On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 09:58:28AM -0700, Justin Keyes wrote:
>
> --- Paul M Foster <paulf@quillandmouse.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 12:16:38AM -0400, Ronald KA4INM Youvan wrote:
> >
> > > >You could easily write a script that prompted you to run rsync
> > whenever
> > > >you ran "halt." I wonder if you could do that with a graphical
> > manager
> > > >like gdm? Probably...
> > >
> > > Why not just add rsync into the shutdown script? (with a wait
> > command)
> > >
> >
> > This doesn't do much good when you only shutdown once or twice a
> > year.
> > ;-}
>
> LOL, good point. I've been shutting down my new computer every day
> because I'm worried about all the power is consuming...
>
> But, I'm sure you must logout when you're done for the day, so you
> could just add it into the 'exit' script or make a "logoff" script or
> something.
>
Umm, no I never logout. No need. Worst case is someone comes in and
steals the computer. But when they shut it off, they'll still have to
come up with a password to restart unless they know to put a _Linux_
floppy in the drive and go into single user mode. Otherwise, only my
wife and I have access. And even if they hacked it, there's not much of
any consequence to anyone else on them.
You're worried about the _power_ they consume? Umm, it ain't that much.
You might be paying $5 a month for that power, maybe. Put an Amprobe on
one sometime, and you'll see what I mean. The debate about turning off
electronics versus leaving them on has raged for decades, and no one's
come up with the definitive answer. But my choice is to leave them on
and pay for the power.
Paul
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