RE: [cobalt-users] disk quotas and long boot time - help!

["Doug Forman" <doug@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Truer words were never spoken.  Using an American Power Conversion (APC)
ups, I was able to install and configure the [linux] apcupsd program to send
an email to my pager and then gracefully shutdown my Qube2 following a power
failure over xxx minutes.  I can't imagine running a server without an
intelligent ups...

Doug  :-)

---
Doug Forman, MCSE, MCSD (doug@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Qube-Chat Moderator (qube-chat-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx)

> Jeff, consider getting a backup UPS. The savings in time lost is
> well worth
> the cost of the server.
>
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Doug Forman
> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 3:11 PM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] disk quotas and long boot time - help!
>
> Hi Jeff,
>
> If you have a power outage, your Qube's hard disk is left in a
> "dirty" state
> and a file systems check (fsck) is forced on the next reboot.  The fsck on
> *my* Qube2 takes 10-15 minutes (27gb hard disk).  My quota check
> takes just
> a few minutes, but I suspect that is because I have a small
> number of users?
>
> (I'm avoiding the fact that I don't have a direct answer for your
> question -
> but to make sure you know that fsck can take awhile!)
>
> Doug  :-)
>
> ---
> Doug Forman, MCSE, MCSD (doug@xxxxxxxxxxx)
> Qube-Chat Moderator (qube-chat-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jeff Davis
> > Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 10:20 AM
> > To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [cobalt-users] disk quotas and long boot time - help!
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to find a solution for the very long (2-3 hour) interval
> > between powering up my qube2 and availability of services.
> >
> > It takes several hours to check disk quotas.  Is there any effective,
> > SAFE way to turn off quotas, or to keep the system from checking
> > quotas during the startup process?
> >
> > We had a power outage recently, and this is just too long.  The qube
> > plays a critical role in our network, providing NAT, e-mail, and web
> > services, and it's unavailability has far-reaching effects.
> >
> > I've tried using /sbin/quotaoff -av, but it seems to have no effect.
> >
> > Any and all ideas entertained :)
> >
> > -Jeff
> >
> >
> > Jefferson K. Davis
> > Technology & IS Manager
> > Standard School District
> > 661-392-2110
> >
> >
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