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Skinner

(63,645 posts)
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:40 PM Mar 2017

DU had unexpected downtime this afternoon (March 6)

This discussion thread was locked by Skinner (a host of the Announcements group).

The Democratic Underground website had unexpected downtime this afternoon from approximately 4:30PM to 5:30PM ET. This downtime was an unintended consequence of a minor configuration change we made to our database server earlier today. This configuration change caused us to run out of hard disk space for some of our server logs, which in turn caused the site to crash. The problem has now been fixed.

The site has not been compromised in any way. We were not hacked. No data was lost.

We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Skinner
DU Administrator

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DU had unexpected downtime this afternoon (March 6) (Original Post) Skinner Mar 2017 OP
Ah, that's what happened. krispos42 Mar 2017 #1
Thanks! nt wcmagumba Mar 2017 #2
♡ Thanks. littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #3
Glad to know all is well again in DU land. herding cats Mar 2017 #4
Thank you guys malaise Mar 2017 #5
Ditto on the panic, we are living in a strange time. Thanks Skinner! winstars Mar 2017 #13
Glad to hear you're fine and not going through THAT again. Hortensis Mar 2017 #6
Thank you, Skinner! I am relieved we weren't hacked. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2017 #7
Whew! nt Laffy Kat Mar 2017 #8
Phew! sheshe2 Mar 2017 #9
Thank you Skinner, EarlG and elad! Aristus Mar 2017 #10
OOPS! nt csziggy Mar 2017 #11
the old 'minor configuration' excuse....sure, sure.... spanone Mar 2017 #12
Appreciate the info! Maeve Mar 2017 #14
Thanks so much for the explanation! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2017 #15
I get those error messages every so often at other sites LeftInTX Mar 2017 #16
okay.. phew and I thought it was something worse.. yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #17
Thanks.. mountain grammy Mar 2017 #18
Big sigh of relief here. 3catwoman3 Mar 2017 #19
Thank God! (or whomever...looking at you, Skinner and EarlG.) sagetea Mar 2017 #20
Cool MrScorpio Mar 2017 #21
Relieved to hear it was a relative simple problem. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2017 #22
Thanks for the info. Thought it was another hack job. DinahMoeHum Mar 2017 #23
Thank goodness BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #24
Thanks for all you do, Skinner. democrank Mar 2017 #25
Whew! lamp_shade Mar 2017 #26
Thanks for letting us know :) n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #27
Thanks! My tolerance for the dismal websites that are out there is zero. LuckyLib Mar 2017 #28
хорошая сделка obliviously Mar 2017 #29
I was afraid it was the Russians or their operatives in the White House liberal N proud Mar 2017 #30
Same Here Bear Creek Mar 2017 #41
Thanks for the heads-up. Ken Burch Mar 2017 #31
Thank fucking god. I was out all afternoon, and when I tried to connect at 5:15, japple Mar 2017 #32
Thank you for all of your work! Alice11111 Mar 2017 #33
Golly! Thanks Skinner & Team! furtheradu Mar 2017 #34
Were you a previous GP6971 Mar 2017 #45
Not exactly furtheradu Mar 2017 #53
Thanks and Welcome Back!! GP6971 Mar 2017 #58
Glad hacking wasn't part of this! Thanks. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2017 #35
It's good to know there was an attributable cause. lpbk2713 Mar 2017 #36
Thanks for that info, Skinner! kentuck Mar 2017 #37
GOD EMPEROR, after all, is likely going to die in jail. Bigger fish to fry and all that. byronius Mar 2017 #38
It's hard not to freak out these days! Welcome back everybody! nolabear Mar 2017 #39
I was certain the shoe had dropped Mr. Ected Mar 2017 #40
Thanks, thought Trump/Bannon raided the place. Appreciate your efforts. Hoyt Mar 2017 #42
Shit happens. Glad you're back. alfredo Mar 2017 #43
Glad all is well... defacto7 Mar 2017 #44
I'm sure this explains madokie Mar 2017 #46
Thanks, Skinner. VOX Mar 2017 #47
Have you considered using a NoSQL database for the logs? Yavin4 Mar 2017 #48
Thank you for all you do. 47of74 Mar 2017 #49
Thank you. warmfeet Mar 2017 #50
Why are minors making configuration changes anyway? xor Mar 2017 #51
Not that kind of minor, you fool. Orrex Mar 2017 #52
Ohhhhh, now I get it. Makes more sense now. xor Mar 2017 #56
I will relay this information to Vladimir ... eom ... da Kolesar Mar 2017 #54
Always expect the unexpected sabbat hunter Mar 2017 #55
Glad you're back....whew hibbing Mar 2017 #57
Thanks for all your hard work! Mountain Mule Mar 2017 #59
Thanks for the explanation.n/t ohheckyeah Mar 2017 #60
THX Skinner and back up team. magicarpet Mar 2017 #61
When I was in kindergarten in the '50's tavernier Mar 2017 #62
Great to know........... turbinetree Mar 2017 #63
You were back up quickly, but it's still good to have clarification. CBHagman Mar 2017 #64
Nice work getting the site back up so quickly! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2017 #65
Thanks to you all BlueMTexpat Mar 2017 #66
Don't scare me like that! Lady Freedom Returns Mar 2017 #67
Not hacked is good news. raven mad Mar 2017 #68
glad it was not anything serious. niyad Mar 2017 #69
Given that wikileaks just released some stuff that likely Snowden gave to Russia, MADem Mar 2017 #70
Russia NamesDave Mar 2017 #71
Damn SQL Log files xeodtech Mar 2017 #72

