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2004-07-03

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Posted by Steve White 2004-07-03 12:05:34 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sorry about that. I'm cloning the server and when I reset the directory permissions I deleted everybody but me...

Kinda lonely there for awhile.

Posted by Fred 2004-07-03 12:16:55 AM|| 2004-07-03 12:16:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Fred,

*BSD/Linux has an immutable directive for files/directories so that even if you, as root make an error, such as a script that deletes files, you will not lose any files.

I lost a whole bunch of server maintenance scripts one time, but having the scripts directory set to immutable could have prevent their deletion.

Lessons learned and sure run deep...

Posted by badanov 2004-07-03 12:26:07 AM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2004-07-03 12:26:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Too late to convert now, with three years of links pointing to ASP pages.

Posted by Fred 2004-07-03 12:29:10 AM|| 2004-07-03 12:29:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 No probs, Fred, but you lost me starting with the word "cloning" :-)

Posted by Steve White 2004-07-03 12:33:55 AM|| 2004-07-03 12:33:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Who's being cloned?

Posted by Lucky 2004-07-03 2:15:16 AM|| 2004-07-03 2:15:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Well I, for one, am truly disgusted. I wrote this incredible piece which included infallible plans for instantaneous World Peace and solving World Hunger. I even tossed in solutions that would make everyone happy in Palestine, Sudan, India-Pakistan, N. Ireland, Iraq, Iran, and Syria. It was kumbayaa-city, I tell ya. Wiped out. Dropped in the digital bit bucket just like a mee too post. I'm crushed. I'm exhausted. I just can't bring myself to write it again. Worn out. I can't believe this. I think I'll eat Drano.

Posted by .com 2004-07-03 2:23:14 AM|| 2004-07-03 2:23:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Fred, I just want to say thanks for all the midnight engineering that keeps this place running. Best wishes for a great holiday weekend for you and yours. Don't forget to fire up the BBQ and crack open a few cold ones. Same goes for the associate editors.

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2004-07-03 2:25:23 AM|| 2004-07-03 2:25:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#8
... condense where you can ...

... and get ready for Robert Crawford's accusations that the condensations are "mendacious"
.

Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-07-03 9:16:56 AM|| 2004-07-03 9:16:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 when you cut the meat to leave the fat, that's mendacious. Agenda first!

Posted by Frank G 2004-07-03 9:21:58 AM|| 2004-07-03 9:21:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 There's a Happy Independence Day rattle in Fred's tip jar. Buy some bandwidth or some beer...with my thanks!

Posted by Seafarious 2004-07-03 11:46:36 AM|| 2004-07-03 11:46:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 We all have a lot to be thankful for on this 4th of July, and right up there in the top ten is freedom of speech. Hats off to you, Fred, for such a great forum! Check your cookie jar, Fred, for a refill.

Now if the fog up here in the mountains would just go away, I can see what a great place I live in....

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-07-03 2:45:18 PM|| 2004-07-03 2:45:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Mmmmm, beer! Have a couple on me, too, Fred!
-Homer

Posted by .com 2004-07-03 2:49:11 PM|| 2004-07-03 2:49:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 I can't believe that RB was closed on the Fourth 2 years ago.... seems like only 2 years ago.

Still.... if it's not a municipal secret... how much does the bandwidth run?

Posted by Shipman 2004-07-03 3:45:13 PM|| 2004-07-03 3:45:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Hey PD how many holes you got in that Silver Dollar? :>

Posted by Shipman 2004-07-03 3:46:05 PM|| 2004-07-03 3:46:05 PM|| Front Page Top

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