gharris999;490544 Wrote: > When you say "logged on the server PC"...do you mean working at the > server as though it was a regular desktop PC, or do you mean logged in > from a desktop over the network? > > Either way, there are ways to temporarily block SrvrPowerCtrl's on-idle > countdown. One way is through the Squeezebox Server web interface: go > to Extras->Server Power Control and select "Block Shutdown/Suspend/etc." > This will keep SrvrPowerCtrl from taking any actions until you reboot > the server or "undo" this from the menu again. > > Also, there are "CLI" commands that can also be used to block & unblock > SrvrPowerCtrl from taking any action. > > You could have a batch file like this: > > setblock.cmd: > > ..and you could put a shortcut to that batch file on your task bar. > Clicking that shortcut will block SrvrPowerCtrl. > > Likewise, a batchfile: > > clearblock.cmd > > ..again, pointed to via a shortcut on the task bar will start > SrvrPowerCtrl's "clock" again. > > Edit: a more sophisticated and automatic method might involve editing > the windows group policies. See: > http://superuser.com/questions/65456/create-a-logoff-script-task-for-windows > > Ideally, this would work just like the automatic blocking/clearing on > logon/logoff that's working now with SrvrPowerCtrl on OSX. I'll do some > testing and, if I can get it to work, I'll include some scripts in the > next beta.
eeeeekkk! thanks again for your detailed reply, but you are significantly over estimating my IT capabilities!! The server PC is our regular PC, until I get hold of perhaps an old unit to act as a dedicated server I will keep an eye on the idle setting... -- wonder boy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ wonder boy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48521 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
