POSSIBLE DOWNTIME: NOW (2019-09-17 5:30pm)

digitalscream

Just had a notification that there's an issue with the physical host of our server - Linode are investigating, it may result in downtime. No estimates at the moment.

May the Force be with us all...

UPDATE: All sorted by 6:05pm.

Nitefly

"was lost, but now am found..."
  

JerkMoans

Hold me: I'm scared

octatonic

I thought for a moment that LWAG had prorogued the forum via a DDOS attack.

stickyfiddle

I'm seeing "Query failed: connection to localhost:9312 failed (errno=111, msg=Connection refused)." at the top of the page, but otherwise everything seems ok.

mrkb

I’m glad it’s back I was about to browse The Gear Page!!!

digitalscream

stickyfiddle said:

I'm seeing "Query failed: connection to localhost:9312 failed (errno=111, msg=Connection refused)." at the top of the page, but otherwise everything seems ok.

That's sorted now

Linode have restarted the servers, all appears to be well now.

Legionreturns

mrkb said:

I’m glad it’s back I was about to browse The Gear Page!!!

Filthy heretic! 

fandango

Legionreturns said:

mrkb said:

I’m glad it’s back I was about to browse The Gear Page!!!

Filthy heretic! 

Desperate times, desperate measures. 

Emp_Fab

So the forum runs on Linux ?

digitalscream

Emp_Fab said:

So the forum runs on Linux ?

Not massively surprising, really

fastonebaz

@Emp_Fab ;

https://builtwith.com/

Emp_Fab

digitalscream said:

Emp_Fab said:

So the forum runs on Linux ?

Not massively surprising, really

What flavour?

WiresDreamDisasters

Emp_Fab said:

digitalscream said:

Emp_Fab said:

So the forum runs on Linux ?

Not massively surprising, really

What flavour?

Minge.

digitalscream

Emp_Fab said:

digitalscream said:

Emp_Fab said:

So the forum runs on Linux ?

Not massively surprising, really

What flavour?

Ubuntu. I run my servers with the same distribution that I use on my desktop - keeps the need to memorise different commands and approaches to a minimum.

Emp_Fab

What Desktop Environment do you run on your desktop PC?

digitalscream

Emp_Fab said:

What Desktop Environment do you run on your desktop PC?

XFCE. It's got the best combination of speed, efficiency and eye candy (and it handles multiple monitors really well).

Emp_Fab

Interesting...  I ran Mint for quite a while with XFCE.  Can you recommend any study material for Linux noobs ?  I keep trying and keep getting frustrated because I'm blindly pasting in commands from a myriad of websites that purport to be the fix for whatever problem I'm having, but it frustrates me as I don't understand what it is that I'm actually doing.

fandango

Emp_Fab said:

Interesting...  I ran Mint for quite a while with XFCE.  Can you recommend any study material for Linux noobs ?  I keep trying and keep getting frustrated because I'm blindly pasting in commands from a myriad of websites that purport to be the fix for whatever problem I'm having, but it frustrates me as I don't understand what it is that I'm actually doing.

Emp_Fab said:

Interesting...  I ran Mint for quite a while with XFCE.  Can you recommend any study material for Linux noobs ?  I keep trying and keep getting frustrated because I'm blindly pasting in commands from a myriad of websites that purport to be the fix for whatever problem I'm having, but it frustrates me as I don't understand what it is that I'm actually doing.

Applies to the best of us, Emp. Join the club.