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RE: [SLE] new v9.2 is out
  • From: "Steve Kratz" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 15:43:13 -0500
  • Message-id: <BJENJJKHFBGKGFHCDHMBCEGHDLAA.steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> It depends. Since X controls all input devices and output when
> it's active, a
> total X freeze can be indistinguishable from a total system
> freeze. For all
> practical purposes, it *is* a total system freeze, unless you can
> reach the
> system through ssh or similar, or can use a magic sysrq to kill it or
> something. This is the most common "system crash" in linux.
>

Good tip, Anders-- I'd actually killed my sshd service figuring there'd be
absolutely no need for me to ever ssh into my own box.


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