[NTLUG:Discuss] whoo hoo! Linux = Stability

[gan hawk]

Hi,

Your uptime is really impressive!

Linux counter statistics is good because it does not display the machine 
name. But I always wonder something about similar netcraft statistics. Does 
long uptime, more than the patch cycle mean the machine is vulnerable ? I  
guess black hats can use the uptime information and attack the machine based 
on the kernel exploits. What do the others think about this issue ?

Ganesh


>From: "Richard Geoffrion" <ntlug at rain4us.net>
>Reply-To: NTLUG Discussion List <discuss at ntlug.org>
>To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
>Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] whoo hoo!  Linux = Stability
>Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 14:22:30 -0600

>well, if you measure stability by uptime!
>
>And according to the Linux counter, I've have the 8th highest uptime Linux
>box currently being counted. :)
>
http://co>unter.li.org/reports/uptimestats.php
>
>Uptime[days]   Kernel                   CPU
>587.9              2.4.18-grsec-1.9    Intel Celeron
>
>Somehow, his statistic gathering scripts noticed the jiffy wrap that rolled
>my uptime back to 0 days ninety days ago.  Well this was a nice surprise.
>Course I'd have TWO servers with that uptime if I hadn't typed 'reboot' in
>the wrong window!  DOH!
>
>BTW,   'init 1' and 'init 3' work great when a reboot of the box is
>necessary but not desired! I thought the uptime was a goner today..but we
>got around it! :)  happy happy - joy joy!
>
>--
>Richard
>
>
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