On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 6:20 PM, David Leeming <da...@leeming-consulting.com> wrote: > OK, well we have set it up to run 24/7 with the timer override, allowing > teachers to set the timer to auto if need be (but then they will have the > daily task of manually switching it on, that can get neglected in my > experience, especially as the servers are in locked rooms, with the daily > hassle of finding keys etc. Sounds a minor issue but in practice it is best > to have the system as automated as possible).
As Tabitha (Tom?) mentions, some of these machines have a setting in the BIOS that will auto-switch-on whenever it has electrical power. Worth a try. > We also added a line to the cron table (crontab -e) to have a daily reboot > just because we have been brought up to think that is a good thing!!! Two strong recommendations: - Daily flossing good, daily reboots bad ;-) - Don't use crontab -e! Write a file in /etc/cron.d/ -- much better! You need to add the user it runs as, like */5 * * * * root /my/command > We reconfigured with smaller groups (less than 35 per group) and it tested > OK - 6 class groups all independently collaborating and isolated from each > other. Ok. That makes me feel much better. How large were the groups before? cheers, m -- martin.langh...@gmail.com mar...@laptop.org -- School Server Architect - ask interesting questions - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff _______________________________________________ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
