Re: [cobalt-users] Reboot (WAS: Raq 3i: Cert Problem.)

["Brian Curtis" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Restart your Raq3,

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OK, this is really starting to bug me now.  I've seen quite a few people
mention that "you should restart/reboot your server after doing such and
such upgrade or installation" lately.

Why!?  There is no need to reboot a Linux box unless you make some very
low-level upgrade (kernel is about the only thing I can think of) or it
freezes for some reason, which shouldn't happen.  This is not a Windows
machine!  Every service that runs on the server can be restarted
individually, without rebooting.

Also, for the entire time it takes for your server to come back up, your
clients and their visitors are without complete access to the sites you host
(web, email, ftp, etc.).

I highly suggest that if your are serious about providing quality hosting
services, invest some money in decent set of Linux general knowledge and
administration books.  For $100-$150 you can build a small library of books
with more information than you could ever remember.

Don't want to spend the money?  Then visit the Linux Documentation Project
(LDP) (http://www.linuxdoc.org).  There is a wealth of information available
there, from HOWTOs to complete on-line guides explaining just about
everything regarding the Linux OS.  Did I mention it's FREE (except for the
few pennies in toner and paper if you choose to print out the
documentation)?  Let's not forget about the zillion search engines out their
either.

Please, think before you reboot!  (Might make a good bumper sticker with Tux
having his finger on the reset button and a Windows for Dummies manual in
the other hand.)  Although rebooting will solve most configuration and
new/upgraded software installation issues, the same thing can be
accomplished with a simple "killall -HUP <service>" or
"/etc/rc.d/init.d/<your_service_here> restart".  Plus it takes all of a few
seconds, instead of minutes waiting for a reboot.

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Brian Curtis