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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Freeing up disk space problem!!
From:       Pandu Poluan <pandu () poluan ! info>
Date:       2012-03-01 0:43:53
Message-ID: CAA2qdGUasPEmqHetoHGshc3P69hszkQ0JmOz1SNaVW78gq3haQ () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Mar 1, 2012 7:02 AM, "walt" <w41ter@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 02/29/2012 02:40 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote:
>
> > So whatever the
> > $LUSER was doing that filled up the drive needs to be undone by root,
> > probably by shuffling stuff around.
>
> That's a shocking statement for a wannabe BOFH to make.  A *real* BOFH
> would delete the entire $LUSER account and blame the nuclear tests in
> North Korea for causing an unfortunate power surge at his data center.
>

Naah, North Korea explanation already used 2 days ago... time to use a new
reason...

Today would be: surge caused by harmonic oscillation between rotating
electric motors, you know, like the... building air conditioner!

... followed by some conversation with the management with the end effect
of shutting down the building AC but letting the data center AC still
operational ...

Rgds,

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On Mar 1, 2012 7:02 AM, &quot;walt&quot; &lt;<a \
href="mailto:w41ter@gmail.com">w41ter@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br> &gt;<br>
&gt; On 02/29/2012 02:40 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; So whatever the<br>
&gt; &gt; $LUSER was doing that filled up the drive needs to be undone by root,<br>
&gt; &gt; probably by shuffling stuff around.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; That&#39;s a shocking statement for a wannabe BOFH to make.   A *real* BOFH<br>
&gt; would delete the entire $LUSER account and blame the nuclear tests in<br>
&gt; North Korea for causing an unfortunate power surge at his data center.<br>
&gt;</p>
<p>Naah, North Korea explanation already used 2 days ago... time to use a new \
reason...</p> <p>Today would be: surge caused by harmonic oscillation between \
rotating electric motors, you know, like the... building air conditioner!</p> <p>... \
followed by some conversation with the management with the end effect of shutting \
down the building AC but letting the data center AC still operational ...</p> \
<p>Rgds,<br> </p>



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