- Solaris' Tunables are Retarded
- Why have a file based (e.g., "/proc" and "/sys") interface to the kernel tunables when you can just attach a debugger to the running kernel and change raw kernel memory ?
- Solaris' LDAP Client is Retarded
- It sets up you the bomb for cascading failure. In the event that an LDAP server becomes unreachable or unresponsive, the LDAP client's Profile TTL converges to 20 seconds. This means that every Solaris LDAP client fetches the profile every 20 seconds and reconnects to all specified LDAP servers. This additional load causes the servers to become unresponsive. If your bind timeout is set low, the clients will see additional servers as down and keep the Profile TTL at 20 seconds.