RH7 is proven unworthy yet again

["Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@veldy.net>]

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?

Tom Veldhouse
veldy@veldy.net