On 01/15/13 04:06, pavicic wrote:
I thought I came to a Linux forum where people
solve problems not scrap them. The latter sounds like
from a Windoze forum.
I have a SOHO network with my primary desktop/ VirtualBox server, two
desktops, one backup server, and a Windows XP laptop. I used to do paid
work at home, but not right now.
I've found that it's better/ faster/ cheaper to backup/ wipe/ rebuild
machines than to try to trouble-shoot them. This forces me to have
robust backup procedures in place, and reinforces my system
installation/ configuration and data restoration skills.
As I once heard a speaker say at a LUG meeting:
You should be able to throw any machine out a nine story window
and have a replacement in operation within half a day.
That said, successfully trouble-shooting a mess you created would help
you understand what you did wrong, and deepen your knowledge of that
part of the system. I've done plenty of trouble-shooting over the
years. The problem is that I can't estimate it, or guarantee success.
I can for backup/ wipe/ rebuild.
So, I guess it depends on your goals. Mine are 1) reliable operations
and 2) disaster preparedness. What are yours?
David
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50f62b52.2070...@holgerdanske.com
