Comment Comment by The_Fox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_man%27s_switchIn this context it means upon a successful backup, update a timestamp somewhere. Some other system monitors the timestamp and if it ever becomes more than for example 1 day ago, it fires an alert. parent The_Fox 3 months ago
In this context it means upon a successful backup, update a timestamp somewhere. Some other system monitors the timestamp and if it ever becomes more than for example 1 day ago, it fires an alert.