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How to record statistics about a Linux machine’s uptime
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======
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Linux/Unix sysadmins have a weird obsession with server uptime. There is a xkcd comic devoted to this subject where a good sysadmin is an unstoppable force that it stands between the forces of darkness and your cat blog's servers.
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[![Fig.01: Devotion to Duty https://xkcd.com/705/][1]][1]
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One can tell how long the Linux system has been running using the uptime command or [w command][2] or top command. I can get [a report of the historical and statistical running time of the system][3], keeping it between restarts using tuptime tool.
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Like uptime command but with the more impressive output. Recently I discovered another tool called uptimed that records statistics about a machine's uptime. Let us see how to get uptime record statistics using uptimed and uprecords on Linux operating system.
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Finding uptime is pretty easy, just type the following on your Linux based system:
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```
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$ **uptime -p**
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up 2 weeks, 4 days, 7 hours, 28 minutes
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```
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To keep historical stats about uptime use either [tuptime][3] or uptimed tool.
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## uptimed installation
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The simplest way to install uptimed locally is through your package managers such as apt/apt-get/yum and friends as per your Linux distro.
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### Install uptimed on a Debian/Ubuntu Linux
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Type the following [apt command][4]/[apt-get command][5]:
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`$ sudo apt-get install uptimed`
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Sample outputs:
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```
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Reading package lists... Done
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Building dependency tree
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Reading state information... Done
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The following additional packages will be installed:
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libuptimed0
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The following NEW packages will be installed:
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libuptimed0 uptimed
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0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
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Need to get 40.7 kB of archives.
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After this operation, 228 kB of additional disk space will be used.
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Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
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Get:1 http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libuptimed0 amd64 1:0.3.17-4 [9,050 B]
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Get:2 http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 uptimed amd64 1:0.3.17-4 [31.6 kB]
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Fetched 40.7 kB in 0s (2,738 kB/s)
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Preconfiguring packages ...
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Selecting previously unselected package libuptimed0.
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(Reading database ... 39163 files and directories currently installed.)
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Preparing to unpack .../libuptimed0_1%3a0.3.17-4_amd64.deb ...
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Unpacking libuptimed0 (1:0.3.17-4) ...
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Selecting previously unselected package uptimed.
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Preparing to unpack .../uptimed_1%3a0.3.17-4_amd64.deb ...
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Unpacking uptimed (1:0.3.17-4) ...
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Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu21) ...
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Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
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Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
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Setting up libuptimed0 (1:0.3.17-4) ...
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Setting up uptimed (1:0.3.17-4) ...
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Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...
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Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu21) ...
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Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
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```
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### Install uptimed on a CentOS/RHEL/Fedora/Oracle/Scientific Linux
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First [enable EPEL repo on a CentOS/RHEL][6]:
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`$ sudo yum -y install epel-release`
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Next, type the following [yum command][7]:
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`$ sudo yum install uptimed`
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Sample outputs:
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```
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Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
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Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
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* base: centos.excellmedia.net
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* epel: ftp.cuhk.edu.hk
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* extras: centos.excellmedia.net
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* updates: centos.excellmedia.net
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Resolving Dependencies
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--> Running transaction check
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---> Package uptimed.x86_64 0:0.4.0-6.el7 will be installed
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--> Finished Dependency Resolution
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Dependencies Resolved
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===============================================================================
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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===============================================================================
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Installing:
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uptimed x86_64 0.4.0-6.el7 epel 47 k
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Transaction Summary
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===============================================================================
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Install 1 Package
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Total download size: 47 k
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Installed size: 98 k
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Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
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Downloading packages:
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uptimed-0.4.0-6.el7.x86_64.rpm | 47 kB 00:01
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Running transaction check
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Running transaction test
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Transaction test succeeded
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Running transaction
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Installing : uptimed-0.4.0-6.el7.x86_64 1/1
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Verifying : uptimed-0.4.0-6.el7.x86_64 1/1
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Installed:
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uptimed.x86_64 0:0.4.0-6.el7
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Complete!
