OK, here is the diagnostic: the server is physically damaged. I have backups of the R Wiki site, but we are looking for a replacement server. We are not likely to install it before tomorrow. Sorry for the inconvenience, we are doing our best to get a new server up and running as soon as possible. Cheers,
Philippe Grosjean Philippe Grosjean wrote: > Hello, > > Indeed, the R Wiki server is down. I am away from my office (meetings), > but I just phone to the computer department in charge of the servers at > the University. They are currently looking at the problem. > > To answer to legitimate Martin's questions: > > - What happens if you are in vacation, sick,... > > As I said, it is the computer staff of the University that is in charge > of the servers. But, they have to be warned of the problem before they > can do something about it. Perhaps should we install a system that pols > the Wiki server regularly and issues a warning automatically when > something happens? I cannot do this without discussion and acceptation > of the computer staff and authorities... which is a long and > administrative process! > > > - Who is your "substitute"? > > Johan Debergues, Philippe Lievens, or the people in charge of the > servers at the University at the time the problem occurs (emails of > people is simply [EMAIL PROTECTED]). > > > - Is there a phone number for urgencies? > > +32.65.37.34.97, which is the phone in my office, currently. > > > - What are the emergency measures (and who is responsible) if > > the machine crashes? Backup / Substitute machine / ... ? > > Regular (daily) backups of the Wiki content are made on another machine. > I am in charge of that backup, and of restoring the machine in case it > crashes. We currently have no other emergency measures. In particular, > we have no substitute machine installed currently. > > We certainly could secure the R Wiki much better. I am open to any > suggestion on this point. > > Best, > > Philippe Grosjean > > P.S.: Please, do warn me in case of problems: I am not working 24h/day > and 7d/week on the R Wiki. So, do not assume that I am aware of the > problem at the time you notice it! In particular, yesterday and today, I > am in meetings, which makes me less prone to notice the problem rapidly! > > > Martin Maechler wrote: >>>>>>> "Gregor" == Gregor Gorjanc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>>> on Tue, 7 Nov 2006 08:14:22 +0000 (UTC) writes: >> Gregor> Jeffrey Horner <jeff.horner <at> vanderbilt.edu> writes: >> >> >> >> >> >> Just curious. I tried getting to wiki.r-project.org earlier in the >> day, >> >> and them someone on R-help mentioned that they also tried but >> couldn't >> >> reach it. >> >> >> >> Jeff >> >> Gregor> Yep, I also can not reach it since sunday. >> >> Yikes!! >> >> So I guess, the reason is the now infamous pan-European (slight >> exaggeration) blackout that hit about millions of people in >> Europe, and notably Belgium where the R-Wiki server is located. >> >> Gregor, did you do something about it, e.g., >> sending an urgent e-mail to Philippe Grosjean >> (with a 'CC' to this list). >> >> BTW: Philippe, I think you should try to think about the >> following questions >> >> - What happens if you are in vacation, sick,... >> - Who is your "substitute"? >> - Is there a phone number for urgencies? >> - What are the emergency measures (and who is responsible) if >> the machine crashes? Backup / Substitute machine / ... ? >> >> The R-Wiki is too important to leave such questions >> unanswered. >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > R-sig-wiki mailing list > [email protected] > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-wiki > > _______________________________________________ R-sig-wiki mailing list [email protected] https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-wiki
