[plug] Accidental reboot

[Lance Duivenbode]

Actually - no I didn't - I said that's what he said.

That being said, I agree with both him and Brad - most of the time 
there's no need to reboot Linux servers. Trying to educate new admins 
that rebooting is not the fix-all solution is always an interesting task.

And if it makes you feel any better Mitch, I don't disagree with you - 
Windows has it's own important place in the ecosystem. It's the same as 
with programming languages - you pick the right tool for the job. Just 
make sure you keep it well oiled!

Cheers,
Lance

On 10/05/11 16:16, Mitch Kelly (UCC) wrote:
> You just contradicted what you just said...
>
> Yes you need to reboot linux occasionally... Kernel Updates etc.
>
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> Subject: Re: [plug] Accidental reboot
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> I think the real question is why are you rebooting a Linux server - are
> you missing windows? :-P
>
> Seriously though, I once had a senior tech tell me with a straight face
> that if you were rebooting a Linux server you were doing something wrong
> - obviously he hadn't heard of kernel upgrades ! (and yes - this was
> before Ksplice)
>
> On 10/05/11 15:59, Brad Campbell wrote:
>> On 10/05/11 15:52, Mitch Kelly (UCC) wrote:
>>> chmod -x the reboot and halt files ???
>>>
>> How do you reboot the machine then?
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