On Thu, Oct 09, 2008 at 05:11:13PM +0200, Zbigniew Szalbot wrote:
But the discussion that followed made me realize that uptime is not everything. I also love to see huge uptimes on my servers but if anything this discussion brought it home to me that more than anything I need to take care of security updates which I do.
Yes, uptime isn't everything. But when security notices are published its important to read the notice and question whether it immediately applies to your situation. In my case a kernel flaw which allows an otherwise valid user to elevate authority is not terribly important on my 2 year machine. Something which allows an unauthorized user into the machine is important. OTOH while my kernel has been running 2 years I have wiped ports completely several times and reinstalled. IIRC it takes 3 or 4 days to build X11 and KDE last time I tired. No longer has X11 or KDE. -- David Kelly N4HHE, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
