On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 06:09:37PM +0200, Axel Keuchel wrote: > > -----Urspr?ngliche 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;-) >
I don't really use the ports since I haven't needed anything from them in some time, but thinking about it and finally getting 4.3 installed on this laptop, it might be interesting to see how it performs now. Thanks for getting me to think about it! :) > _______________________________________________________________________ > 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
