Jerry Houston wrote:
Joe Sloan wrote:
My first reaction on seeing advice to reboot is to think "what idiot wrote this" but I will for the time being withhold judgement until I can find a copy of that and read the context. If my first impression is correct though, it wouldn't be the first time some well meaning writer from a microsoft background recommended a completely unnecessary reboot on a linux system, supposedly to cause some trivial configuration change take effect.
I understand what you're saying. I'm too new at Linux to debate the issue, but I don't know of a Windows system that requires a reboot after creating a scheduled task, either, so it would be hard to place the blame there. It could just be a misunderstanding, but the author(s) seem to know Linux well, judging from the rest of the book.
The exact quote on that page, following the section on setting up an automated backup, is:
"You'll need to reboot your system for the new scheduling to take effect."
About the only thing in Linux that requires a reboot is a kernel update. However, some configuration changes may require restarting some service. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org