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Author: Michael
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Subject: Re: sleep and rsync
helps a lot


On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 1:38 PM Bob Elzer <> wrote:

> there are two different things.
>
> screen saver and power management.
>
> power management will put the computer in suspend mode which will copy
> memory to a buffer then put the system into a very low power mode waiting
> to be woke up after wich it will copy the buffer back to memory and resume
> where it left off.
>
> screen savers can display nice graphics but they can also turn off the
> monitor.
>
> if a screen saver turns off the monitor, the computer continues to run and
> perform all its functions.
>
> if you move the mouse or type something and the monitor responds with a
> password right away, then it is the screen saver turning off the monitor.
>
> if it takes a little while and the disks are flashing and making noise
> that would be the computer waking up from suspend mode.
>
> hope this helps
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 1, 2019, 5:34 PM Michael < wrote:
>
>> , doesn't work. Oh well, all use the media player because when that is
>> playing it does not go off
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 1, 2019, 18:33 David Lopez < wrote:
>>
>>> keep computer on by simply using the linux (ubuntu) timer on until rsync
>>> is finished.
>>>
>>>    settings-->power-->power saving=="never"

>>>
>>> this is a time set at 3 minutes - change it to an hour or more until
>>> rsync is done.
>>>
>>> david lopez
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 4:25 PM David Lopez <>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> keep computer on by simply using the linux (ubuntu) on until rsync is
>>>> finished.
>>>>
>>>>    settings-->power-->power saving==never

>>>>
>>>> this is a time set at 3 minutes - change it to an your or more until
>>>> rsync is done.
>>>>
>>>> david lopez
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 1:33 PM Michael <> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> how does one make it so the computer will not go to sleep?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 1:26 PM der.hans <> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Am 01. Jan, 2019 schwätzte Michael so:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> moin moin,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> your computer effectively turns off when it goes to sleep.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> tcp connections such as rsync might continue if you bring the
>>>>>> computer out
>>>>>> of sleep soon enough. Most likely you'll have to restart the rsync as
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> tcp connections will have timed out. rsync might also have controls to
>>>>>> require re-authentication.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> rsync will continue from where it left off once you restart it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ciao,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> der.hans
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > I run rsync and sometimes the computer goes to sleep while I'm
>>>>>> running it
>>>>>> > (or at least the screen goes black and I need to reenter the pass
>>>>>> word).
>>>>>> > What happens to rsync when it goes to sleep? Like does it continue
>>>>>> to run
>>>>>> > or is it suspended? Do I need to ^C the thing and restart it or
>>>>>> does it
>>>>>> > pick up where it left off (if it does not continue to run)?
>>>>>>
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