On Sun, 2017-09-10 at 21:26 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 09/10/17 21:03, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote: > > On Sun, 2017-09-10 at 11:37 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > On Sun, 2017-09-10 at 03:21 -0400, Bill Shirley wrote: > > > > Just a couple of my servers: > > > > [0:root@apinetstore2 ~]$ cat /etc/redhat-release > > > > Fedora release 21 (Twenty One) > > > > [0:root@apinetstore2 ~]$ uptime > > > > 02:18:00 up 949 days, 17:08, 1 user, load average: 0.21, 0.41, 0.44 > > > > > > > > [0:root@elvis ~]$ cat /etc/redhat-release > > > > Fedora release 16 (Verne) > > > > [0:root@elvis ~]$ uptime > > > > 02:19:02 up 553 days, 16:00, 4 users, load average: 0.20, 0.16, 0.14 > > > > > > > > It's usually a disk wearing out that forces a reboot. > > > > > > All that means is that you're running out-of-date systems on your > > > servers. > > > > It's also a strong hint that it's possible to have machines up and > > running for > > such a long time. > > Sure..... If you never do any updates! I wouldn't recommend that: What I wanted to say, was: give us the updates, make sure they're safely applied in a running system *and* remove the need to reboot. And yes, I know this is stuff from a still distant future ... Regards Wolfgang -- Computers are great: they help us can fix things that without them wouldn't be broken. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
