Although it has gotten better, I think the server 2 short, periodic downtimes are still happening.
I thought of a sure-fire way to fix this if and when we get the proffered server 3.
(This works on the assumption that some file or script in one user's account is to blame)
So here's how it would work:
(for simplicity, lets assume there are 10,000 user accounts on server 2)
1]You get server 3 set up just like server 2.
2]You take half of the user accounts to server 3.
3]You wait to see which server does the periodic crashing thing.
4]You take note of which half of the suspected accounts is on that server, and label them as suspected, while labeling the other half as innocent.
5]You take half of the suspected accounts and put them on the other server
6]Repeat from step 3 until you've narrowed it down to only one account.
7]Work with the owner of that account to fix the problem, or (if you're feeling mean) delete that account.
So, to make an example;
_________|
--Innocent:|------0|5,000|7,500|8,750|9,375|9,697|9,853|9,931|9,970|9,980|
Suspected:|10,000|5,000|2,500|1,250|625--|313--|157--|79----|40----|20---|
(I think my math is a little off here, but you get the point)
-And so on...
You could find out which one it is with only fifteen iterations, if there were 10,000 accounts.
Perhaps you've already thought of this, or perhaps the problem has been solved without me noticing, but I thought this was a good idea.
Last edited by ocalhoun on Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:30 pm; edited 2 times in total
I thought of a sure-fire way to fix this if and when we get the proffered server 3.
(This works on the assumption that some file or script in one user's account is to blame)
So here's how it would work:
(for simplicity, lets assume there are 10,000 user accounts on server 2)
1]You get server 3 set up just like server 2.
2]You take half of the user accounts to server 3.
3]You wait to see which server does the periodic crashing thing.
4]You take note of which half of the suspected accounts is on that server, and label them as suspected, while labeling the other half as innocent.
5]You take half of the suspected accounts and put them on the other server
6]Repeat from step 3 until you've narrowed it down to only one account.
7]Work with the owner of that account to fix the problem, or (if you're feeling mean) delete that account.
So, to make an example;
_________|
--Innocent:|------0|5,000|7,500|8,750|9,375|9,697|9,853|9,931|9,970|9,980|
Suspected:|10,000|5,000|2,500|1,250|625--|313--|157--|79----|40----|20---|
(I think my math is a little off here, but you get the point)
-And so on...
You could find out which one it is with only fifteen iterations, if there were 10,000 accounts.
Perhaps you've already thought of this, or perhaps the problem has been solved without me noticing, but I thought this was a good idea.
Last edited by ocalhoun on Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:30 pm; edited 2 times in total