krispos42

(49,445 posts)
1. Ah, that's what happened.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:41 PM
Mar 2017

I thought maybe the firewall at work got updated.

Carry on.

wcmagumba

(2,871 posts)
2. Thanks! nt
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:41 PM
Mar 2017

littlemissmartypants

(22,417 posts)
3. ♡ Thanks.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:41 PM
Mar 2017

herding cats

(19,549 posts)
4. Glad to know all is well again in DU land.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:41 PM
Mar 2017

Sorry about the hassle you guys had to deal with.

malaise

(267,787 posts)
5. Thank you guys
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:41 PM
Mar 2017

We did panic

winstars

(4,213 posts)
13. Ditto on the panic, we are living in a strange time. Thanks Skinner!
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:43 PM
Mar 2017

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
6. Glad to hear you're fine and not going through THAT again.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:41 PM
Mar 2017

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,296 posts)
7. Thank you, Skinner! I am relieved we weren't hacked.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:41 PM
Mar 2017

And thanks too for the explanation of what happened.

We addicts need our DU fix!

Laffy Kat

(16,354 posts)
8. Whew! nt
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:41 PM
Mar 2017

sheshe2

(83,319 posts)
9. Phew!
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:42 PM
Mar 2017

Thank you all. I was

Aristus

(66,075 posts)
10. Thank you Skinner, EarlG and elad!
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:42 PM
Mar 2017

You guys rock! Thanks for getting us up and running again.

csziggy

(34,119 posts)
11. OOPS! nt
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:42 PM
Mar 2017

spanone

(135,627 posts)
12. the old 'minor configuration' excuse....sure, sure....
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:42 PM
Mar 2017

Great News!!!!!

Maeve

(42,223 posts)
14. Appreciate the info!
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:43 PM
Mar 2017

Only a little scared for that hour

Rhiannon12866

(202,970 posts)
15. Thanks so much for the explanation!
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:44 PM
Mar 2017

Whew!

LeftInTX

(24,541 posts)
16. I get those error messages every so often at other sites
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:44 PM
Mar 2017

I'm glad that it was corrected quickly.

yuiyoshida

(41,759 posts)
17. okay.. phew and I thought it was something worse..
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:44 PM
Mar 2017

I kept trying to log on and then checked to see if anyone else logged on. The weird thing was, i went to this website: "IS IT DOWN.COM" AND it kept telling me the website was up. I guess they got it wrong too. Good to see everyone back

and thanks again @ismnotwasm

mountain grammy

(26,568 posts)
18. Thanks..
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:45 PM
Mar 2017

appreciate the quick fix.

3catwoman3

(23,812 posts)
19. Big sigh of relief here.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:46 PM
Mar 2017

I was afraid we had been hacked again. DU is a sanity lifeline.

sagetea

(1,363 posts)
20. Thank God! (or whomever...looking at you, Skinner and EarlG.)
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:46 PM
Mar 2017

I seriously thought the thought police were shutting me down....whew, though!!! I will continue my mean thoughts on flaccid #45!

sage

Oh and ps...

tell EarlG I'm sorry for my lengthy life stories in the emails I sent, please!

