On 2005-01-18, gary ng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > does samba server access the disk periodically even it > is not serving any client ? I am trying to setup a > home server which is not frequently used and set the > HD to spin down after 60s inactivity. But it get kicks > up again apparently by samba(stoping samba and the > disk won't spin up anymore). I think it is a 3 minute > or so interval. > > Is there a way to tell it not to as I can sacrifice > some performance in exchange for much less noise and > some power savings.
Short of a good answer, here's a guess: Logging with disk buffering. Set your loglevel to 0 and see if it stops. Wil -- Wil Cooley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Naked Ape Consulting http://nakedape.cc * * * * Linux, UNIX, Networking and Security Solutions * * * * -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
