Re: Anacron (was: Add "nice -10" to /etc/crontab run-parts commands?)
At 10:12 08/06/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Norbert Nemec <nobbi@cheerful.com> writes:
>
>> Now, where you are talking about anacron: Does anybody know of a program
>> to detect idle times of the system?
>
>> Is there any way to track any signs of the system being busy (keys,
>> mouse, system load, perhaps others) and start jobs during idle times?
>> That would be a very nice alternative to cron and anacron!
>
>Check out "loadwatch", available in potato.
>
>Later,
> Dale
Thats not the same as detecting if there is a user sat at the terminal.
how about checking out xautolock.
Rob.
Rob Turner.
Assistant Systems Manager,
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering,
Loughborough University, Ashby Road, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK.
Phone: +44 1509 222852 Email:R.Turner1@lboro.ac.uk
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