2:01:57 PM) virwulf613 do you know of any others?

(2:02:04 PM) "programmer" NO

(2:02:05 PM) virwulf613 the one you're logged into

(2:02:19 PM) virwulf613 are you logged into it?

(2:02:53 PM) "programmer" 192.168.0.5?

(2:03:12 PM) virwulf613 no, 127.0.0.1

(2:04:16 PM) "programmer" YES . I SHOULD CONNECT TO THE SERVER WHERE I WAS WORKING ON AND RESTRATE IT

(2:04:35 PM) virwulf613 i think i said that at least 3 times, no?

(2:04:54 PM) "programmer" I AM SORRY PLEASE EXPLAIN BETTER

(2:05:20 PM) virwulf613 i said restart server, there's only 1 server

(2:06:00 PM) virwulf613

"programmer" 1:56 PM she should only start her computer

56:24 or we should start the server by [owner] office

virwulf613 1:56 PM what?

56:36 is it slow by you?

56:47 if yes, restart server you're logged into

(2:07:49 PM) "programmer" OK WE ARE GOING TO [owner] OFFICE AND STOP THE COMPUTER THEN RESTART

(2:08:12 PM) virwulf613 why are you going to [owner]'s office?

(2:08:20 PM) virwulf613 I told you, login and restart it

(2:09:08 PM) "programmer" PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW CAN I LOGIN

(2:10:53 PM) "programmer" CAN YOU RESTART FROM YOUR OFFICE

(2:11:19 PM) virwulf613 why can't you restart it?

(2:11:28 PM) virwulf613 you claimed you know what you're doing

(2:12:04 PM) "programmer" i NEED TO GET INTO THE REMOT ADMINISTATION WHERE I CHANGE MY PROGRAM AND THEN DO A RESTART

(2:12:24 PM) "programmer" I KNOW HWAT I AM DOING BY I DO NOT KNOW ALL THE DETAILS OF YOUR SYATEM

(2:12:51 PM) virwulf613 there is a computer, server, you do your work on it, restart it