For a long time, over 6 years, my server was doing well. All moved along nicely without a hitch. Yet, when I tried to use VULTR.com's "snapshot" feature to create an identical server from this long-standing server. Meaning, exact same file system, layout and OS, but on a different IP. It would seem my original server, which has been up for so long, was changed in the process of creating a snapshot of it, or indeed forking it over unto a new...
Originally asked by DoctorLouie on Stack Exchange (unix) (CC BY-SA 4.0).