[the] Code Girl (aka UnrulyGrrl)

Wow, did that ever come in handy recently. I thought I was being all smart by importing my entire /etc dir into CVS. THAT part was smart at least. The STUPID part was then using the cvs-checked-out version as /etc. I did at least have the foresight to simply rename my original etc dir rather than deleting it.

I never read the docs on cvs import too closely. HUGE mistake. Turns out that all symbolic links are ignored. Guess what all your rc.d startup scripts are? Yeah. links.

Typically you would not notice a blunder such as this until you rebooted your server. I happened to have just asked for more ram/drive space on my VPS and the server then had to be rebooted for those changes. Then it didn’t come back up. I guess it was a good thing that it was rebooted so soon after my change, so the cause could be traced much more easily.

Console access to your VPS: just one of many reasons to go with RimuHosting for your ‘virtual private server’ needs. Helps to save you from yourself :)

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