Hi:
I am considering upgrading from Ubuntu server to Mint, in an attempt to get extra value out of one of my server machines. One of the things that really worries me is remote rebooting of the machine: I have already suffered a hanging reboot with Ubuntu Desktop that caused me a lot of pain. My big issue is that I travel sometimes for weeks on end, and although I can remote access and remote update these devices, when I do so, I sometimes need to reboot them to make the changes take effect. These machines provide services for a small business, so I really need them to work. For compliance purposes, it's difficult to run a server that has NOT been rebooted if it requires it. But if I am away, I can't do a power-off/on when it all goes to pot. My servers are all LUKS encrypted, so I need dropbear to work after a reboot, just to make it more complicated. And it does...except when the machine hangs. I have evaluated Mint, and it IS better than regular Ubuntu Desktop, butI have had two failed reboots in two weeks. I am uncomfortable with that. I do not use proprietary drvers, but it is still more challenging to use ANY desktop than a straight server insta. Is that a common experience?
I am aware of 'sudo reboot -f' as an option but it's VERY drastic and potentially bad news for running services.
Does anyone know of something MORE RELIABLE than 'sudo reboot' that is maybe not as drastic as 'sudo reboot -f'?
I know I can go back to a straight server install (which to be honest has never failed to reboot), but I would really like to do more with at least one of my hardware platforms.
Thanks for any replies.
Andrew
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