On 18/11/02 10:27 +0530, vike k thus spake: > i'm using cyberoam 24online client on linux full time,i.e. my system > remains connected 24 hours a day whether someone is logged in or not > (unlike windows where every user has start the client once he/she is > logged in :) ) > > i just downloaded the 24online client from the net and analyzed the way > it worked, then thru expect scripts supplied it a password. that way > when a user logs in he has to open a terminal window and start the > client. however that is a pain, as most of the time no one is using the > system - and i need the system to remain 24 hours connected (just to > execute few scripts on my hosting server every few minutes (to be > precise :) i've a script running on my hosting provider server which > checks my email and if there is any, it sends me an sms :D ) > > so i'm using tcpserver (svscan) to run the process in the background. > even if for some reason the connection breaks, it reconnects > automatically, and logs are generated on a regular basis.
Cool, Vike! As a matter of fact I have somewhat the same arrangement. The only difference is that my setup is a totally self-contained Perl file, which uses Perl-Expect to do exactly the same thing as you are doing.It even generates a CyberClient.conf file from the config that you put inside the script. My point of sending out my last mail was that several people had asked for such a client(launcher?) last time, which was stable and worked 24 hours a day. I wanted to pass along the script I have in hand. Why dont you create a howto using your method, and scripts.. and then put up for others to use? However, I am curious about the the svscan "run" file content that you are using for restarting. svscan didn't work for me last time, as the client kept on crashing as soon as it started. Also, are you running the client with the "-v" option(non-daemon)? I think that is the only way you would get the server messages. - Sandip -- -------------------------------------------------------- Sandip Bhattacharya sandipb <@> bigfoot.com http://www.sandipb.net GPG/PGP: 0x08EB637C -------------------------------------------------------- ================================================ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in subject header. Check archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org
