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"publishedAt": "2012-10-02T19:00:00.000Z",
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"textContent": "_(originally from <https://web.archive.org/web/20150422203246/http://ajcsystems.com/blog/page/2/>)_\n\nI recently had to fix a server which had been knocked off the network due to some bad configuration (very long story). When I logged into the remote graphical console, I was greeted with constant, unremitting spam from the kernel log! I wasn’t able to log in because the screen would clear instantly when I started typing.\n\nThis calls for the Magic SysRq key! A simple press of Alt+SysRq+0 to set the console log level to 0 silenced all of the log spam and let me log in and get the server back on its feet.\n\nAll hail Magic SysRq!",
"title": "Magic SysRq to the Rescue!"
}