Who is affected:
Users of our hosting services, AlternD (Aegir) and AlternC (self-managed hosting).
What will happen:
We have to install a security patch on our servers. This operation requires a reboot of the servers. This will happen today, June 22, between 5 and 6 pm.
Effect:
- AlternD: a downtime of about 5 minutes.
- AlternC: a downtime of about 15 minutes.
Why:
We have to install an important security patch to the Linux Kernel.
Objections:
This patch resolves potentially serious vulnerabilities to the Linux Kernel, our servers and our overall service. Therefore, we regretfully won't be able to accomodate requests to postpone the operation.