Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [gentoo-user] multipath.conf : learning how to use

["Stefan G. Weichinger" <lists@xunil.at>]

On 8/16/19 7:42 PM, Laurence Perkins wrote:

> Note that, in my experience at least, binary distros also tend to
> break hard if you leave them without updates for a year or more and
> then try to bring them current.  And they're usually harder to fix
> when they do. So make sure that whatever you put in is kept up to
> date.
> 
> The stable branch of a good binary distro has a big advantage
> there, especially with a snapshottable filesystem, because the
> updates can be handed off to a trained monkey, leaving the experts
> free for the important stuff.  But it's not a magic bullet.  If you
> don't write good documentation and keep the system up to date
> you'll end up in the exact same position a few years down the road
> no matter what distro you use.

I agree ... there'll be unattended updates automatically and I am
monitoring and using that server on a regular base anyway.

The goal now is to get a well-known state with less maintenance
complexity.

I am currently booking my tickets there ;-)