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```
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If you are using **a Fedora Linux** , run the following dnf command:
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`$ sudo dnf install uptimed`
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### Install uptimed on an Arch Linux
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Type the following pacman command:
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`$ sudo pacman -S uptimed`
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### Install uptimed on a Gentoo Linux
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Type the following emerge command:
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`$ sudo emerge --ask uptimed`
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## How to configure uptimed
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Edit the file /etc/uptimed.conf using a text editor such as vim command:
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`$ sudo vim /etc/uptimed.conf`
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At least set an email address to mail milestones/records to. Assumes sendmail compatible MTA installed as /usr/lib/sendmail.
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```
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EMAIL=vivek@server1.cyberciti.biz
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```
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Save and close the file.
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### How do I enable uptimed service at boot time?
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Enable uptimed service using the systemctl command:
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`$ sudo systemctl enable uptimed`
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### How do I start/stop/restart or view status of uptimed service?
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```
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$ sudo systemctl start uptimed ## start it ##
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$ sudo systemctl stop uptimed ## stop it ##
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$ sudo systemctl restart uptimed ## restart it ##
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$ sudo systemctl status uptimed ## view status ##
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```
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Sample outputs:
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```
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● uptimed.service - uptime record daemon
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Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/uptimed.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
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Active: active (running) since Thu 2017-11-09 17:49:14 UTC; 18min ago
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Main PID: 11137 (uptimed)
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CGroup: /system.slice/uptimed.service
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└─11137 /usr/sbin/uptimed -f
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Nov 09 17:49:14 gfs04 systemd[1]: Started uptime record daemon.
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```
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## How to see uptime record
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Simply type the following command to see statistics from the uptimed(8) program:
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$ uprecords
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```
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Sample outputs:
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[![Fig.02: uprecords in action][9]][9]
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uprecords has a few more option:
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```
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$ uprecords -?
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```
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Sample outputs:
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```
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usage: uprecords [OPTION]...
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-? this help
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-a do not print ansi codes
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-b sort by boottime
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-B reverse sort by boottime
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-k sort by sysinfo
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-K reverse sort by sysinfo
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-d print downtime seen before every uptimes instead of system
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-c do not show current entry if not in top entries
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-f run continously in a loop
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-s do not print extra statistics
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-w wide output (more than 80 cols per line)
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-i INTERVAL use INTERVAL seconds for loop instead of 5, implies -f
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-m COUNT show a maximum of top COUNT entries instead of 10
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-M show next milestone
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-v version information
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```
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## Conclusion
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This is an excellent little tool to show your server uptime records to prove your uptime and business continuity. On a related note, you should get the official [XKCD sysadmin t-shirt][10] as comic was made into a shirt, which includes a new illustration on the back.
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[![Fig.03: Sysadmin XKCD shirt features the original comic on the front and a new illustration on the back.][11]][11]
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[1]:https://www.cyberciti.biz/media/new/cms/2017/11/devotion_to_duty.png
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[2]:https://www.cyberciti.biz//www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-linux-w-command-examples-syntax-usage-2/ (See Linux/Unix w command examples for more info)
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[3]:https://www.cyberciti.biz/hardware/howto-see-historical-statistical-uptime-on-linux-server/
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[4]:https://www.cyberciti.biz//www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-lts-debian-linux-apt-command-examples/ (See Linux/Unix apt command examples for more info)
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[5]:https://www.cyberciti.biz//www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-debian-package-management-cheat-sheet.html (See Linux/Unix apt-get command examples for more info)
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[6]:https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/installing-rhel-epel-repo-on-centos-redhat-7-x/
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[7]:https://www.cyberciti.biz//www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rhel-centos-fedora-linux-yum-command-howto/ (See Linux/Unix yum command examples for more info)
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[8]:https://www.cyberciti.biz/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection
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[9]:https://www.cyberciti.biz/media/new/cms/2017/11/uprecord-screenshot.jpg
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[10]:https://store.xkcd.com/collections/apparel/products/sysadmin
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[11]:https://www.cyberciti.biz/media/new/cms/2017/11/sysadmin_shirt_5_1024x1024.jpg
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