Sacrificial Linux boxes
D. Hageman
dhageman at dracken.com
Tue Mar 22 13:46:28 CST 2005
On Tue, 22 Mar 2005, David Nicol wrote:
>
> 1: kernel freeze or driver crash is not going to wipe your file system.
> having a known-good kernel on a boot floppy or in your lilo configuration is
> a basic necessity when building your own kernel. Backing up all files
> and installing microparticle filters is advised when you need to do
> full CYA.
Actually this is not completely true. A kernel freeze and driver cash
could mess up your file system if you are working with file system modules
or a interface driver (raid, etc). It is also possible, but not likely
that not unmounting your drives properly could also cause similar issues.
;-)
> 2: All hardware is resilient to destruction due to system crashes that
> require cold reboots. Microporcessor engineers did away with the HCF machine
> code instruction long ago.
If you are working with a video card driver you could theoretically drive
your monitor incorrectly and mess it up.
In general I would tend to agree with your claims though.
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