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shutdown on inactivity
I have two ReadyNAS Ultra that i use for movies storage. I have configured XBMC to automatically wake-on-lan the NAS when it starts. Problem is that i now need to find a way to automatically shu...
You can cobble together your own solution.
Here's an example. You'd need to have some sort of Linux process knowledge. It's not hard to learn. (Really)
http://cubiq.org/shutting-down-linux-if-a-specific-process-is-idle
Also, here's a brief guide on how to tell if a Linux process is idle.
http://linuxshellaccount.blogspot.ca/2009/03/finding-processs-idle-time-on-linux-and.html
So with that, in theory you can put together a script that ends in
# shutdown -now
to shut down the NAS.
Here's an example. You'd need to have some sort of Linux process knowledge. It's not hard to learn. (Really)
http://cubiq.org/shutting-down-linux-if-a-specific-process-is-idle
Also, here's a brief guide on how to tell if a Linux process is idle.
http://linuxshellaccount.blogspot.ca/2009/03/finding-processs-idle-time-on-linux-and.html
So with that, in theory you can put together a script that ends in
# shutdown -now
to shut down the NAS.
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