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So apparently you can just, type the word eject into bash and it will pop open your disk drive in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

I haven't worked in a data center in years, so I don't know the current norm for server hardware.

So apparently you can just, type the word eject into bash and it will pop open your disk drive in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

The Dell servers we had at the time all had slim laptop style CD trays, so no auto-close to worry about.

So apparently you can just, type the word eject into bash and it will pop open your disk drive in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 124 points 4 weeks ago (8 children)

This command was very useful for quickly finding a server in a row of hundreds of identical servers. No need to read the labels or look up which rack it's in. Just log in remotely, just use 'eject', and then walk down the row to the server that has its tray out.

Which celebrity were you sure had already passed away but has not? in c/[email protected]