Leaving a server on all day

[Chiang Seng Chang]

Well... X is not started automatically (a.k.a. no gdm/kdm)... sometimes 
I'd like to "play" with some X stuff...

I know there are other solution, like build on a fast machine and 
install onto the slow one.  I didn't bother because 1) the server is 
still working while the upgrade is taking it's own sweet time, and more 
importantly 2) I have no fast machine ;-)

I put x11 into the ignore list in pkgtools.conf, but the recent perl 5.8 
upgrade seems to ignore that and build everything anyway.

-cs

p.s. sorry have to resend this cos' "toying" with my postfix canonical 
settings...

Peter Ulrich Kruppa wrote:

> On Tue, 8 Jun 2004, Chiang Seng Chang wrote:
> 
>> I also have an always-on "headless" server running for like 3 years 
>> now without any problem.
>>
>> I use it for: apache, samba, vpn, postfix (the "usual" server apps).
>>
>> I think the "key" is to use the minimal (translate: cooler, less power 
>> hungry) components.
>>
>> Mine is P2-400 with 5400 rpm HDDs.
>>
>> A UPS would be a nice addition.
>>
>> The ONLY issue I have is it takes a few *days* to do portupgrade -ar ;-)
>> maybe I should just remove all the X stuff.
> 
> You really should do this. All your services are configured via text 
> files anyway.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Uli.
> 
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