MX-17.1: REISUB shutdown method doesn't work when needed

[MX-16_fan]

@Davo:

(...) Under *nix you can stress-test almost anything, so try that approach maybe. (...)

Already had some RAM stress testing application for a day or two, but to no avail.

What would be some fool-proof application you could recommend for stress-testing "just about anything"?


Greetings, Joe

[BitJam]

Good idea. Any risk in running SSH all

I believe this is how you connect to most servers. I'm sure there are some settings that will make it more safe and less safe. A quick Google brought up 10 Steps to Secure Open SSH. It's been almost 20 years since I ssh'ed regularly so I imagine the best security settings have changed since then.

[Jerry3904]

In case it's useful, Section 6.7 of the Manual covers how to set and run up SSH on MX.

[BitJam]

In case it's useful, Section 6.7 of the Manual covers how to set and run up SSH on MX.

[skidoo]

What would be some fool-proof application you could recommend for stress-testing "just about anything"?

sudo apt install evolvotron

It's a tiny (but resource-intensive) image-generation program.
In its gui settings, choose a large HxW size and/or "multiple passes" for the rendering.
To further increase the load, launch multiple concurrent instances of evolvotron.

To show examples of images created via evolvotron, I intended to link to the pics I have uploaded to the "MX user-submitted wallpapers" page... but I can't find that page within the "new site".

[Jerry3904]

That page is still being developed, as some of the questions associated with it (storage, bandwidth, etc.) needed to be settled first.

[MX-16_fan]

@BitJam:

Good idea. Any risk in running SSH all

I believe this is how you connect to most servers. I'm sure there are some settings that will make it more safe and less safe. A quick Google brought up 10 Steps to Secure Open SSH. It's been almost 20 years since I ssh'ed regularly so I imagine the best security settings have changed since then.

Thanks for that valuable piece of information. A friend of mine gets scared by merely hearing the word "SSH", that's why I was asking. Greetings, Joe

[MX-16_fan]

@skidoo:

What would be some fool-proof application you could recommend for stress-testing "just about anything"?

sudo apt install evolvotron

It's a tiny (but resource-intensive) image-generation program. (...)

Thanks for that great hint! Will try it out. Greetings, Joe