D'oh! moments

[cmeyer at MIT.EDU (Chris Meyer)]

So (and I realize this is going to sound like a newbie question) why 
can't you just reboot the server? I know it's an otherwise bad thing to 
do, but I figure that if the server is already effectively dead to the 
outside world then any other services it might have been hosting 
wouldn't seem any LESS dead during the reboot, and most file systems 
I've seen can handle a CTRL-ALT-DEL or two (after file system checks).

I mean, it's obviously not a good solution for every time you want to 
down the server, but in this case it's a lot simpler than getting the 
laptop hooked up through a null-modem cable. Or is there something I'm 
missing about rebooting a server that doesn't involve long bootup times 
and filesystem checks?

-Chris

Duane Morin wrote:
> I was the original poster.  I appreciate the offer, but I dont 
> have the space for it.  I think I'll look into the serial console
> route some folks mentioned (plus protecting my shell window from
> letting me do that again!)
> 
> Duane
> 
> On Thu, 15 May 2003, Jerry Feldman wrote:
> 
> 
>>On Thu, 15 May 2003 07:35:33 -0500
>>"John Whitfield" <john_whitfield at email.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> > The machine in my basement has no head, and the 
>>> > only monitor in the house is my flatscreen up in 
>>> > the office. So doing stuff local on the server
>>> > means having to take apart my Windows machine and 
>>> > lug the monitor downstairs, possibly just to 
>>> > issue a 3 second command.
>>
>>I don't recal the original poster, but I have a 17" Zenith monitor that
>>I want to get rid of. It works ok except that sometimes it loses blue
>>sync so the colors look crappy. It should be good for a spare monitor. I
>>had used it on a backup system for my wife. It's free for anyone who
>>wants it. I can bring it to the BLU meeting next week. 
>>
>>
> 
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