Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 04:47:38 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 04:47:29 -0500 Received: from outpost.ds9a.nl ([213.244.168.210]:49621 "HELO outpost.powerdns.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 04:47:15 -0500 Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 10:47:51 +0100 From: bert hubert To: Linux kernel Subject: Re: Nasty suprise with uptime Message-ID: <20011030104751.A11623@outpost.ds9a.nl> Mail-Followup-To: bert hubert , Linux kernel In-Reply-To: <3BDDBE89.397E42C0@lexus.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <3BDDBE89.397E42C0@lexus.com>; from jjs@lexus.com on Mon, Oct 29, 2001 at 12:39:37PM -0800 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Oct 29, 2001 at 12:39:37PM -0800, J Sloan wrote: > So, is there an implicit Linux policy to upgrade > the distro, or at least the kernel, every 496 days > whether it needs it or not? Having huge uptimes is by the way not adviseable operational policy according to many. Chances are you will be in for a nasty surprise when you reboot - do you remember after a year which daemons you 'started by hand' and how? Regards, bert -- http://www.PowerDNS.com Versatile DNS Software & Services Trilab The Technology People Netherlabs BV / Rent-a-Nerd.nl - Nerd Available - 'SYN! .. SYN|ACK! .. ACK!' - the mating call of the internet - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/