On Sat, Nov 27, 2004 at 09:29:33AM -0500, Dan Barker wrote: > Excuse the bandwidth, but someone on this list is going to know. I've > always tried to reboot windoze boxes at least monthly. Back in "the > day", I'd reboot IBM mainframes each Standard/Daylight Savings > transition, just because I had to be on-site on a Sunday anyhow. No > real reason. > > What's the thinking for Linux? I'm just running a couple daemons in > support of my Wireless Network subscription services (they diddle the > firewall based on Credit Card income) and the firewall. > > I was thinking that maybe I should reboot every April Fools day?????
I reboot computers after doing a kernel or fundamental OS upgrade that requires a reboot (rare), after a severe weather emergency (a hurricane, very rare), and when the power goes out longer than my UPS has battery power (occasional), or for a hardware upgrade (occasional). Aside from conditions like this, there is no need to reboot any modern OS (one that has come out in the past 10 years or so). Mike -- /-----------------------------------------\ | Michael Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | UNIX Systems Administrator | | College of William and Mary | | Phone: (757) 879-3930 | \-----------------------------------------/
