Nice if you know this BEFORE you deploy. That is what client testing is for - but you should be able to rely on the Redhat name for a certain level of reliability - and apparently the name is not worth very much right now. Tom Veldhouse veldy at veldy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Callum Lerwick" <lerwick at tcfreenet.org> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [TCLUG:22499] RH7 is proven unworthy yet again > "Thomas T. Veldhouse" wrote: > > > > Here is the lowdown from slashdot. It appears that the uptime of an > > out-of-the-box RedHat 7 machine can be no more than 3 weeks without the > > subsequently released fix. > > > > Herz writes: "I got this email today from Red Hat. RH7 will crash out of the > > box in 3 weeks! The new Update Agent provided with Red Hat Linux 7.0 > > contains a daemon, rhnsd, which periodically polls Red Hat Network for > > updates. This daemon leaks file descriptors. On a default installation, all > > available file descriptors will be used by rhnsd in approximately three > > weeks, making the system unusable." The Red Hat folks have also provided a > > fix, though -- updated packages for those who want to use their update > > network, and the two-line method of disabling per machine for those who > > don't. After all, everyone wants uptime > 3 weeks, eh? And you don't need to > > wait for a "service pack," either. > > > > Need I say more? > > What if you didn't install the auto update bullshiz? ;) > > 2:00pm up 5 days, 18:29, 2 users, load average: 1.38, 1.21, 1.11 > > Hmmm, I haven't played counterstrike in too long... > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org