Configuring services to run automatically

[Marc Schubert]

Hi,

 

First of all, thank you to the developer(s) and supporters of Alt-F, it's very impressive in terms of functionality and usability; especially appreciate all the built-in documentation!

 

Regarding services (either Network, System, or User), do the services have to be "Boot Enabled" in order to work automatically?

 

For example: I've configured the "smart" service to check my drives every 4 hours for defects and check my disks every 90 minutes. However I haven't check-marked the "Boot Enabled" box, so will this service still perform these checks automatically? Will this service automatically start running again after a reboot?

 

Thank you.

[João Cardoso]

On Thursday, August 15, 2013 9:12:39 PM UTC+1, Marc Schubert wrote:

Hi,

 

First of all, thank you to the developer(s) and supporters of Alt-F, it's very impressive in terms of functionality and usability; especially appreciate all the built-in documentation!

 

Regarding services (either Network, System, or User), do the services have to be "Boot Enabled" in order to work automatically?

 

For example: I've configured the "smart" service to check my drives every 4 hours for defects and check my disks every 90 minutes. However I haven't check-marked the "Boot Enabled" box, so will this service still perform these checks automatically?

Yes, as long as its status is Running.

 

Will this service automatically start running again after a reboot?

Yes if "Boot Enabled" is checked and you "Save Settings".

 

 

Thank you.

[Marc Schubert]

Thank you for the quick response.

 

I had a feeling that this might be the case... However the interface is a little misleading, because under System Services it shows "cron" as running, and yet it isn't "Boot Enabled". Therefore I thought that selecting "Boot Enabled" would force disks to be checked (or whatever other service functions) to be performed immediately upon startup... which would put a lot of burden on the device all at once, so I left it un-checked.

 

I now understand what the "Boot Enabled" option does.

 

If you could put something in the documentation like: "you must check-mark "Boot Enabled" in order for the service to be enabled after a shutdown or reboot", I think that would help clarify.

 

Thank you.

[João Cardoso]

On Thursday, August 15, 2013 10:09:02 PM UTC+1, Marc Schubert wrote:

Thank you for the quick response.

 

I had a feeling that this might be the case... However the interface is a little misleading, because under System Services it shows "cron" as running, and yet it isn't "Boot Enabled". Therefore I thought that selecting "Boot Enabled" would force disks to be checked (or whatever other service functions) to be performed immediately upon startup... which would put a lot of burden on the device all at once, so I left it un-checked.

 

I now understand what the "Boot Enabled" option does.

 

If you could put something in the documentation like: "you must check-mark "Boot Enabled" in order for the service to be enabled after a shutdown or reboot", I think that would help clarify.

Glad that you read the online help, my life would be a lot easier if everybody did that :-)

But the Services online help alredy says:

You can also configure a service to be automatically started at boot time by checking the "Boot Enabled" checkbox and Submiting;

Did you miss that, or is it a wording issue? Inglich is not my first language, and I would appreciate all wording clarification in the online help and wikis.

Thanks

[Marc Schubert]

Yes I must've missed that. Thank you for the clarification anyways.

 

Is there a reason why mdadm and smart system services aren't configured to start automatically by default? They seem like pretty important services in ensuring that the NAS is in good health...