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> This seems both awkward and ill-concieved. We want the computer to stay
> up. If processes start falling asleep for no apparent reason, it it as if
> the machine was locked up anyway. Also, root would need some way to know
> (from halfway across the world) that this problem existed, and be able to
> fix it with ease.
The make it configurable: For a "local admin" put processes to sleep. For a
machine with "remote admin", reboot.
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