Autoshutdown in Linux.. ??

[dabster]

In windows we have a option which auto shutdowns or Hibernate yr computer if it is idle for a certain time which you can deceide....
Ubuntu allows to Hibernate but is there any option which allows me to set tht if my comp is idle for more than 1/2 an hour it should automatically hibernate...

[JGuru]

Yes, there is an option available in all Linux distros. Type 'xscreensaver-demo' in the
Terminal or you can open 'screensaver' in the '/usr/share/applications' folder.
Click on the 'Advanced' tab.There on the top-right there is a header called 'Display Power Management' Click on the checkbox 'Power Management Enabled'. There are Options like 'Standby After : 30 min', 'Suspend After: 45 min', 'Off After : 60 min'. For auto-shutdown , by default the System shuts down automatically
after being idle for 60 min (1 hour). You can customize it as per your needs.
That's all.

[mediator]

Well I dont use the screensaver method! I have developed a script that performs autoshutdown......I developed coz i have to shutdown limewire and all downloads and the system at 8:00 am......coz i have mtnl 590 broadband!! Neways u may use my script

*************** save as "autoshutdown.sh"****************
echo -n "Enter shutdown timing (like 06-00) : ";read tim
echo "Shutdown scheduled for $tim"
while [ 1 ]
do
if [ "`date "+%H-%M"`" = "$tim" ];then
echo "`date -R`" > log.log
/sbin/shutdown -h now
echo "SHutdown Initiated"
exit
else
echo -n ""
fi
done
*************** Run as root as "sh autoshutdown.sh" ***********

Have fun......Enter the timing as 15:00 for 3pm and 07:00 for 7 am etc !!
U may see log.log file where u saved autoshutdown.sh for shutdown history!

[GNUrag]

mediator, that was cool!
there is another way many people use, they rather send commands to the adsl router and shutdown that instead. i'll locate the script and post it.

[ApoorvKhatreja]

I'm using Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) and I have an MTNL 590 NU plan which requires a reboot at 12:00 A.M. and 8:00 A.M. In Windows, I have automated this process by shifting my modem to bridged mode, and then i can connect/disconnect by merely scheduling the dialling of a connection. But in Ubuntu, I am not even able to get my connection running. Could somebody help me?

I configured my modem by this link -
http://broadbandforum.in/Utstarcom-B...oot-t4794.html

[Desi-Tek.com]

@mediator i think using of poweroff command would be better than shutdown -h.
as it will close the program forcefully

echo  "time now is - `date "+%H:%M:%I"`" 
echo -n "Enter shutdown timing (like 06-00) : ";
read tim

echo "Shutdown scheduled for $tim"
while [ 1 ]
do
if [ "`date "+%H-%M"`" = "$tim" ];then

echo "`date -R`" > log.log
poweroff
echo "SHutdown Initiated..."
exit
else
echo -n ""
fi
done

can u pls add the code to display current time in while loop and time remaining to shutdown pc?

[mediator]

^^shutdown -h also kills all the programs forcefully!
The code u asked for is easy to add, but I dont know how to play with cursors. If I add the code, it will be repeatedly shown on the screen and may make the terminal cache unstable resulting in the failure of the program.