Regarding this issue- How good does using sudo /etc/weekly work? I read that you can use this command and then not have to leave the machines on at night. Is this something you can use ARD's Send Unix Command with?
Tim Brennan
ACHDS, ACTC, Network+
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From: client-management-bounces+tbrennan=email@hidden on behalf of Josh Wisenbaker
Sent: Tue 11/15/2005 10:55 PM
To: Robert Barr
Cc: LIST Client Management
Subject: Re: Scheduled maintenance
On Nov 15, 2005, at 7:38 PM, Robert Barr wrote:
> I have a simple question that someone may be able to answer (I hope).
Let's try.
>
> I have a lab of emacs (panther) and a G5 server (10.3.9). I know
> that Unix does some maintenance daily, weekly, and monthly at the
> wee hours of the morning, if the machine is left on, of course.
Yup.
>
> If my lab computers are left on over night at the login screen,
> will the maintenance occur?
Yup.
>
> If the computers go to sleep will the maintenance occur?
Nope.
>
> How necessary is it to perform this maintenance?
It's a matter of opinion. I like to let them run.
>
> Should I just use MacJanitor on each machine once a month?
Nah, either re-schedule them with cron, or just tell the Mac to
startup/wake up at 2:30 so they are up and running.
Josh
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