Uptime Vs. Stuck tape

Ben Pfaff pfaffben@msu.edu
14 Feb 2001 16:20:50 -0500


Mark Szidik <szidikm@mlc.lib.mi.us> writes:

> Well after 355 days of uptime my Linux based tape backup host needs to
> be rebooted due to a stuck DAT tape.  Hardware sucks...

Uptime is overrated.  If your Linux box has 355 days of uptime
and it's on a public network then it's a security risk anyhow.