[SPAM] MEDIUM * Re: [K12OSN] bootup slow -- nfs server not responding

[Nils Breunese]

Terrell Prude' Jr. wrote:

> On Monday 08 September 2008 12:07, Rob Owens wrote:
>> Les Mikesell wrote:
>>>
>>> Are you up to date with the current 5.2 updates?  I think one of the
>>> fairly recent kernel updates had NFS performance fixes - I'm not  
>>> sure if
>>> it will help with this issue, though.
>>
>> All up to date -- except for the kernel.  I have that excluded in
>> yum.conf in order to avoid reboots.  I'll update and reboot tonight  
>> and
>> see how that goes.  Thanks for the advice.
>>
>> -Rob
>
> Bear in mind that mainstream GNU/Linux distros--unlike MS Windows-- 
> do not
> force a reboot after you update the kernel.  So, you're safe in  
> letting that
> happen.  Fortunately, kernel updates aren't super-common anyway.

But sometimes they do fix local root exploits (like a couple of months  
ago), so I guess you subscribe to the updates announcements  
mailinglist to stay on top of these things.

Nils Breunese.