> I am wondering.. how I can do this.. I would like to create a script that > run in the background and check the time.. if it is 8am it do a
cron provides the ability to run specified programs at a certain time. See the man page for more details. You should be able to write a small script that just does the things you want if you just want to fake a shutdown. If you want to run a real shutdown, just run shutdown. Ciao, Thomas -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]