Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 12:00:01 +1030 From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Peterhin <hindrich@worldchat.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Leaving a Computer Running ? Message-ID: <20050206013000.GB49637@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <200502051745.25937.hindrich@worldchat.com> References: <200502051745.25937.hindrich@worldchat.com>
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--i9LlY+UWpKt15+FH Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Saturday, 5 February 2005 at 17:45:25 -0500, Peterhin wrote: > > Is it better to leave a computer (a stand alone) running continuously or > is it OK to shut it down at the end of the day.? > I remember years ago someone mentioned that it is better for the > circuitry to leave it running. > Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated I won't jump in on the bikeshed about the effects on the electronics. A thing that nobody has mentioned so far is that by default, the system performs a number of functions (via cron) in the middle of the night. If you turn it off, you should check /etc/crontab and decide when to perform the nightly maintenance. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. If you don't, I may ignore the reply or reply to the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address and phone numbers. --i9LlY+UWpKt15+FH Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCBXMYIubykFB6QiMRAnC9AJ9M68tWp5OpN9IwyB/tJtHF/TVjRgCfc6nQ wGo4x8qKZ7/nU0LeReBI63w= =LvDq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --i9LlY+UWpKt15+FH--
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