Subj : Re: For you SBBS Sysops o
To : Arelor
From : Gamgee
Date : Sun Jun 30 2024 07:10 pm
-=> Arelor wrote to Gamgee <=-
Ar> Re: Re: For you SBBS Sysops o
Ar> By: Gamgee to Nightfox on Sat Jun 29 2024 08:19 pm
> I do not want it starting automatically when the computer is booted up,
> because perhaps I'm going to do something with the computer such as
> OS/security updates, or BBS updates, or tweaking of some kind; before
> the BBS starts. When I'm ready for it to come up, I bring it up. Doesn't
> take much effort or time. That way I also get to see that it did indeed
> start properly, ports are opened/listening, etc. I like to pay attention
> to the small details to make sure all is running smoothly.
Ar> I think the elegant solution is to define a "maintenance" runlevel for
Ar> when you want to boot up without starting all your user facing
Ar> services, rather than having your main runlevel start only the basics
Ar> and then force you to start your services manually.
Hahaha! Yes, I guess that would be possible. But worth the effort?
Ar> I mention this because the point of computers is doing stuff
Ar> automatically :-)
That's the point, to a point. ;-)
... If it weren't for Edison we'd be using computers by candlelight
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