MrScorpio

(73,626 posts)
21. Cool
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:47 PM
Mar 2017

greatauntoftriplets

(175,694 posts)
22. Relieved to hear it was a relative simple problem.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:49 PM
Mar 2017

I was afraid it was a repeat of November 8, a day which will live in infamy for multiple reasons. h/t to FDR.

DinahMoeHum

(21,737 posts)
23. Thanks for the info. Thought it was another hack job.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:51 PM
Mar 2017

n/t

BumRushDaShow

(127,268 posts)
24. Thank goodness
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:51 PM
Mar 2017

I was thinking it was a maintenance window that I missed an announcement for!

democrank

(11,052 posts)
25. Thanks for all you do, Skinner.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:51 PM
Mar 2017

Onward and upward!

lamp_shade

(14,796 posts)
26. Whew!
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:52 PM
Mar 2017

Zing Zing Zingbah

(6,496 posts)
27. Thanks for letting us know :) n/t
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:55 PM
Mar 2017

LuckyLib

(6,814 posts)
28. Thanks! My tolerance for the dismal websites that are out there is zero.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:56 PM
Mar 2017

DU has spoiled us for everything else!

obliviously

(1,635 posts)
29. хорошая сделка
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:56 PM
Mar 2017

NT.

liberal N proud

(60,298 posts)
30. I was afraid it was the Russians or their operatives in the White House
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:56 PM
Mar 2017

Glad it wasn't.

Bear Creek

(883 posts)
41. Same Here
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 07:15 PM
Mar 2017

Just read an article today about russians targeting liberal site then blackmailing. Over what not sure.

 

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
31. Thanks for the heads-up.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:57 PM
Mar 2017

Wasn't on the board when it happened, but good to know.

japple

(9,772 posts)
32. Thank fucking god. I was out all afternoon, and when I tried to connect at 5:15,
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:58 PM
Mar 2017

I got an error message. This really sent me into a panic. Bless the DU managers for keeping us up and running.

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)
33. Thank you for all of your work!
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:59 PM
Mar 2017

You make the world better.

furtheradu

(1,865 posts)
34. Golly! Thanks Skinner & Team!
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:59 PM
Mar 2017

I just signed up last night with new username.
#1) thought I broke the DU
&/or
#2) another hack by creeps
'bout triggered an anxiety attack !
So relieved DU is back. .& I am, too!

GP6971

(31,013 posts)
45. Were you a previous
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 07:36 PM
Mar 2017

member that couldn't get back in after the hack?

furtheradu

(1,865 posts)
53. Not exactly
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 09:08 PM
Mar 2017

I was a member in the early DU days, * war days. I doubt I would have survived, without DU. I rarely posted, but read, learned, laughed & healed with DU.
Since Nov 8th, been dealing with the similar, overwhelming depression, knew it was time for DU Therapy again. That hack was hurtful..! to SO many.
After DU ~finally! ~ came back,
I tried to get back with my old username, emailed admins a few times, & no luck. Finally figured out it was a sign, time to start again, with a new handle.

GP6971

(31,013 posts)
58. Thanks and Welcome Back!!
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 09:46 PM
Mar 2017

There have been many changes since you were last here...all for the good IMO.

Judi Lynn

(160,211 posts)
35. Glad hacking wasn't part of this! Thanks. n/t
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:59 PM
Mar 2017

lpbk2713

(42,696 posts)
36. It's good to know there was an attributable cause.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 06:59 PM
Mar 2017



And it's good on you guys that you got the site back in short order.

kentuck

(110,948 posts)
37. Thanks for that info, Skinner!
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 07:00 PM
Mar 2017

byronius

(7,369 posts)
38. GOD EMPEROR, after all, is likely going to die in jail. Bigger fish to fry and all that.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 07:07 PM
Mar 2017

nolabear

(41,915 posts)
39. It's hard not to freak out these days! Welcome back everybody!
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 07:08 PM
Mar 2017

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
40. I was certain the shoe had dropped
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 07:08 PM
Mar 2017

And I wouldn't be among the first to know.

DU is my lifelink.

Thanks for all you do Mr. Skinner.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
42. Thanks, thought Trump/Bannon raided the place. Appreciate your efforts.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 07:15 PM
Mar 2017

alfredo

(60,065 posts)
43. Shit happens. Glad you're back.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 07:21 PM
Mar 2017

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
44. Glad all is well...
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 07:33 PM
Mar 2017

Lookng forward to DU going https one of these days in any case.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
46. I'm sure this explains
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 07:38 PM
Mar 2017

somewhat the slow as molasses that the site was running at for me early this morning.

Thanks for the update

Luckily for me I napped through the whole thing

VOX

(22,976 posts)
47. Thanks, Skinner.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 08:13 PM
Mar 2017

As always.

Yavin4

(35,354 posts)
48. Have you considered using a NoSQL database for the logs?
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 08:14 PM
Mar 2017

Disregard if you have done so.

 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
49. Thank you for all you do.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 08:28 PM
Mar 2017

warmfeet

(3,321 posts)
50. Thank you.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 08:31 PM
Mar 2017

Thank you.

xor

(1,204 posts)
51. Why are minors making configuration changes anyway?
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 08:41 PM
Mar 2017

Seems like a labor law violation.

Orrex

(63,083 posts)
52. Not that kind of minor, you fool.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 08:55 PM
Mar 2017

Miners. They dug the changes out from beneath 800 feet of bedrock. Have a little respect!

xor

(1,204 posts)
56. Ohhhhh, now I get it. Makes more sense now.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 09:32 PM
Mar 2017

Kolesar

(31,182 posts)
54. I will relay this information to Vladimir ... eom ... da
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 09:16 PM
Mar 2017

sabbat hunter

(6,825 posts)
55. Always expect the unexpected
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 09:30 PM
Mar 2017

when making server changes. That is my motto.

hibbing

(10,076 posts)
57. Glad you're back....whew
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 09:34 PM
Mar 2017

Mountain Mule

(1,002 posts)
59. Thanks for all your hard work!
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 11:07 PM
Mar 2017

To keep this place going.

ohheckyeah

(9,314 posts)
60. Thanks for the explanation.n/t
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 11:16 PM
Mar 2017

magicarpet

(13,935 posts)
61. THX Skinner and back up team.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 11:26 PM
Mar 2017

Saw.... Felt.... Experienced the DU web hiccup today. Was praying some fascist did not cause another two week crash. THX for being here and up an running so we can bring failure and change the course of the tsunami of team DT's decimation of democracy - and preserve same for future generations.




tavernier

(12,322 posts)
62. When I was in kindergarten in the '50's
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 11:44 PM
Mar 2017

I set off the fire alarm at school, encouraged by an upperclassman second grader. Since then I've always felt that somehow I have been responsible for unintentional accidents.

Thank you for exonerating me on this one.

turbinetree

(24,631 posts)
63. Great to know...........
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 11:57 PM
Mar 2017

Thank you

CBHagman

(16,968 posts)
64. You were back up quickly, but it's still good to have clarification.
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 12:37 AM
Mar 2017

I had visions of a repeat of the November experience, especially given how intensely the news cycle has been churning. All bets seemed to be off! But I'm glad all is well.

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,110 posts)
65. Nice work getting the site back up so quickly!
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 12:59 AM
Mar 2017

BlueMTexpat

(15,348 posts)
66. Thanks to you all
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 04:38 AM
Mar 2017

for being there and ding what you do! Being bereft of DU on Election Night was - almost - as bad as "losing" the election.

Since then, of course, losing the election has proven catastrophic. But thank heavens that DU is still here!

Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts)
67. Don't scare me like that!
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 06:12 AM
Mar 2017

I was for sure it was Election night all over again.

raven mad

(4,940 posts)
68. Not hacked is good news.
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 08:38 AM
Mar 2017

Inconvenience is unremarkable - it happens. Not hacked is better!

The work you do is so necessary. Thank you.

niyad

(112,424 posts)
69. glad it was not anything serious.
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 12:34 PM
Mar 2017

MADem

(135,425 posts)
70. Given that wikileaks just released some stuff that likely Snowden gave to Russia,
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 02:05 PM
Mar 2017
 

NamesDave

(58 posts)
71. Russia
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 04:29 PM
Mar 2017

is oj the run niw

 

xeodtech

(79 posts)
72. Damn SQL Log files
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 06:08 PM
Mar 2017

I run a small IT outfit out of Syracuse NY and have a good managed services platform. If you need a few servers (which I am sure you have many of and I am blowing in the wind here) monitored every month I would be happy to volunteer some time...

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