Rebooting also makes sure updates are applied correctly. If a shared
library updates, the old version is still in use until whatever program
using it stops, and the new version is loaded on the next run.
On Oct 23, 2016 10:07 PM, "Duncan Guthrie" wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I think this is a very ext
Hi folks,
I think this is a very extreme and unnecessary solution. While it is good to
keep relays up, this may be unreliable. It is good to perform maintenance
regularly, and reboots are often best.
Also, it appears to be proprietary technology. I would not advise proprietary
technology on a T
I know some people using this for applying kernel updates without
rebooting, but don't know how good it is:
https://www.cloudlinux.com/all-products/product-overview/kernelcare
On 23 October 2016 at 09:16, nusenu wrote:
> > Second, you will reduce the uptime and stability of
> > your relay, th
> Second, you will reduce the uptime and stability of
> your relay, thus it will lose consensus weight if you reboot the machine
> once a day.
Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot "true";
Does not reboot your machine "once a day", it reboots when a new kernel
requires a reboot. Which on Debian s
> Would it be acceptable to configure unattended-upgrades to automatically
> reboot the system when required? I already have it configured to check for
> and install all updates to Ubuntu and Tor once a day, but I still need to
> manually reboot to apply kernel upgrades.
I think
Unattended-Upgrad
I don't know if it's possible to load a new kernel without rebooting...
But I think people who doesn't want to reboot because feared of a bad
reboot, loose SSH or anything else... If OS's teams are updating a
system for security, I prefer a bad reboot (backups are done before!)
than a system with
> I have one relay on CentOS 6 and one on CentOS 7. The one running CentOS 7
> hasn't had the 0.2.8.8 update yet and so is still running 0.2.8.7. The one
> running CentOS 6 has had the latest update.
by "latest update" you mean 0.2.8.9?
Where do you get your tor packages from?
If you got tor v
