Hi I was wondering if someone could tell me if it is possible to set up an cron job to have linux to reboot the macine like once an day also if it would run the cron job even if the machine was locked up like not allow connects in or out and not being able to use the keyboard would the crom job still be ran and would it shut down and reboot any info and ideas would be good thanks in advance Bob
N1UAN Bob wrote:
Hi I was wondering if someone could tell me if it is possible to set up an cron job to have linux to reboot the macine like once an day also if it would run the cron job even if the machine was locked up like not allow connects in or out and not being able to use the keyboard would the crom job still be ran and would it shut down and reboot any info and ideas would be good thanks in advance Bob
It should be possible: look at man cron. The reboot command is /usr/bin/reboot. The question is, why do you want to reboot once a day? Linux is not like some obsolescent PC operating systems. You should only need to reboot if you want to replace the kernel. It is usually easier to find a solution to the problem that you're really having: keyboard lockups? -- JDL Non enim propter gloriam, diuicias aut honores pugnamus set propter libertatem solummodo quam Nemo bonus nisi simul cum vita amittit.
On Monday 19 May 2003 00:17, N1UAN Bob wrote:
Hi I was wondering if someone could tell me if it is possible to set up an cron job to have linux to reboot the macine like once an day also if it would run the cron job even if the machine was locked up like not allow connects in or out and not being able to use the keyboard would the crom job still be ran and would it shut down and reboot any info and ideas would be good thanks in advance Bob
It sounds like you have a problem that needs fixing.... and you're taking the usual Redmond solution for fixing it.....
On Mon, 2003-05-19 at 07:13, Bruce Marshall wrote:
On Monday 19 May 2003 00:17, N1UAN Bob wrote:
Hi I was wondering if someone could tell me if it is possible to set up an cron job to have linux to reboot the macine like once an day also if it would run the cron job even if the machine was locked up like not allow connects in or out and not being able to use the keyboard would the crom job still be ran and would it shut down and reboot any info and ideas would be good thanks in advance Bob
It sounds like you have a problem that needs fixing.... and you're taking the usual Redmond solution for fixing it.....
Cron can indeed be setup to restart the machine at whatever interval you desire. Do a man crontab and man cron to learn how to do this. it is actually quite simple once you learn how. And NO if the machine is locked up NOTHING will reboot it other than the power switch. Ken
It depends on how it's locked up - I've had machines lock so that I could not input to them from the attached kybrd, but when I telnet'd/ssh'd into the system I was able to do a shutdown -h now. So it just depends on 'how' it locked. -----Original Message----- From: Ken Schneider [mailto:kschneider@rtsx.com] Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 6:31 AM To: SuSE Users List Subject: Re: [SLE] reboot On Mon, 2003-05-19 at 07:13, Bruce Marshall wrote:
On Monday 19 May 2003 00:17, N1UAN Bob wrote:
Hi I was wondering if someone could tell me if it is possible to set up an cron job to have linux to reboot the macine like once an day also if it would run the cron job even if the machine was locked up like not allow connects in or out and not being able to use the keyboard would the crom job still be ran and would it shut down and reboot any info and ideas would be good thanks in advance Bob
It sounds like you have a problem that needs fixing.... and you're taking the usual Redmond solution for fixing it.....
Cron can indeed be setup to restart the machine at whatever interval you desire. Do a man crontab and man cron to learn how to do this. it is actually quite simple once you learn how. And NO if the machine is locked up NOTHING will reboot it other than the power switch. Ken -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
Are there any dependencies of Email Server 3 going through a 7.0 Professional Firewall setup. I am having problems getting the mail to relay through...some people here think since the kernel versions are different, that this could be an issue... But I am under the impression that I might need a new firewall software. Thanks _____ Michael Garabedian Jr. Consultant mikejr@emergys.com web :www.emergys.com tel :(919) 656-2031 fax :(919) 408-3384 -----Original Message----- From: Ty C. Mixon [mailto:tymanthius@usa.net] Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 10:05 AM To: 'SuSE Users List' Subject: RE: [SLE] reboot It depends on how it's locked up - I've had machines lock so that I could not input to them from the attached kybrd, but when I telnet'd/ssh'd into the system I was able to do a shutdown -h now. So it just depends on 'how' it locked. -----Original Message----- From: Ken Schneider [mailto:kschneider@rtsx.com] Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 6:31 AM To: SuSE Users List Subject: Re: [SLE] reboot On Mon, 2003-05-19 at 07:13, Bruce Marshall wrote:
On Monday 19 May 2003 00:17, N1UAN Bob wrote:
Hi I was wondering if someone could tell me if it is possible to set up
an cron job to have linux to reboot the macine like once an day also
if it would run the cron job even if the machine was locked up like
not allow connects in or out and not being able to use the keyboard would the crom job still be ran and would it shut down and reboot any info and ideas would be good thanks in advance Bob
It sounds like you have a problem that needs fixing.... and you're taking the usual Redmond solution for fixing it.....
Cron can indeed be setup to restart the machine at whatever interval you desire. Do a man crontab and man cron to learn how to do this. it is actually quite simple once you learn how. And NO if the machine is locked up NOTHING will reboot it other than the power switch. Ken -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
I was wondering if someone could tell me if it is possible to set up an cron job to have linux to reboot the macine like once an day also if it would run the cron job even if the machine was locked up like not allow connects in or out and not being able to use the keyboard would the crom job still be ran and would it shut down and reboot any info and ideas would be good thanks in advance The other responses were certainly relevant. One of the problems that are common to nearly all operating systems, including Linux and commercial Unix, is when the GUI grabs the keyboard and mouse preventing all access from the keyboard. I've personally had
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