From owner-freebsd-isp Fri Dec 31 15:50:24 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from dfw-smtpout4.email.verio.net (dfw-smtpout4.email.verio.net [129.250.36.44]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C0961565A for ; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 15:50:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bill@bilver.magicnet.net) Received: from [129.250.38.64] (helo=dfw-mmp4.email.verio.net) by dfw-smtpout4.email.verio.net with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #7) id 124BoJ-0006aW-00 for freebsd-isp@freebsd.org; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 23:50:19 +0000 Received: from [157.238.16.49] (helo=bilver.magicnet.net) by dfw-mmp4.email.verio.net with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #7) id 124BoD-0005Ms-00 for freebsd-isp@freebsd.org; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 23:50:14 +0000 Received: (from bill@localhost) by bilver.magicnet.net (8.9.3/8.9.1) id SAA03711 for freebsd-isp@freebsd.org; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 18:49:14 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 18:49:14 -0500 From: Bill Vermillion To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: uptimes, Woo Hoo] Message-ID: <19991231184914.A3700@bilver.magicnet.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0pre1i Organization: Vermillion Consulting Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Fri, Dec 31, 1999 at 02:02:59PM -0500, Thus Spake Matthew McGehrin: > On 31 Dec 99, at 13:53, Barrett Richardson wrote: > > Couldn't resist taking a picture of my uptimes (in case they fall > > victim to a power outage). The Webserver and Shell Server are lower > > than the others because of Stupid Admin Tricks. > > Mailserver > > 1:32PM up 324 days, 12:23, 8 users, load averages: 0.15, 0.29, 0.29 > High 'uptimes' are cool i guess, but not from an administrative > stand point. So if you reboot your machine, and something doesnt > work, you have 324 days of backtracking to figure out what was > changed. Just because a machine stays up for months on end doesn't mean you shouldn't check all the system logs at least on a weekly basis. You will not have backtracking problems because you'll know what has changed. > I reboot my machine monthly. Not needed IMO Bill -- Bill Vermillion bv @ wjv.com ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Bill Vermillion bv @ wjv.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message