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minus-square Lanmanager ( @Lanmanager@lemmy.fmhy.ml ) linkfedilink26•1 year agoThat might backfire on WD. I wonder if people will be posting pics of successive warnings like a trophy. Like sometime posting screenshots of router uptimes.
minus-square argv_minus_one ( @argv_minus_one@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink13•1 year agoWhen I see long uptimes, my first and pretty much only thought is of unpatched vulnerabilities.
minus-square Saik0 ( @Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com ) linkfedilink15•1 year agoEh, depends on the purpose of the device and what it’s running. Many Linux/Unix kernels don’t need reboot to restart services after updates.
minus-square argv_minus_one ( @argv_minus_one@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink1•1 year agoThey do have to reboot to apply kernel updates, and kernels have their share of vulnerabilities.
minus-square baduhai ( @baduhai@sopuli.xyz ) linkfedilink1•1 year agoIt’s entirely possible to update the kernel without rebooting.
minus-square Doombot1 ( @Doombot1@lemmy.one ) linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoLol, I kinda hope so. I wanna see some of the uptimes people have accumulated! I’ve seen as high as around 100k POH on an old Barracuda.
That might backfire on WD. I wonder if people will be posting pics of successive warnings like a trophy. Like sometime posting screenshots of router uptimes.
When I see long uptimes, my first and pretty much only thought is of unpatched vulnerabilities.
Eh, depends on the purpose of the device and what it’s running. Many Linux/Unix kernels don’t need reboot to restart services after updates.
They do have to reboot to apply kernel updates, and kernels have their share of vulnerabilities.
It’s entirely possible to update the kernel without rebooting.
Lol, I kinda hope so. I wanna see some of the uptimes people have accumulated! I’ve seen as high as around 100k POH on an old Barracuda.