RE: [cobalt-users] When in doubt, reboot!

["E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

BC> Date: Mon, 06 May 2002 18:35:08 -0400
BC> From: Bradley Caricofe


BC> I used to work for Red Hat and had access to some folks who
BC> really knew a lot about Linux.  I've been told that a well
BC> oiled Linux machine never needs a reboot, unless adding or
BC> removing hardware.  All software services can be stopped or
BC> started thru a shell.

More or less.  Dynamically-linked binaries can bite you during
library upgrades if you're not careful.  I'm ignoring kernel
upgrades, too.

Beyond that, though, reboots are indeed rare events in the *ix
world.  Definitely not recommended to "flush out mysterious
problems".  Not needed in day-to-day operation.


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Eddy

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