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From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
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> [ Feh, forgot to attach the damned file. ]

:-)

> 	The module is currently used in a cluster environment.  After
> some time out to lunch, the rest of the cluster will have given up on a
> machine.  If the machine suddenly comes back and assumes it is still
> "live", bad things can happen.

Would it make it more sense for other machines
to "kill" offending machine (cut power or press reset)?


-- 
				Pavel
Written on sharp zaurus, because my Velo1 broke. If you have Velo you don't need...

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