> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: "Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Gesendet: 29.04.08 17:55:47 > An: [email protected] > Betreff: Re: laptop uptime
> On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 02:20:26PM +0200, Axel Keuchel wrote: > > > -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht----- > > > Von: "Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Gesendet: 29.04.08 04:45:17 > > > An: [email protected] > > > Betreff: Re: laptop uptime > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 11:05:50PM +0200, Axel Keuchel wrote: > > > > > -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht----- > > > > > Von: "Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Gesendet: 28.04.08 20:15:32 > > > > > An: [email protected] > > > > > Betreff: laptop uptime > > > > > > > > > > > > > I just installed 4.3 on my laptop last week and have a question. > > > > > Since some of the system checks are done at 0130, 0330, and 0530, do > > > > > you leave your laptops on, do you change the daily/weekly/monthly > > > > > scripts times, or just run the /etc/daily, weekly, scripts manually > > > > > when you want to? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Openbsd-newbies mailing list > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > http://mailman.theapt.org/listinfo/openbsd-newbies > > > > > > > > > > > > > Maybe you would like to try out "Anacron";-) > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > > > EINE F?R ALLE: die kostenlose WEB.DE-Plattform f?r Freunde und Deine > > > > Homepage mit eigenem Namen. Jetzt starten! http://unddu.de/[EMAIL > > > > PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > Thank-you Axel and Peter. > > > I didn't know about anacron and didn't know if people left their laptops > > > on all the time. My pc's stay on, but didn't know if it was a good idea > > > with laptops. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Openbsd-newbies mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://mailman.theapt.org/listinfo/openbsd-newbies > > > > > > > Hi Mike, > > > > I'm not an expert, but I wouldn't recommend running a laptop all day long. > > They're versatile tools but they are not designed like servers. > > If you use anacron, have a look at the small "howto" that pkg_add delivers > > after installing anacron. You can always look at it again by typing > > "pkg_info -M anacron". I would even recommend changing the "well known > > aliases" in /etc/mail aliases" so that your user get's the output of the > > daily, weekly and monthly scripts. > > > > This ist taken from "man afterboot": > > > > Mail aliases > > Edit /etc/mail/aliases and set the three standard aliases to go to > > either > > a mailing list, or the system administrator. > > > > # Well-known aliases -- these should be filled in! > > root: sysadm > > manager: root > > dumper: root > > > > Run newaliases(8) after changes. > > > > I wouldn't recommend using "root: sysadmin" but "root: <your username>". > > This way you will get the information to your user, after the anacron-job > > has finished (just type "mail" at the prompt, about ten minutes after the > > first boot of the day). And one last important hint: As it is explained > > above, you will have to run "newaliases" after you've edited the > > /etc/mail/aliases. As root just type newaliases at the prompt and click the > > return-button. > > > Thanks. I have that done (the aliases). > I'll install anacron on the 1st since it isn't on the cd. > Thanks > Mike > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > Jetzt neu! Sch?tzen Sie Ihren PC mit McAfee und WEB.DE. 30 Tage > > kostenlos testen. http://www.pc-sicherheit.web.de/startseite/?mc=022220 > > > _______________________________________________ > Openbsd-newbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.theapt.org/listinfo/openbsd-newbies > You can wait till the 1st or you install the ports from the cd-set and use them to install /usr/ports/sysutils/anacron;-) _______________________________________________________________________ Jetzt neu! Schützen Sie Ihren PC mit McAfee und WEB.DE. 30 Tage kostenlos testen. http://www.pc-sicherheit.web.de/startseite/?mc=022220 _______________________________________________ Openbsd-newbies mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.theapt.org/listinfo/openbsd-newbies
