Re: How to get syslog to trigger an event.

2006-04-27 Thread Björn Andersson
> A long time ago I used the following setting in syslog.conf
> *.crit   |mail -s "blablabla" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> But it doesn't seem to work nowdays.
> I suspect the chrooting of syslogd might have something to do with it.
>
> Is there some other very obvious way that I have missed to get a hint
> from sensorsd that some of my computers are overheating.
> I suspect my AC is not cool enough to get me thru the summer.
>

In the examples section of sensorsd.conf(5) manpage there is an example of
how to execute commands when the limit is crossed.

// Bjorn



Re: X on Compact Flash

2006-04-28 Thread Björn Andersson
> Hi all,
>
> I am currently using 3.8 release with a basic X install and rdesktop as
> a thin term
> for a windows terminal server.
>
> I would like to migrate this to compact flash or similar.
>
> Flashdist and flashboot dont seem to be able to accomodate this.
>
> Am I missing something or are there alternatives.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
>
Make a standard installation on the flash, then look at how the flashdist
handles /var and /tmp and implement that in your installation.

Mount / ro.

And it will live 'forever'.

// Bjvrn