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 All that means is that you're running out-of-date systems on your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
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