Unless you have zombie processes or are upgrading the kernel, IMHO there is no reason to reboot. -Hal On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 1:18 PM, Tim Nelson <tnelson at rockbochs.com> wrote: > ----- "mcclnx mcc" <mcclnx at yahoo.com.tw> wrote: >> we have CENTOS 5 on DELL servers. some servers have longer than one >> year did not reboot. Our consultant suggest we need at least reboot >> once every year to clean out memory junk. >> >> What is your opinion? >> > > If you're running a Windows server, yes, a period reboot is necessary to 'clean it out'. However, in Linux land, this is not typically necessary as a 'rule'. You could certainly be running applications with memory leaks or other special circumstances that warrant a clean boot. > > I have several Linux boxes running a variety of flavors including CentOS, Debian, and even Redhat (think old 8.x/9.x days) with uptimes ranging between 13 months to over two years. They're running perfectly without the 'yearly reboot'. > > --Tim > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >