Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Running out of space on /var partition

[Dale]

walt wrote:
>
> Oops, I got it completely wrong, then.  Amongst hardware geeks there is
> an old (maybe obsolete?) expression "it's time for the smoke-test!" which
> means:  plug it in and turn it on -- and then note carefully where the
> plume of smoke is coming from :)
>
> You're obviously too young to remember those days....
>
>

Nope.  Not only do I remember them but I have done that many many 
times.  I used to build pump controllers for my water system here.  It 
had two pumps and some sensors to keep a tank full.  If I had just one 
wire out of place, I get to start over. . . . after the stink goes away 
of course.

Dale

:-)  :-)