Re: [TCLUG:22499] RH7 is proven unworthy yet again

[Callum Lerwick <lerwick@tcfreenet.org>]

"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...