"Rodolfo J. Paiz" wrote:
>
> I disagree. I think the "small guy" is best served by not having to pay for
> anything he doesn't want/need. I now host a mirror site for RedHat, but
> before then I bought CD's for two reasons: installation support, and
> supporting RedHat since I'm happy with the job they've done. But I didn't
> have to pay for even those $45; it was my choice.
I have purchased many packages; servers and DeLux from RH. Still with
all the different support alternatives incl. direct phone support - I
was always chased away with the limited support covering RH Install -
they could not even help get KDE working correct. So much for previous
support if they have not improved the last three months.
> I could have had the whole thing for free; but there is no free lunch, and
> if you want lowest cost you don't get much (or any) support. Free downloads
> and product, but no free support.
I never downloaded - I paid for it !!!
> As for your specific problem, let me suggest a couple of points:
>
> * Re your core dumps, try to test the hardware especially the memory. RH7
> out of the box has been remarkably stable for me on 6 installs already over
> various hardware; you might find that it's not the OS's fault.
Hardware is 100 %
> * When trying to run a server, remember that frequent changes are the enemy
> of stability. Get your system to run, lock it down as much as possible so
> you don't get hacked, and LEAVE IT ALONE. Make only those changes that you
> need to make for security or performance reasons. If you need the newest
> Apache, put it in, then leave it there. Since BIND got hacked, upgrade to
> 8.2.3, then leave it there.
Have the last one up and running.
But disable up2date and everything resembling
> it. Don't "fix" what isn't broken. Simply subscribe to redhat-watch and
> redhat-announce and install (1) what you have to or (2) what you really
> want. Not everything.
What about leaving it and stop automatic start up of rhnsd; - will that
work ???
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