laptop uptime

[Michael]

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 02:20:26PM +0200, Axel Keuchel wrote:
> > -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: "Michael" <bsd4me at cableone.net>
> > Gesendet: 29.04.08 04:45:17
> > An: openbsd-newbies at sfobug.org
> > Betreff: Re: laptop uptime
> 
> 
> > On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 11:05:50PM +0200, Axel Keuchel wrote:
> > > > -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> > > > Von: "Michael" <bsd4me at cableone.net>
> > > > Gesendet: 28.04.08 20:15:32
> > > > An: openbsd-newbies at sfobug.org
> > > > 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.
> > > > 
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> > > Maybe you would like to try out "Anacron";-)
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> > 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. 
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> 
> 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

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