On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 08:30:01PM +0100, AG wrote: > I'm running Squeeze on a desktop and so far have an uptime of some > 11d. I am just curious whether or not there is any guidance/ advice > on how long uptimes should be allowed to be run, or whether it is > wise to shut down and reboot?
Other than security related updates (kernel?) which might require system restarts, I don't think there should be much to worry about leaving your machine on. My daily work machine running Lenny had an uptime of 215 days before I had to get it rebooted (I wasn't near the machine, so to restore some network settings, I had to request someone to reboot it for me). > I'm thinking "wise" as from the perspective of the system and its > overall functioning, etc. By way of comparison, I have a headless > OpenBSD box running nothing but firewall and router and it is a > workhorse - just keeps on going and going. I'm sure I have clocked > uptimes of 90+ days on that without a problem. In case you don't run too many servives on your desktop machine, and unless you _have_ to do a kernel upgrade, I don't see why you would need to reboot under ordinary circumstances. But I have seen some people reboot at regular intervals, since they feel it "flushes the memory" and keeps performance good, though I don't really believe that and can't comment on the veracity of those statements. :-) Kumar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
