Change of kernel

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old_user30025 Send message Joined: 15 Nov 04 Posts: 19 Credit: 35,499 RAC: 0	Message 6193 - Posted: 17 Nov 2004, 20:02:07 UTC Hi, I was wondering whether a change in the Kernel (from 2.4.26 to 2.4.27 for example) and the necessary reboot for an otherwise 24/7 machine would disrupt the work on CP (BOINC client) in any way? TIA. Best Rolf ID: 6193 · Reply Quote

old_user26469 Send message Joined: 23 Oct 04 Posts: 13 Credit: 70,493 RAC: 0	Message 6198 - Posted: 17 Nov 2004, 23:59:35 UTC If you shut down the client cleanly, you'll lose nothing. If you shut it down by forcibly killing it, you'll lose a few minutes' work (it saves at the start of every day --- and at the start of every month, as well, into a separate file, although I'm not quite sure why.) ID: 6198 · Reply Quote