* nate (debian-user@aphroland.org) [020813 23:34]: > in august 2002 I moved to a new apt .. qwest cut my dsl off > prematurely, so I moved the box(live, connected to a Cyberpower > 320VA UPS) to work(2 miles away), and hooked it up to my t1 there, Yipes, man. You're waaaay too attached to that uptime! I think it would be a therapeutic catharsis for you to just reboot the machine for no technically necessary reason. ;-) Anyway, I really hope you had a good reason to not power down while running it to work and back. UPSs are generally supposed to be plugged in even when the power's out (think ground). I'd never risk yanking the plug on my system and running it somewhere else to plug it back in unless I thought for some reason that it wouldn't survive a reboot and the hardware was cheap and replaceable. The hardware is fragile enough as it is, without having to worry about crashing a spinning HD or getting a little zap when plugging in on a different circuit, all the while handling an UPS attached with a power cable and hurrying so that the battery doesn't run out. I'm glad it worked for you, but kids, don't try that at home. Leave your UPSs plugged in and grounded at all times, and power down if you need to relocate. -- http://www.doorstop.net/ -- "Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence." -- Albert Einstein
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