> > i'm using cyberoam 24online client on linux full time,i.e. my system
With what geographical area of Delhi and cable provider is this service available ? --Thanx On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 12:29:24PM +0530, Sandip Bhattacharya wrote: > 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 -- \/ardhan .... hoping you enjoy this quote from his collection: Always check for your own existance before trying to change your password. Otherwise, results are unpredictable... -- Geoff Noer /hm/vardhan/.sigs/738