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Why You Shouldn't Reboot Unix Servers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the we-measure-uptime-in-years dept.

GMGruman writes "It's a persistent myth: reboot your Unix box when something goes wrong or to clean it out. Paul Venezia explains why you should almost never reboot a Unix server, unlike say Windows."

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  1. Uptime by cdoggyd · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because you won't be able to brag about your uptime numbers.

    1. Re:Uptime by Anrego · · Score: 5, Funny

      I once had to move my router (486 running slackware and with a multi-year uptime) across the room it was in. It was connected to a UPS, however the cable going from the UPS to the computer was wrapped through the leg of the table it was sitting on.

      I actually _removed the table leg_ so I could hawl the 486 still plugged into the UPS across the room and quickly plug it in before it powered down!

      and then we had the first real substantial power failure in years like a few months later.. and the thing had to go down :(

      But yeah.. now I reboot frequently to verify that everything still comes up properly.