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[vdr] Re: Automatic Shutdown while logged in
Am Dienstag, 26. Februar 2002 23:10 schrieben Sie:
> Hello,
>
> after producing a coaster while being remotely logged into my VDR
> machine i feel motivated to describe the (little) problem:
>
> VDR is switched on, and i am logged in with telnet and NFS from my other
> computer. vdr is started using the -s option. There is no easy
> possibility to access the remote control (different floor). Of course,
> vdr shuts down after Setup.MinUserInactivity minutes, which is,
> according to Murphy's law, in the middle of a CD burning activity.
>
> What would be needed is a protection against shutdown while being logged
> into vdr.
>
> Solutions:
>
> o SVDRP is also used for LastActivity.
> Currently the svdrp.c code takes a timestamp to decide
> when the port has a timeout, but does not update the
> LastActivity from vdr.c
>
> For this solution, it is necessary to periodically restart the
> SVDRP session from the main computer.
>
> o Before shutting down, vdr checks if there is someone logged in, e.g.
> by doing "who". If there is someone logged in, the LastActivity is
> reset.
>
> This would be the preferred solution, as one can be logged in
> indefinitely, thus preventing shutdown. After logout, the usual
> Setup.MinUserInactivity handling shuts the VDR down.
>
> What do you think ?
>
> - Thomas
You simply should have to modify/disable your shutdown-script while logged
in. This can be done automatically by a script checking who is logged in. You
can run this periodically by cron.
Christoph
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