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

[Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Once upon a time, Jeff Davis <jdavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> Finally enabled eth1, but assigning it an IP address requires a 
> reboot, for which I have to wait hours before the system again 
> becomes available to anything but ping.  So ONCE AGAIN, is there a 
> safe way to stop the Qube 2 from checking disk quotas on boot-up, and 
> if so, what is it?  /sbin/quotaoff does not do it, even though it 
> swears it does.

Yeah, it looks like the RaQ1 (aka RaQ) systems _always_ check disk
quotas at boot time.  For example, I am now installing the kernel update
on my RaQ1s, and each one is taking at least 10 minutes to reboot.  The
RaQ2 and RaQ3 don't seem to have this problem (I've been doing nothing
but getting all of my RaQs up to date WRT software packages today).

> >we just installed a 25kw generator at our location that provides 8 hours of
> >backup.. between that and your ups and pager alert systems you should never
> >be down.

You can never have enough backup power.  We just upgraded from a 70kva
to a 400kva generator, so now we can run our entire office (so support,
billing, sales, etc. don't shut down) for up to three days (with a full
tank of fuel).  If the power is out for longer than that, everything
will have to be shutdown if we can't get a truck here to fill us up.
Parts of town here have been without power for as much as a week after
an ice storm (at which time you probably can't get fuel delivered
either).
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Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Information Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.